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Capital One

Principal Associate, Data Scientist - People Tech Innovation Hub

Capital One, Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23214

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Overview Principal Associate, Data Scientist - People Tech Innovation Hub

Data is at the center of everything we do. As a startup, we disrupted the credit card industry by individually personalizing every credit card offer using statistical modeling and the relational database, cutting edge technology in 1988. Fast-forward to today, this innovation and our passion for data has helped Capital One grow to a Fortune 200 company and a leader in data-driven decision-making.

As a Data Scientist at Capital One, you will be part of a team that's leading the next wave of disruption at a large scale, using the latest computing and machine learning technologies across billions of customer records to unlock opportunities that help people save money, time, and effort in their financial lives.

Role Description In this role, you will:

Partner with a cross-functional team of data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to deliver a product customers love

Leverage a broad stack of technologies — Python, Conda, AWS, H2O, Spark, and more — to reveal insights hidden within large volumes of numeric and textual data

Build machine learning models through all phases of development, from design through training, evaluation, validation, and implementation

Translate the complexity of your work into tangible business goals through strong interpersonal communication

The Ideal Candidate is:

Innovative — continually researches and evaluates emerging technologies and applies state-of-the-art methods and applications

Creative — thrives on defining big, undefined problems and sharing new ideas

Statistically-minded — has model-building experience, validation, and interpretation of metrics like confusion matrices or ROC curves; experience with clustering, classification, sentiment analysis, time series, and deep learning

A data guru — skilled at retrieving, combining, and analyzing data from diverse sources and structures; understands that data comprehension is key to great data science

Basic Qualifications:

Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, one of the following with an expectation that the required degree will be obtained on or before the scheduled start date:

A Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related) plus 5 years of data analytics experience

A Master's Degree in a quantitative field or MBA with a quantitative concentration plus 3 years of data analytics experience

A PhD in a quantitative field

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's Degree in a STEM field plus 3 years of data analytics experience, or PhD in a STEM field

At least 1 year of experience with AWS

At least 3 years of experience in Python and/or Scala

At least 3 years of experience with machine learning

At least 3 years of experience with SQL

At least 1 year of experience with retrieval augmented generation (RAG) AI workflows and evaluating GenAI outputs

Experience with vector databases for indexing text using chunking and embedding models

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Compensation and Benefits The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Salaries are for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations and reflect the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based on hours worked.

Plano, TX: $144,200 - $164,600 for Principal Associate, Data Science

McLean, VA: $158,600 - $181,000 for Principal Associate, Data Science

Richmond, VA: $144,200 - $164,600 for Principal Associate, Data Science

Riverwoods, IL: $144,200 - $164,600 for Principal Associate, Data Science

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range for that location; the actual salary offered will be in the offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non-discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial, and other benefits. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full- or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with applicable laws and background inquiries where applicable.

If you require an accommodation, contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com

Capital One does not provide, endorse, or guarantee third-party products or services and is not liable for information available through this site. Capital One Financial is made up of several entities; postings may refer to Capital One Canada, Capital One Europe, or COPSSC depending on location.

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