Capital One
Senior Associate, Data Scientist - Alternative Data Strategy
$136K–$169K
McLean, VA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Location
- McLean, VA
New York, NY - Experience
- Bachelor's route requires 2 years performing data analytics; preferred qualifications include at least 2 years' experience in Python, Scala, or R, machine learning, and SQL.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field plus 2 years of data analytics experience, or a master's degree in a quantitative field or an MBA with a quantitative concentration.
- Visa sponsorship
- Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization.
About the job
Evaluates alternative data and vendor products for US Card credit decisioning, develops features and machine-learning models, and builds scalable data processing and monitoring systems.
What you'll do
- Assess emerging data vendors and products, engineer features, and guide users on dataset applications.
- Build, validate, implement, and monitor machine-learning models, including challenger models using new data.
- Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and product managers, and communicate technical findings in business terms.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field plus 2 years of data analytics experience, or a quantitative master's degree or quantitatively concentrated MBA.
- Degree must be held or in progress, with completion by the scheduled start date.
Nice to have
- STEM master's degree or PhD; AWS experience.
- At least 2 years' experience in Python, Scala, or R; machine learning; and SQL.
Pay
$135,600 - $154,800 USD base salary; $148,000 - $168,900 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Conda, AWS, H2O, Spark, Scala, R, SQL
AI focus
Uses machine learning to enhance credit decisioning with alternative data, including feature engineering, model validation, and challenger model development.
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