Senior Data Scientist (Underwriting Credit Policy)

Company: Navy Federal Credit Union
Location: Vienna
Posted on: June 2, 2025

Job Description:

Overview

While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.

Provide independent data science, machine learning, and analytical insights using member, financial, and organizational data to support mission critical decision making for various areas of the organization. Understand business needs and identify opportunities for new products, services, and process optimization to meet business objectives through the use of cutting-edge data science. Create descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive models and insights to drive impact across the organization. Conduct work assignments of increasing complexity, under moderate supervision with some latitude for independent judgment. Intermediate professional within field; requires moderate skill set and proficiency in discipline.

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Responsibilities

Understand how credit underwriting policy works, what impacts the life cycle.
Design, develop, and evaluate moderately complex predictive models and advanced algorithms
Identifies meaningful insights from large data and metadata sources
Test hypotheses/models, analyze, and interpret results
Exercise sound judgment and discretion within defined procedures and practices
Develop and code moderately complex software programs, algorithms, and automated processes
Use modeling and trend analysis to analyze data and provide insights
Develop understanding of best practices and ethical AI
Transform data into charts, tables, or format that aids effective decision making
Build working relationships with team members and subject matter experts
Lead small projects and initiatives
Utilize effective written and verbal communication to document and present findings of analyses to a diverse audience of stakeholders

Qualifications

3-5 years of experience in exploratory data analysis
Basic understanding of business and operating environment
Statistics
Programming, data modeling, simulation, and advanced mathematics
SQL, R, Python, Hadoop, SAS, SPSS, Scala, AWS
Model lifecycle execution
Technical writing
Data storytelling and technical presentation skills
Research Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Working knowledge of procedures, instructions, and validation techniques
Model Development
Communication
Critical Thinking
Collaborate and Build Relationships
Initiative with sound judgement
Technical (Big Data Analysis, Coding, Project Management, Technical Writing, etc.)
Sound Judgment
Problem Solving (Responds as problems and issues are identified)
Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computers Science, Engineering, or degrees in similar quantitative fields

Desired Qualification(s)

Master's/PhD Degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computers Science, or Engineering

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

Location: 820 Follin Lane, Vienna, VA 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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Equal Employment Opportunity: 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.

Hybrid Workplace: Navy Federal Credit Union is a hybrid workplace, and details will be discussed during your interview process.

Disclaimers: Navy Federal reserves the right to fill this role at a higher/lower grade level based on business need. An assessment may be required to compete for this position. Job postings are subject to close early or extend out longer than the anticipated closing date at the hiring team's discretion based on qualified applicant volume. Navy Federal Credit Union assesses market data to establish salary ranges that enable us to remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range, based on your experience, location and market position

Bank Secrecy Act: Remains cognizant of and adheres to Navy Federal policies and procedures, and regulations pertaining to the Bank Secrecy Act.

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