Senior Data Scientist — Operational Risk & ML Innovation

Capital One; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One in Richmond, VA is seeking a Senior Associate, Data Scientist for Operational Risk Analytics. You will analyze large data sets, build models, and collaborate across data science, engineering, and product teams to drive risk insights.

You’ll use Python, AWS, Spark, and NLP/AI techniques to deliver scalable analytics and reporting that informs senior leadership decisions and risk management practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field plus 2 years of data analytics experience.
• Master's degree in a quantitative field or an MBA with a quantitative concentration.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver a data-driven product.
• Leverage Python, AWS, Spark, and more to reveal insights from large datasets.
• Build machine learning models through design, training, evaluation, and implementation.

Skills

Python/Scala/R

Machine Learning

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

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

Tools

AWS

Spark

H2O

Job description

Capital One in Richmond, VA is seeking a Senior Associate, Data Scientist for Operational Risk Analytics. You will analyze large data sets, build models, and collaborate across data science, engineering, and product teams to drive risk insights.

You’ll use Python, AWS, Spark, and NLP/AI techniques to deliver scalable analytics and reporting that informs senior leadership decisions and risk management practices.