Principal Associate, Data Scientist - US Card Marketing Intelligence

Principal Associate, Data Scientist – US Card Marketing Intelligence 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 a few years, and this little innovation and our passion for data has skyrocketed us to a Fortune200 company and a leader in the world of data‑driven decision‑making. As a Data Scientist at Capital One, you’ll be part of a team that’s leading the next wave of disruption at a whole new scale, using the latest in computing and machine learning technologies and operating across billions of customer records to unlock the big opportunities that help everyday people save money, time and agony in their financial lives. Team Description The Marketing Data Science team, within the Card organization, is working to enable a revolution in marketing through the use of data science and machine learning. The vast amount of data, variety of quickly‑evolving marketing channels, and hunger for analytics all intersect to make Capital One’s marketing space a target‑rich environment for optimization through data science and machine learning. We use a full spectrum of data science and machine learning techniques to solve unique marketing challenges, and our growing team is just scratching the surface of what we can do. 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 the insights hidden within huge volumes of numeric and textual data Build machine learning models through all phases of development, from design through training, evaluation, validation, and implementation Flex your interpersonal skills to translate the complexity of your work into tangible business goals The Ideal Candidate is: Customer first. You love the process of analyzing and creating, but also share our passion to do the right thing. You know at the end of the day it’s about making the right decision for our customers. Innovative. You continually research and evaluate emerging technologies. You stay current on published state‑of‑the‑art methods, technologies, and applications and seek out opportunities to apply them. Creative. You thrive on bringing definition to big, undefined problems. You love asking questions and pushing hard to find answers. You’re not afraid to share a new idea. A leader. You challenge conventional thinking and work with stakeholders to identify and improve the status quo. You’re passionate about talent development for your own team and beyond. Technical. You’re comfortable with open‑source languages and are passionate about developing further. You have hands‑on experience developing data science solutions using open‑source tools and cloud‑computing platforms. Statistically‑minded. You’ve built models, validated them, and backtested them. You know how to interpret a confusion matrix or a ROC curve. You have experience with clustering, classification, sentiment analysis, time series, and deep learning. A data guru. “Big data” doesn’t faze you. You have the skills to retrieve, combine, and analyze data from a variety of sources and structures. You know understanding the data is often the 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 a related quantitative field) plus 5 years of experience performing data analytics A Master's Degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field) or an MBA with a quantitative concentration plus 3 years of experience performing data analytics A PhD in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field) Preferred Qualifications Master’s Degree in “STEM” field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) plus 3 years of experience in data analytics, or PhD in “STEM” field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) At least 1 year of experience working with AWS At least 3 years’ experience in Python, Scala, or R At least 3 years’ experience with machine learning At least 3 years’ experience with SQL Other Information Capital One will consider sponsoring a qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position. Salaries and compensation: Minimum and maximum full‑time annual salaries vary by location. Example: McLean, VA – $161,800 to $184,600; New York, NY – $176,500 to $201,400. Candidates hired at other locations will receive compensation appropriate to that location. The role is eligible for performance‑based incentive compensation and LTI. Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well‑being. Eligibility varies based on full or part‑time, exempt or non‑exempt status, and management level. Capital One is an equal‑opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non‑discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug‑free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries. #J-18808-Ljbffr