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Capital One

Principal Associate, Data Science – Model Risk Office

Capital One

Data Scientist at Capital One utilizing data and machine learning for model risk management across large datasets and decision-making processes.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeMcLean • Illinois, New York, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $147,100 - $201,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSPythonScalaSparkSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Partner with a cross-functional team of data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to identify and quantify risks associated with models
  • 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
  • Lead teams of data scientists who build machine learning models to challenge current champion models
  • Lead validation of a wide variety of models across multiple business domains

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining one of the following: A Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field plus 5 years of experience performing data analytics
  • A Master's Degree in a quantitative field or MBA with a quantitative concentration plus 3 years of experience performing data analytics
  • A PhD in a quantitative field
  • Master’s Degree in “STEM” field plus 3 years of experience in data analytics, or PhD in “STEM” field
  • 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

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
PythonSQLmachine learningScalaRdata analyticsmodel validationdata modelingH2OSpark
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationcommunication
Certifications
Bachelor's DegreeMaster's DegreePhD