Senior Data Scientist, Alt Data Strategy

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One in McLean, VA seeks a Senior Associate, Data Scientist to drive our Alternative Data Strategy. You’ll evaluate new data sources, engineer features, and build scalable models that inform credit decisioning.

You’ll partner with data scientists, engineers and product managers, leveraging Python, AWS and open‑source tools to turn large datasets into actionable insights while navigating risk governance and delivering business value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative field with required experience in data analytics.
• Experience with open-source tools and cloud computing platforms, and 2+ years of data analytics work.
• Preferred: Master’s or PhD in STEM fields; 2+ years with Python/Scala/R; 2+ years ML; 2+ years SQL.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver a data science product customers love.
• Leverage a broad stack—Python, AWS, Spark—to extract insights from large datasets.
• Build machine learning models from design to deployment and monitoring.
• Translate complex work into tangible business goals for stakeholders.

Skills

Python

AWS

SQL

ML

Data Analytics

Spark

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field

Master's Degree in a quantitative field or MBA with quantitative concentration

Tools

AWS

Spark

H2O

Job description

Capital One in McLean, VA seeks a Senior Associate, Data Scientist to drive our Alternative Data Strategy. You’ll evaluate new data sources, engineer features, and build scalable models that inform credit decisioning.

You’ll partner with data scientists, engineers and product managers, leveraging Python, AWS and open‑source tools to turn large datasets into actionable insights while navigating risk governance and delivering business value.