Head of Data Science & Optimization for Banking

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One in McLean, VA is seeking a Manager, Data Science and Optimization for Retail Bank Data. You will lead modeling, optimization, and machine learning initiatives across billions of customer records to improve decisioning and outcomes.

Collaborating with Product, Engineering and Business teams, you will deploy production‑grade engines and integrate them into existing systems, shaping customer experience and risk policy.

Qualifications

• PhD in STEM field with 2+ years of data analytics experience.
• 4+ years of Python, Scala, or R for large-scale data analysis.
• 4+ years of machine learning experience.
• Experience with optimization: linear, non-linear, and integer programming.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and solve complex business problems.
• Design and implement optimization models to improve decision-making.
• Build and deploy scalable models and simulations with Python and solvers.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and business teams to integrate engines.
• Develop machine learning models from design to deployment.

Skills

Python

R

Scala

Time-series modeling

Machine learning

Optimization

Education

PhD in STEM

Tools

AWS

Job description

Capital One in McLean, VA is seeking a Manager, Data Science and Optimization for Retail Bank Data. You will lead modeling, optimization, and machine learning initiatives across billions of customer records to improve decisioning and outcomes.

Collaborating with Product, Engineering and Business teams, you will deploy production‑grade engines and integrate them into existing systems, shaping customer experience and risk policy.