Senior Data Scientist – Predictive Analytics (Hybrid)

TransUnion LLC; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Paid time off

Commuter benefits

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

TransUnion LLC is seeking a Sr Consultant in Data Science and Analytics to drive predictive risk management and BI solutions for US financial services clients. You will lead client engagements, design analytics programs, and present actionable insights to executives while mentoring junior staff.

The role is hybrid, requiring in-person work at a TransUnion office at least two days per week and collaboration with cross-functional teams on diverse data science projects across credit card issuers,

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD degree in statistics, applied mathematics, financial mathematics, engineering, operations research, or another highly quantitative field. A track record of academic excellence
• At least four (4) years of professional experience performing analytic work in Financial Services or related industries
• Multiple examples of demonstrated success in client-facing roles over a period of at least three (3) years
• Advanced programming skills; mastery of a statistical language such as R or SAS; experience using other programming and data manipulation languages (SQL, Hive, Pig, Python, C/C++, Java); familiarity with relational, MPP, and/or Hadoop data management frameworks; proficiency with Microsoft Office tools
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple assignments effectively

Responsibilities

• Partner with internal and external cross-functional teams to drive new business initiatives and deliver long term value-added product propositions for B2B customers in the US financial services segment.
• Lead analytic client engagements involving descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analysis through the consumer lending portfolio lifecycle.
• Design and write programs for data extraction, segmentation and statistical analysis on large population datasets using R, SAS, SQL, Hive, and Pig.
• Deliver analytic insights and recommendations in succinct presentations for internal and external customers and an executive audience.
• Develop project proposals, sales presentations and promotional collateral to enable adoption of integrated customer solutions.
• Identify strategies and opportunities for customers to test and adopt TransUnion's analytic products and services.
• Provide mentorship and training to junior colleagues and maintain progress on all initiatives under limited direct supervision.
• Foster a high performance culture and align with the TransUnion brand.

Skills

Statistics

R

SAS

SQL

Python

Hive

Pig

Java

C/C++

Project management

Education

Master's or PhD in statistics/quantitative field

Tools

Hadoop

Linux

Job description

TransUnion LLC is seeking a Sr Consultant in Data Science and Analytics to drive predictive risk management and BI solutions for US financial services clients. You will lead client engagements, design analytics programs, and present actionable insights to executives while mentoring junior staff.

The role is hybrid, requiring in-person work at a TransUnion office at least two days per week and collaboration with cross-functional teams on diverse data science projects across credit card issuers,