Lead Data Scientist – Compliance Analytics

M&T Bank

Data Scientist Lead managing compliance analytics and a team at M&T Bank. Involving complex data sets, model development, and leadership of data science teams.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeBuffalo • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $123,600 - $206,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage and participate in working with large data sets to solve unstructured problems using different analytical and statistical approaches for a single domain.
Manage and participate in sourcing, ingesting, and cleaning of data sets in preparation for analysis, work with data teams to productionize and scale data cleanup process.
Ensure data is stable, accounting for complex data drift in development and production.
Manage and participate in the building of econometric, statistical and machine learning models for various problems inclusive of classification, clustering, pattern analysis, sampling, and simulations.
Manage committing of complex coding into model repository to serve as a source for others and promote complex models into production system.
Manage and develop champion/challenger models and adjust models accordingly.
Manage, develop and implement framework for building self-healing models.
Lead the selection and refinement of models taking into account performance, reliability and stability metrics and business feedback.
Develop model refinement educational materials and deliver related training for data users.
Guide less experienced data scientists on model development, selection, refinement, measurements, and visualizations and creating consumable model outputs.
Create outputs from multiple models for business discussions to display model outcomes, impact and business value.
Lead stakeholder meetings to discuss concerns, opportunities and production challenges.
Work with more experienced data scientists to develop new research approaches, provide recommendations on how techniques will be adapted based on client needs, and attend meetings with data clients to understand their research questions.
Review own and assigned team’s code to ensure it is efficient, accurate, and using best practices.
Exercise usual authority of a manager concerning staffing, performance appraisals, promotions, salary recommendations, performance management and terminations.
Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite.
Design, implement, maintain and enhance internal controls to mitigate risk on an ongoing basis.
Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 7 years related experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 11 years higher education and/ or work experience, including a minimum of 7 years related experience
Minimum of 2 years managerial, supervisory and/or work leadership experience
Intermediate experience working with multiple statistics and following data science principles such as AB testing, sample selection, hypothesis testing, and modeling bias
Intermediate proficiency with pertinent statistical software and languages and tools
Experience with various hybrid databases both on premise and in the cloud
Intermediate level knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL) and Not Only Structured Query Language (nSQL)
Expert understanding of modeling techniques such as Bayesian modeling, Classification models, Cluster analysis, Neural Network, Non-parametric methods, and Multivariate statistics
Experience analyzing large data sets.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analysisstatistical modelingmachine learningeconometric modelingclassificationclusteringpattern analysishypothesis testingBayesian modelingNeural Network

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationmentoringstakeholder managementproblem-solvingteam collaborationtrainingperformance managementorganizational skillsadaptability