Data Scientist II - Fraud Prevention and Detection

National Black MBA Association; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking a Data Scientist II focused on fraud prevention and detection. The role involves complex data analysis, developing graph algorithms, and collaborating with multiple teams to combat financial crime. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills and extensive experience in data analytics.

Benefits

Paid time off

Industry-leading benefits

Discretionary incentive plan

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data and analytics required.
• Proficient with SQL and one of SAS, Python, or Java.
• Model development experience leveraging machine learning methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Perform link analysis and develop graph algorithms to detect fraud.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to manage fraud detection processes.
• Document processes and communicate findings to senior management.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Data and Trend Analysis

Problem Solving

Innovative Thinking

Presentation Skills

Fraud Management

Education

Advanced Quantitative degree (Masters or PhD)

Tools

SQL

SAS

Python

Java

H2O

Job description

Data Scientist II - Fraud Prevention and Detection

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Summary:
This job is responsible for performing more complex analysis aimed at improving portfolio risk, profitability, performance forecasting, and operational performance for consumer products and related divisions, such as credit cards. Key responsibilities include applying knowledge of multiple business and technical-related topics and independently driving strategic improvements, large-scale projects, and initiatives. Job expectations include working with business counterparts within the Line of Business and partner organizations including Risk and Product teams.

Fraud Prevention and Detection is looking for an energetic and inquisitive experienced data scientist to join our team and help us combat financial crime using graph databases. In this role, you will be expected to work on large and complex data science projects. Collaborating with internal strategy, technology, product, and policy partners to deploy advanced analytical solutions with the goal of reducing fraud losses, lowering false positive impacts, improving client experience, and ensuring the Bank minimizes its total cost of fraud.

Responsibilities:

• Link Analysis/Graph analytics to find and mitigate densely connected fraud networks.
• Developing and tuning graph algorithms to maximize detection of fraud.
• Work with software developers to create/enhance link analysis process for new fraud detection use cases, and assist with the generation, prioritization, and investigation of fraud rings.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and tech to deliver process end-to-end, be the gate keeper for issue tracking and remediation.
• Gather business requirements and translate to technical logic for script development, and design, create and monitor daily report/QA metrics for fraud detection process.
• Document and prepare attestation response for process and fraud strategy with governance team.
• Identify, track, and recommend opportunities for process improvement.
• Coach and mentor peers to improve proficiency in a variety of systems and serve as a subject matter expert on multiple business and technical-related topics.
• Identify business trends based on economic and portfolio conditions and communicate findings to senior management.
• Support execution of large-scale projects, such as platform conversions or new project integrations by conducting advanced reporting and drawing analytics-based insights.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in data and analytics is required.
• Must be proficient with SQL and one of SAS, Python, or Java
• Critical problem-solving skills including selection of data and deployment of solutions.
• Proven ability to manage projects, exercise thought leadership and work with limited direction on complex problems to achieve project goals while also leading a broader team.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Thrives in fast-paced and highly dynamic environment.
• Intellectual curiosity and strong urge to figure out the “whys” of a problem and come up with creative solutions.
• Model development experience leveraging supervised and unsupervised machine learning (regression, tree-based algorithms, neural networks)
• Expertise handling and manipulating data across its lifecycle in a variety of formats, sizes, and storage technologies to solve a problem (e.g., structured, semi-structured, unstructured; graph; hadoop; kafka)

Desired Qualifications:

• Advanced Quantitative degree (Masters or PhD)
• 7+ years of experience; work in financial services is very helpful, with preference to fraud, credit, cybersecurity, or other heavily quantitative areas.
• Understanding of advanced machine learning methodologies including neural networks, ensemble learning like XGB, and other techniques
• Proficient with H2O or similar advanced analytical tools

Skills:

• Analytical Thinking
• Business Analytics
• Data and Trend Analysis
• Problem Solving
• Innovative Thinking
• Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing
• Presentation Skills
• Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations
• Issue Management
• Oral Communications

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Summary:
This job is responsible for performing more complex analysis aimed at improving portfolio risk, profitability, performance forecasting, and operational performance for consumer products and related divisions, such as credit cards. Key responsibilities include applying knowledge of multiple business and technical-related topics and independently driving strategic improvements, large-scale projects, and initiatives. Job expectations include working with business counterparts within the Line of Business and partner organizations including Risk and Product teams.

Fraud Prevention and Detection is looking for an energetic and inquisitive experienced data scientist to join our team and help us combat financial crime using graph databases. In this role, you will be expected to work on large and complex data science projects. Collaborating with internal strategy, technology, product, and policy partners to deploy advanced analytical solutions with the goal of reducing fraud losses, lowering false positive impacts, improving client experience, and ensuring the Bank minimizes its total cost of fraud.

Responsibilities:

• Link Analysis/Graph analytics to find and mitigate densely connected fraud networks.
• Developing and tuning graph algorithms to maximize detection of fraud.
• Work with software developers to create/enhance link analysis process for new fraud detection use cases, and assist with the generation, prioritization, and investigation of fraud rings.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and tech to deliver process end-to-end, be the gate keeper for issue tracking and remediation.
• Gather business requirements and translate to technical logic for script development, and design, create and monitor daily report/QA metrics for fraud detection process.
• Document and prepare attestation response for process and fraud strategy with governance team.
• Identify, track, and recommend opportunities for process improvement.
• Coach and mentor peers to improve proficiency in a variety of systems and serve as a subject matter expert on multiple business and technical-related topics.
• Identify business trends based on economic and portfolio conditions and communicate findings to senior management.
• Support execution of large-scale projects, such as platform conversions or new project integrations by conducting advanced reporting and drawing analytics-based insights.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in data and analytics is required.
• Must be proficient with SQL and one of SAS, Python, or Java
• Critical problem-solving skills including selection of data and deployment of solutions.
• Proven ability to manage projects, exercise thought leadership and work with limited direction on complex problems to achieve project goals while also leading a broader team.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Thrives in fast-paced and highly dynamic environment.
• Intellectual curiosity and strong urge to figure out the “whys” of a problem and come up with creative solutions.
• Model development experience leveraging supervised and unsupervised machine learning (regression, tree-based algorithms, neural networks)
• Expertise handling and manipulating data across its lifecycle in a variety of formats, sizes, and storage technologies to solve a problem (e.g., structured, semi-structured, unstructured; graph; hadoop; kafka)

Desired Qualifications:

• Advanced Quantitative degree (Masters or PhD)
• 7+ years of experience; work in financial services is very helpful, with preference to fraud, credit, cybersecurity, or other heavily quantitative areas.
• Understanding of advanced machine learning methodologies including neural networks, ensemble learning like XGB, and other techniques
• Proficient with H2O or similar advanced analytical tools

Skills:

• Analytical Thinking
• Business Analytics
• Data and Trend Analysis
• Fraud Management
• Problem Solving
• Collaboration
• Innovative Thinking
• Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing
• Presentation Skills
• Risk Management
• Data Visualization
• Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations
• Issue Management
• Oral Communications
• Written Communications

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40

Pay Transparency details

US - NY - New York - 1114 Avenue Of The Americas - Grace (NY1544)Pay and benefits informationPay range$165,000.00 - $246,200.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.Discretionary incentive eligibleThis role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.BenefitsThis role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.

About the company

Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individuals, small- and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services.

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