Director, Data Scientist

Capital One

Data Scientist at Capital One leveraging advanced analytics and machine learning technologies to improve customer financial experiences. Leading a team focused on AI-based solutions across various applications.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timeMcLean • New York, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $269,100 - $335,100 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSKubernetesOpen SourcePythonSpark

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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, Kubernetes, 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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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 9 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 7 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) plus 4 years of experience performing data analytics
At least 4 years of experience leveraging open source programming languages for large scale data analysis
At least 4 years of experience working with machine learning
At least 4 years of experience utilizing relational databases

Benefits

Comp & perks

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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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonKubernetesAWSH2OSparkmachine learningdata analyticsrelational databasesopen source programming languagesdata analysis

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillscommunication

Certifications

Bachelor's DegreeMaster's DegreePhDMBA