Capital One
Principal Associate, Data Scientist - Card Finance Innovation Team
$162K–$185K
McLean, VA · Principal · Full-time · Posted Jul 14, 2026
- Experience
- 5 years of data analytics with a bachelor’s; 3 years with a master’s or quantitatively concentrated MBA; or PhD (no years specified).
- Education
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in a quantitative field; alternatively, an MBA with a quantitative concentration. Degree must be obtained by the scheduled start date.
- Visa sponsorship
- Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization.
About the job
Build and deploy the Card Finance forecasting ecosystem, developing machine-learning models and supporting financial forecasting, planning, and decision-making.
What you'll do
- Partner with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to deliver products.
- Develop machine-learning models through design, training, evaluation, validation, and implementation.
- Translate analytical work into business goals and help support forecasting processes and systems.
What they ask for
- Quantitative-field degree and data analytics experience through one of these routes: bachelor’s plus 5 years; master’s or quantitatively concentrated MBA plus 3 years; or PhD.
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or MBA routes require the degree to be obtained by the scheduled start date.
Nice to have
- At least 3 years of experience in Python, Scala, or R; machine learning; or SQL; or at least 1 year working with AWS.
- Master’s in a STEM field plus 3 years of data analytics experience, or a PhD in a STEM field.
Pay
$161,800 - $184,600 USD annual base salary (McLean, VA)
Tools
Python, Conda, AWS, H2O, Spark, OneLake, Snowflake, SQL
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