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Senior Research Scientist (United Income)

Employer
Capital One
Location
McLean, Virginia
Closing date
Jun 10, 2021

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McLean 2 (19052), United States of America, McLean, Virginia

Senior Research Scientist (United Income)

United Income is a money management solution that strives to be both holistic and cost-efficient. Our technology studies millions of different combinations of future life, market, and benefit outcomes with the goal of finding the optimal set of financial decisions for each of our members. Using this technology, we are able to offer personalized advice on everything from investment allocations to Social Security claiming to tax planning.

At United Income, we value collaboration. We encourage one another to build phenomenal things, and individually we're all passionate about doing our best work. You'll be responsible for solving some difficult problems in consumer finance. As you tackle these problems head on, you'll work with others across the company to make sure you have all the information you need.

The ideal candidate is proficient with mathematical logic, quantitative modeling and algorithm development. You should have a knack for real-world problem solving, love finding edge cases in solutions, and enjoy learning new things including public policy- think Taxes and Social Security! You will work with the Methodology team to develop, test and innovate on the methodology and algorithms used in our product, and you will work with the engineers to bring the solutions you design to life.

Roles and Responsibilities
  • Research the industries, policies and behavior of financial planning solutions and investment products we want to build in the system.
  • Innovate and develop the logic and the algorithms of how we should build our models and features, including developing mathematical models.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert to support the engineers and product team to build new functionality.
  • Assist with the quality control of the models built by the engineers in the application to ensure that they meet the mathematical and algorithmic spec, and that edge cases are handled correctly.
  • Assist our wealth managers in using our software to model unique customer cases.



Basic Qualifications
  • Masters Degree
  • At least 2 years of combined experience in mathematical research, methodology, or software development
  • At least 1 year of coding experience in Python, Java, or JavaScript


Preferred Requirements
  • PhD in Mathematics, Quantitative Finance, Statistics, Computer Science, Financial Engineering, or Economics
  • High level of interpersonal, teaching and communication skills
  • Basic knowledge of Monte Carlo Simulation methods, Finance or Investment modeling
  • Basic understanding of combinatorial optimization methods, computational complexity, polynomial-time algorithms and linear programming
  • 5+ years of experience in mathematical research, methodology, or software development


At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Company

We Don’t Only Think Big Things—At Capital One, We Do Big Things.

You’re dedicated to your career. You deserve professional satisfaction and personal fulfillment. You belong at Capital One.

Here, every day brings another chance to do impactful work that matters: helping millions of customers confidently manage their money, building stronger communities and delivering truly disruptive tech. You’ll give your all alongside some of the brightest, most resilient people in the industry—and in return, you’ll enjoy the growth opportunities, support, flexibility and benefits you need for an exhilarating life both on and off the job.

Be inspired. Be yourself. That’s #LifeAtCapitalOne.

Creating a Culture of Belonging

At Capital One, we value diversity, inclusion and belonging at our core. We’re building a place of belonging—where everyone can feel seen, heard, valued and free to be their authentic selves. We want to be a place of opportunity—where associates from all backgrounds innovate for our customers and communities, and build meaningful, fulfilling careers.

We endeavor to be a welcoming and inspiring place for all. We seek and embrace diversity. And we’re committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, focused on increasing the representation of underrepresented groups, strengthening our culture of inclusion and belonging and harnessing our scale to invest in our communities.

We’re focused on three core principles to advance diversity, inclusion and belonging across Capital One:

Create a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive and innovate

Attract and develop talent from all backgrounds and experiences

Ensure our systems and programs promote fairness and equity

Get a career with more at Capital One.  Discover it for yourself today.

Capital One is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, disability or other protected status.

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