Sr Data Scientist- Wealth Management

Citizens; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Retirement benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Education reimbursement

Wellness programs

Job summary

Citizens is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to partner with Wealth Management and Private Banking. You will translate complex data into marketing strategies and actionable insights that drive client acquisition, retention, and AUM growth.

You will build and deploy predictive models, collaborate with business, digital media, and technology stakeholders, and lead cross-channel marketing analytics across mail, email, paid social, and programmatic channels.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Analytics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, or related field.
• 4–6 years of experience in data modeling, statistics, and machine learning to solve business problems.
• Proficiency in Python for data manipulation, modeling, and automation.
• Strong SQL skills and ability to work with large datasets.
• Experience developing and deploying predictive models for financial services is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to convey insights to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with business and technology stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic analytics partner to Wealth Management leaders, driving client acquisition, retention, and AUM growth.
• Develop, validate, and deploy predictive models with emphasis on accuracy and business applicability.
• Translate business questions into analytical problems and select appropriate modeling approaches.
• Develop analytic plans considering data availability and delivery timelines.
• Analyze campaign performance with digital media partners and inform testing strategies.
• Perform end-to-end data preparation including feature engineering.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data modeling

Machine learning

Communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Master's degree

Tools

AWS

S3

Redshift

Job description

The Senior Data Scientist will serve as a strategic analytics partner to Citizens Wealth Management and Private Banking, combining advanced predictive modeling with campaign analytics and cross-functional collaboration to drive client acquisition, retention, and AUM growth. Working closely with business leaders, digital media partners, and technology stakeholders, you will translate complex data into marketing strategies and actionable insights that directly influence business outcomes.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic analytics partner to Wealth Management business leaders, proactively identifying opportunities to leverage data and modeling to drive client acquisition, retention, and AUM growth.
• Develop, validate, and deploy predictive models using a range of statistical and machine learning techniques, with a focus on accuracy, interpretability, and business applicability.
• Partner with internal business stakeholders to translate ambiguous business questions into well-defined analytical problems, selecting appropriate modeling approaches (ensemble methods, decision trees, neural networks, multivariate techniques) to drive outcomes.
• Develop structured analytic plans that account for available data, business partner requirements, and delivery timelines.
• Collaborate with digital media and marketing partners to analyze campaign performance, support ongoing reporting, and provide insights that inform testing strategies.
• Execute end-to-end data preparation including attribute identification, exploratory analysis, transformation, and feature engineering.
• Manage multiple concurrent deliverables in a deadline-driven environment, maintaining quality and communication across stakeholders.
• Lead cross-channel marketing analytics and measurement across mail, email, paid social, programmatic, TV, radio, and OOH — owning KPI standardization, reporting cadence, and data quality across platforms and partners.
• Communicate analytical findings clearly through reports, presentations, and visualizations tailored to non-technical business audiences.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Analytics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, or other directly related field
• 4-6 years of experience in data modeling, statistical analysis, and machine learning to solve business problems
• Proficiency in Python for data manipulation, modeling, and automation
• Demonstrated ability to work with large quantities of data, excellent SQL skills
• Demonstrated experience developing and deploying predictive models using machine learning and statistical methods, with demonstrated application to real business problems, preferably in financial services
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to convey actionable and understandable business intelligence
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with business and technology stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in financial services is preferred, but not required
• Exposure to marketing analytics concepts such as ROMI, CPC/CPM, or funnel-based performance measurement
• Demonstrated ability to shepherd analytical models from scoping through deployment, working cross-functionally with business partners, technology, and risk/compliance stakeholders
• Familiarity with cloud-based data environments, including AWS services such as S3 and Redshift

Hours & Work Schedule

• Hours per Week: 40
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday
• Hybrid: 4 days per week on-site, 1 day remote

Pay Transparency

The salary range for this position is $124,000-$165,000 per year, plus an opportunity to earn additional incentive earnings. Actual pay is based on various factors including, but not limited to, the budget, work location, and relevant skills and experience. No other portions of the posting are changing, including benefits language or incentive guidance (e.g., Teller roles should continue to remove incentive language as noted).

We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, maternity/paternity leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs and more. Note, Citizens' paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid time-away policy of every local and state jurisdiction in the United States. For an overview of our benefits, visit https://jobs.citizensbank.com/benefits .

Some job boards have started using jobseeker-reported data to estimate salary ranges for roles. If you apply and qualify for this role, a recruiter will discuss accurate pay guidance.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague's or a dependent's reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. At Citizens, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that enables all colleagues to bring their best selves to work every day and everyone is expected to be treated with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, performance and capability.

Why Work for Us

At Citizens, you'll find a customer-centric culture built around helping our customers and giving back to our local communities. When you join our team, you are part of a supportive and collaborative workforce, with access to training and tools to accelerate your potential and maximize your career growth.

Posting End Date: 12/31/2026