Underwriting Data Scientist: Model Dev & Insights (Hybrid)

Capital One; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Bonus

Generous holiday entitlement

Private medical insurance

Cycle to work

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Data Scientist - Model Developer / Statistician in Nottingham. The role focuses on building and maintaining underwriting models, leveraging advanced feature generation and statistical techniques to drive informed lending decisions.

The team collaborates across business partners to solve complex problems, with an emphasis on model risk management and a strong grounding in statistics. The role is hybrid with three in-office days per week.

Qualifications

• Strong grounding in probability and statistics with experience in ML.
• Experience delivering reliable code with good documentation and testing.
• Familiarity with Open Banking or Credit Bureau data is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain models used by underwriting programs.
• Explore data with advanced feature generation and categorisation techniques.
• Design and implement statistical tests and validation strategies.
• Collaborate across teams to translate data insights into business actions.

Skills

Statistics

Machine Learning

Data Modeling

Python

Tools

Python

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Data Scientist - Model Developer / Statistician in Nottingham. The role focuses on building and maintaining underwriting models, leveraging advanced feature generation and statistical techniques to drive informed lending decisions.

The team collaborates across business partners to solve complex problems, with an emphasis on model risk management and a strong grounding in statistics. The role is hybrid with three in-office days per week.