Lead Data Scientist — Risk, Modeling & ML

Capital One; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 179,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is hiring a Data Scientist to lead data-driven decision making at scale, working across billions of records with the latest computing and machine learning technologies. You’ll collaborate with data scientists, credit risk experts, and product managers to build models, validate them, and translate results into measurable business outcomes.

A strong foundation in open-source tools and cloud platforms is essential.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in open-source programming languages for large-scale data analysis.
• Experience building, validating, and deploying data science models.
• Ability to translate complex analyses into business impact.

Responsibilities

• Leverage a broad stack of technologies to reveal insights from large data sets.
• Build statistical and ML models to challenge production models.
• Translate complex work into tangible business goals.
• Partner with data scientists, credit risk experts, and product managers to deliver a customer-loved product.

Skills

Python

Conda

AWS

H2O

Spark

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Master’s degree in quantitative field or MBA with quantitative concentration

PhD in quantitative field

Tools

Relational databases

Job description

Capital One is hiring a Data Scientist to lead data-driven decision making at scale, working across billions of records with the latest computing and machine learning technologies. You’ll collaborate with data scientists, credit risk experts, and product managers to build models, validate them, and translate results into measurable business outcomes.

A strong foundation in open-source tools and cloud platforms is essential.