Manager, Data Scientist - Model Risk Audit
Company: Capital One
Location: Mc Lean
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Manager, Data Scientist - Model Risk Audit Data is at the center
of everything we do. As a startup, we disrupted the credit card
industry by individually personalizing every credit card offer
using statistical modeling and the relational database, cutting
edge technology in 1988! Fast-forward a few years, and this little
innovation and our passion for data has skyrocketed us to a Fortune
200 company and a leader in the world of data-driven
decision-making. As a Data Scientist at Capital One, you’ll be part
of a team that’s leading the next wave of disruption at a whole new
scale, using the latest in computing and machine learning
technologies and operating across billions of customer records to
unlock the big opportunities that help everyday people save money,
time and agony in their financial lives. In this role, you will:
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, Conda, 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 The Ideal Candidate is: Innovative. You continually
research and evaluate emerging technologies. You stay current on
published state-of-the-art methods, technologies, and applications
and seek out opportunities to apply them. Creative. You thrive on
bringing definition to big, undefined problems. You love asking
questions and pushing hard to find answers. You’re not afraid to
share a new idea. A leader. You challenge conventional thinking and
work with stakeholders to identify and improve the status quo.
You’re passionate about talent development for your own team and
beyond. Statistically-minded. You’ve built models, validated them,
and backtested them. You know how to interpret a confusion matrix
or a ROC curve. You have experience with clustering,
classification, sentiment analysis, time series, and deep learning.
Basic Qualifications: 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 6 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 4 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 1 year of experience performing data analytics At least 1 year
of experience leveraging open source programming languages for
large scale data analysis At least 1 year of experience working
with machine learning At least 1 year of experience utilizing
relational databases Preferred Qualifications: PhD in “STEM” field
(Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) plus 3 years of
experience in data analytics At least 1 year of experience working
with AWS At least 4 years’ experience in Python, Scala, or R for
large scale data analysis At least 4 years’ experience with machine
learning At least 4 years’ experience with SQL Capital One will
consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment
authorization for this position. The minimum and maximum full-time
annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please
note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to
perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the
amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting.
Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed
upon number of hours to be regularly worked. Plano, TX: $179,400 -
$204,700 for Mgr, Data Science Charlotte, NC: $179,400 - $204,700
for Mgr, Data Science McLean, VA: $197,300 - $225,100 for Mgr, Data
Science New York, NY: $215,200 - $245,600 for Mgr, Data Science
Richmond, VA: $179,400 - $204,700 for Mgr, Data Science Candidates
hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range
associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary
amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be
reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter. This role is also
eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which
may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI).
Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on
the plan. Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and
inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support
your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers
website . Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status,
exempt or non-exempt status, and management level. This role is
expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer
(EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in
compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital
One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for
employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner
consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding
criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable,
Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco,
California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York
City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records
Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws
and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries. If you
have visited our website in search of information on employment
opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an
accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at
1-800-304-9102 or via email at
RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com . All information you
provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the
extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations. For
technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting
process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com Capital One
does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for
third-party products, services, educational tools or other
information available through this site. Capital One Financial is
made up of several different entities. Please note that any
position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position
posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any
position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines
Service Corp. (COPSSC).
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