Senior Data Scientist - AI/ML for Banking Risk (Remote)

USAA; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 143,320 - 273,930; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans

401(k) and pension plans

Paid time off and volunteer hours

Career path planning and continuing education

Job summary

USAA is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join its Bank AI/ML team in Phoenix, AZ. This role involves translating business problems into analytical solutions, leveraging machine learning, statistical modeling, and optimization techniques to drive business value. The successful candidate will have substantial experience in predictive analytics, mentoring junior staff, and collaborating with engineering teams to enhance USAA's data science capabilities.

Qualifications

• 6 years of experience in predictive analytics or data analysis.
• 4 years of experience in one or more dynamic scripted languages such as Python or R.
• Proven experience writing code that is easy to follow and well documented.

Responsibilities

• Gathers, interprets, and manipulates structured and unstructured data.
• Develops scalable, automated solutions using machine learning.
• Assesses business needs to recommend analytical and modeling projects.

Skills

Python

Machine Learning

Statistical Analysis

Data Visualization

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, computer science, statistics, economics, finance, or similar quantitative discipline

Tools

SAS

R

Job description

USAA is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join its Bank AI/ML team in Phoenix, AZ. This role involves translating business problems into analytical solutions, leveraging machine learning, statistical modeling, and optimization techniques to drive business value. The successful candidate will have substantial experience in predictive analytics, mentoring junior staff, and collaborating with engineering teams to enhance USAA's data science capabilities.