Senior Principal Data Scientist (Marketing Channel Optimization)

Overview

Provide analytical insight from organizational data to support mission critical decision making. Understand business needs and identify opportunities for new products and services to meet business objectives. Design and develop sophisticated predictive models and advanced algorithms to drive decisions and optimize business results. Devise testing of business data to draw conclusion for statistical significance at various confidence levels. Regarded as an industry expert in the data science field. Conduct highly complex work, unsupervised and with extensive latitude for independent judgment. Progression to this level is typically restricted on the basis of business requirement.

Responsibilities

Direct existing principles and guide development of new policies

Produce innovative solutions driven by exploratory data analysis from complex and high-dimensional datasets

Identify opportunities, pose business questions, and make valuable discoveries

Generate and test hypotheses, analyze and interpret the results

Develop and code the most complex software programs, algorithms, and automated processes

Translate complex business and technical needs into technological objectives

Utilize effective written and verbal communication to document and present findings to stakeholders in support of critical decision making

Recognized as subject matter expert and advanced individual contributor professional

Maintain and foster strong working relationships with team members, subject matter experts, and senior leaders

Research and apply new best practices and ethical AI

Advise senior leaders on analytical insights and solutions to solve business problems

May lead complex technical projects and initiatives with significant impact

Lead the development and enhancement practices, procedures, and instructions

Serve as lead technical resource for other team members

Mentor and assist leading lower levels

Qualifications

10+ years of relevant experience

In-depth professional knowledge, acumen, and concepts

Requires specialized skill set

Solid understanding of business dynamics and strategy

Statistics, machine learning, programming, data modeling, simulation, trend analysis, visualization, and advanced mathematics to recognize patterns

SQL, R, Python, Hadoop, SAS, SPSS, Scala, AWS

Project Management skills

Model lifecycle execution

Technical writing

Data storytelling and technical presentation skills

Research Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Mentoring

Model Development

Communication

Critical Thinking

Thought Leadership

Initiative with sound judgement

Technical (Big Data Analysis, Coding, Project Management, Technical Writing, etc.)

Independent Judgment (Extensive)

Problem Solving (Recognizes potential issues and risks for long term implications)

Masters Degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computers Science, Engineering, or degrees in similar quantitative fields

Desired Qualifications

PhD in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Engineering

Additional Information

Hours

Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM

Locations

820 Follin Ln. Vienna, Virginia 22180

About Us

Navy Federal provides much more than a job. We provide a meaningful career experience, including a culture that is energized, engaged and committed; and fierce appreciation for our teams, who are rewarded with highly competitive pay and generous benefits and perks.

Our approach to careers is simple yet powerful: Make our mission your passion.

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