Senior Associate, Data Science

Discover Financial
Virginia, Richmond
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 135,600 - 154,800 annuallyFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningExperience: 2+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Innovative","Creative","Interpersonal","Technical","Analytical"]

Build and modernize loss-forecasting models for Capital One’s credit card portfolio. Partner with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to identify model risks and translate them into executive-ready insights. Develop and backtest statistical and machine learning models to challenge production “champion models,” leverage tools like Python, AWS, and Spark, and contribute to next-generation model governance across billions of records.

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Senior Associate, Data Science

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Job Summary

Build and modernize loss-forecasting models for Capital One’s credit card portfolio. Partner with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to identify model risks and translate them into executive-ready insights. Develop and backtest statistical and machine learning models to challenge production “champion models,” leverage tools like Python, AWS, and Spark, and contribute to next-generation model governance across billions of records.
Location: Virginia, Richmond
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Partner with cross-functional teams to identify and quantify risks associated with deployed models.
  • •Use Python, Conda, AWS, and Spark to uncover insights hidden within large datasets.
  • •Build statistical and machine learning models to challenge production “champion models.”
  • •Contribute to governance for next-generation machine learning models.
  • •Present how model risks could impact the business to executives.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 135,600 - 154,800 annually
Perks:Health Insurance

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field with 2 years of experience performing data analytics, or a Master’s degree (or an MBA with quantitative concentration).
  • •At least 2 years of experience with Python, Scala, or R.
  • •At least 2 years of experience with machine learning.
  • •At least 2 years of experience with SQL.
  • •Experience building, validating, and backtesting statistical or machine learning models, including loss forecasting use cases.
Experience:2+ years
Education:Bachelor's in quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related)
Skills:InnovativeCreativeInterpersonalTechnicalAnalytical
Tech Stack:PythonCondaAWSSparkScalaRSQLMachine learningOpen-sourceCloud computing

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Sponsorship available.

Company Brief

Discover Financial
Provides consumer banking products, credit cards, personal loans, and payment services through the Discover brand. It operates a major U.S. financial network and serves individuals and merchants with lending and digital payment solutions.
Industry: Retail Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 10M to 25M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Riverwoods, United States
Founded: 1985
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