Senior Data Scientist, Alternative Data Strategy

Capital One; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One in New York, NY seeks a Senior Associate Data Scientist for Alternative Data Strategy. You will evaluate non-traditional datasets, engineer high-impact features, and build scalable ML models to support credit decisions.

The role involves risk governance, dataset applications, and cross‑functional collaboration across data scientists, software engineers, and product managers. Ideal candidates will have 2+ years in Python/Scala/R, ML experience, and a background in SQL and AWS, with a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative field with data analytics experience.
• Strong Python/SQL skills and experience with ML techniques and evaluation.
• Experience building scalable data pipelines in AWS-based environments.
• Familiarity with Spark, distributed computing, and model deployment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver data science products for credit decisions.
• Develop and evaluate machine learning models using Python, R, and Spark.
• Engineer features from diverse datasets and ensure robust monitoring and governance.
• Translate complex model results into business impact and concrete actions.

Skills

Python

SQL

AWS

Spark

R

Machine Learning

Data Visualization

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field

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

Job description

Capital One in New York, NY seeks a Senior Associate Data Scientist for Alternative Data Strategy. You will evaluate non-traditional datasets, engineer high-impact features, and build scalable ML models to support credit decisions.

The role involves risk governance, dataset applications, and cross‑functional collaboration across data scientists, software engineers, and product managers. Ideal candidates will have 2+ years in Python/Scala/R, ML experience, and a background in SQL and AWS, with a