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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 records to unlock the big opportunities that help us manage risk so everyday people save money, time and agony in their financial lives.
Team Description
The Operational Risk Analytics, Innovation, and Reporting team owns and drives end-to-end data analysis and reporting of Capital One’s operational risk performance, delivering critical insights to Senior Executives and the Board. The team is responsible for the governance, monitoring, and analysis of operational risk data, as well as developing data-driven insights to inform strategic risk management decisions and practices. As a Senior Data Scientist you’ll be part of a team that’s leading the next wave of disruption in risk data at a whole new scale. You will use the latest in computing and machine learning technologies to unlock the big opportunities that help drive efficiency and improve risk management, and you will do it all in a collaborative environment that values your insight, encourages you to take on new responsibility, promotes continuous learning, and rewards innovation. You will be the driving force to experiment, innovate, and create next-generation features powered by the latest emerging NLP and Generative AI technologies. If you love a fast-paced, highly rewarding environment, and you love being a builder and communicator, this is the place for you.
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.
- 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 and cloud computing platforms.
- 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.
- 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 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 2 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
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in “STEM” field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics), or PhD in “STEM” field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics)
- Experience working with AWS
- At least 2 years of experience in Python, Scala, or R
- At least 2 years of experience with machine learning
- At least 2 years of experience with SQL
Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
COMPENSATION
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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.
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McLean, VA: $135,600 - $154,800 for Sr Assoc, Data Science
- New York, NY: $148,000 - $168,900 for Sr Assoc, Data Science
- Richmond, VA: $123,300 - $140,700 for Sr Assoc, 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).
INTRODUCTION
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 records to unlock the big opportunities that help us manage risk so everyday people save money, time and agony in their financial lives.
Team Description
The Operational Risk Analytics, Innovation, and Reporting team owns and drives end-to-end data analysis and reporting of Capital One’s operational risk performance, delivering critical insights to Senior Executives and the Board. The team is responsible for the governance, monitoring, and analysis of operational risk data, as well as developing data-driven insights to inform strategic risk management decisions and practices. As a Senior Data Scientist you’ll be part of a team that’s leading the next wave of disruption in risk data at a whole new scale. You will use the latest in computing and machine learning technologies to unlock the big opportunities that help drive efficiency and improve risk management, and you will do it all in a collaborative environment that values your insight, encourages you to take on new responsibility, promotes continuous learning, and rewards innovation. You will be the driving force to experiment, innovate, and create next-generation features powered by the latest emerging NLP and Generative AI technologies. If you love a fast-paced, highly rewarding environment, and you love being a builder and communicator, this is the place for you.
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.
- 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 and cloud computing platforms.
- 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.
- 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 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 2 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
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in “STEM” field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics), or PhD in “STEM” field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics)
- Experience working with AWS
- At least 2 years of experience in Python, Scala, or R
- At least 2 years of experience with machine learning
- At least 2 years of experience with SQL
Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
COMPENSATION
-
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.
-
McLean, VA: $135,600 - $154,800 for Sr Assoc, Data Science
- New York, NY: $148,000 - $168,900 for Sr Assoc, Data Science
- Richmond, VA: $123,300 - $140,700 for Sr Assoc, 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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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Data Scientist
Verify your degree field matches the role
H-1B1 visa requires a specialty occupation tied to a specific degree. A data science role supported by a degree in statistics, computer science, or mathematics clears that bar cleanly. A business analytics degree paired with a software engineering job title often draws scrutiny at the consulate.
Pull your O*NET occupation profile early
Consular officers assess specialty occupation using standard classification codes. Pull the O*NET profile for Data Scientist before your interview so you can cite the degree requirements listed there if the officer questions whether your role qualifies under the H-1B1 visa criteria.
Target employers with existing DOL LCA history
Employers who have previously filed Labor Condition Applications for data roles already understand the DOL process. Use Migrate Mate to filter for companies with verified H-1B1 Chile LCA filing history, which cuts the time spent educating HR teams from scratch.
Confirm your offer letter names a specific start date
The LCA your employer files with DOL must show an employment start date. A vague offer letter without one stalls the LCA certification step and delays your consulate appointment. Request a revised letter before your employer submits to DOL.
Check the OFLC Wage Search before salary negotiations
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the prevailing wage for your role and location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV wage for your SOC code before you negotiate, so you know which offers are DOL-compliant and which aren't.
Prepare a credential evaluation before your consulate appointment
Chilean university degrees follow a different structure than U.S. four-year programs. A NACES-member evaluation translating your licenciatura or magíster into a U.S.-equivalent bachelor's or master's degree removes one of the most common reasons consular officers request additional documentation for specialty occupation cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Data Scientist role qualify as a specialty occupation under H-1B1 Chile?
Yes. Data science requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as statistics, computer science, mathematics, or a closely related quantitative discipline. USCIS and consular officers both apply the specialty occupation standard, and the O*NET profile for Data Scientist explicitly lists a bachelor's degree as the minimum entry requirement, which supports qualification.
How does H-1B1 Chile differ from H-1B for data scientists?
H-1B1 Chile has no lottery and a 1,400-visa annual cap that historically goes unfilled, so Chilean data scientists can apply year-round without the April registration window that governs H-1B. The application goes directly to the U.S. consulate in Chile rather than through USCIS, which shortens the timeline significantly. The trade-off is that H-1B1 does not allow dual intent, meaning you cannot simultaneously pursue a green card.
How do I find employers who will sponsor an H-1B1 Chile visa for a data science position?
Use Migrate Mate to search for companies with verified H-1B1 Chile LCA filing history in data science roles. Employers who have already filed Labor Condition Applications for this visa type understand the DOL process and are far less likely to withdraw an offer once they see the sponsorship requirement. Cold outreach to companies with no prior LCA history takes significantly longer to convert.
Can my employer file the H-1B1 petition while I am already in the U.S. on a different visa status?
H-1B1 Chile is designed as a consular-processing visa, so the standard path is to apply at the U.S. consulate in Chile rather than adjusting status from inside the U.S. A change of status to H-1B1 from within the U.S. is technically possible in limited circumstances, but consular processing is the far more common and straightforward route for Chilean nationals.
What documents should I prepare before my consulate appointment for a data science H-1B1 application?
Bring your certified LCA from DOL, a signed offer letter specifying your title and start date, your educational credentials with a NACES-member evaluation if your degree is from a Chilean institution, and your DS-160 confirmation. Consular officers frequently ask data scientists to explain how their specific degree field connects to the role, so be ready to articulate that link using language consistent with your O*NET occupation profile.