CareerPlan

Principal Associate, Data Scientist - Emerging ML

McLean, VA, USFull-time$162k2026-07-28 → 2026-11-11
Visa sponsorship offered

Core

Build and operationalize machine learning models (embeddings, foundation models) to serve 50+ million customers across marketing, servicing, and fraud prevention.

Role type

Principal Associate, Data Scientist (Emerging ML)

Builds

Production ML models and scalable systems for financial services

Domain

Financial services / Artificial Intelligence / Foundation Models

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Machine learning, Python, Scala, SQL, statistical modeling, deep learning, time series analysis, clustering, classification, sentiment analysis

Preferred skills

PhD in quantitative field, 3+ years in Python/Scala/R, 3+ years in machine learning, 3+ years in SQL

Technologies

Spark, AWS, Python, Scala

Responsibilities

Develop ML models from design through training and validation; partner with engineering to operationalize models; conduct experiments to improve customer experiences and business outcomes; write software to collect and analyze billions of customer records.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC