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# Associate, Data Scientist - US Card

- **Company:** Capital One Financial Corporation
- **Location:** McLean, VA, United States
- **Salary:** $116,600 - $133,100
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Big Data, Command-Line Interface, Cluster Analysis, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Open Source Technology, Sentiment Analysis, SQL Databases, Deep Learning, Pyspark, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Databricks
- **Published:** November 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.capitalonecareers.com/job/mclean/associate-data-scientist-us-card/1732/103214378112

## About the Role

* 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.
 * Technical. You're comfortable with open-source languages and are passionate about developing further. You have hands-on experience developing data science solutions using open-source tools.
 * Statistically-minded. You have a solid foundation in model building, validation, and evaluation. You have experience applying core techniques like clustering, classification, and sentiment analysis, with an openness to learning advanced methods like time series and deep learning.
 * A data guru. "Big data" doesn't faze you. You have the skills to retrieve, combine, and analyze data from a variety of sources and structures. You know understanding the data is often the key to great data science.

Basic Qualifications:

 * Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining 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 (Data Science, Analytics, Statistics, Physics, Economics, Engineering, Operations Research, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field)

Preferred Qualifications:

 * Experience working with AWS
 * Experience with a command-line interface
 * At least 1 year of experience performing data analytics
 * At least 1 year experience in Python, Scala, or R
 * At least 1 year experience with machine learning
 * At least 1 year experience with SQL

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (e.g. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-3, and O-1, or any other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

## Description

* 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, SQL or Databricks, PySpark 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