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Senior Manager, Data Science - Model Risk Office

Capital One senior full-time

Salary

$209,000 - $238,500 per year

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Description

As a Senior Manager, Data Science in Capital One's Model Risk Office, you will join a team that defends the company against model failures and finds new ways of making better decisions with models.

You will partner with a cross-functional team of data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to deliver a product customers love.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Leveraging a broad stack of technologies , Python, Conda, AWS, H2O, Spark, and more , to reveal insights hidden within huge volumes of numeric and textual data
  • Building machine learning models through all phases of development, from design through training, evaluation, validation, and implementation
  • Translating complex work into tangible business goals

The ideal candidate is innovative, technical, statistically-minded, and a data guru.

Basic qualifications include:

  • A Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field) plus 7 years of experience performing data analytics
  • At least 2 years of experience leveraging open source programming languages for large scale data analysis
  • At least 2 years of experience working with machine learning
  • At least 2 years of experience utilizing relational databases

Preferred qualifications include:

  • PhD in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) plus 4 years of experience in data analytics
  • At least 1 year of experience working with AWS
  • At least 1 year of experience managing people
  • At least 5 years' experience in Python, Scala, or R for large scale data analysis
  • At least 5 years' experience with machine learning

The salary range for this role is: Chicago, IL: $209,000 - $238,500 McLean, VA: $229,900 - $262,400 Riverwoods, IL: $209,000 - $238,500

This role is also eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long-term incentives (LTI).

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial, and other benefits that support your total well-being.

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