Data Scientist I

Why USAA?

Data & Analytics Jobs that are part of a community have unique requirements established to maintain consistent application, usage and reporting structure. Translates business problems into applied statistical, machine learning, simulation, and optimization solutions to inform actionable business insights and drive business value through automation, revenue generation, and expense and risk reduction. In collaboration with engineering partners, delivers solutions at scale, and enables customer-facing applications. Leverages database, cloud, and programming knowledge to build analytical modeling solutions using statistical and machine learning techniques. Collaborates with other data scientists to improve USAA's tooling, expanding the company's library of internal packages and applications. Works with model risk management to validate the results and stability of models before being pushed to production at scale.

The Opportunity

Employer: USAA Federal Savings Bank

Tasks: Partners with other analysts across the organization to fully define business problems and research questions. Supports SME's on cross functional matrixed teams to solve highly complex work critical to the organization. Integrates and extracts relevant information from large amounts of both structured and unstructured data (internal and external) to enable analytical solutions. Conducts advanced analytics leveraging predictive modeling, machine learning, simulation, optimization and other techniques to deliver insights or develop analytical solutions to achieve business objectives. Supports Subject Matter Experts (SME's) on efforts to develop scalable, efficient, automated solutions for large scale data analyses, model development, model validation and model implementation. Works with IT to research architecture for new products, services, and features. Develops algorithms and supporting code such that research efforts are based on the highest quality data. Translates complex analytical and technical concepts to non-technical employees to enable understanding and drive informed business decisions. May telecommute. (20972.65)

Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Applied Statistics, Statistics, or related field and 4 years of work experience in the job offered or in a data science related occupation. Position requires:

• Modern advanced analytics methods (predictive modeling, Machine Learning, and optimization) using Python and SQL techniques;
• Mathematics, with a strong foundation in calculus, linear algebra, probability, and statistics;
• Python coding skills to develop numerical models;
• Taking models through development, validation, and production; and
• Statistical and predictive modeling approaches such as Linear Regression, or Logistic Regression.

Worksite: 9800 Fredericksburg Road San Antonio, TX 78288

Relocation assistance is Not Available for this position.

This position is eligible for the Employee Referral Program.

Benefits: At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals. Please click on the link below for more details.

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USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.