Data Science Analyst

Posted:
11/19/2024, 4:54:40 AM

Location(s):
Illinois, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Data & Analytics

Discover. A brighter future.

With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description:

What You’ll Do

  • Responsible for working closely with management to execute analytical initiatives. Develops reports & dashboards; generates insights through analytics and identify opportunities for improvement while continuing to developing a strong understanding of the business, the underlying data used for analytics and analytical techniques.

  • Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

How You’ll Do It

  • Applies techniques such as customer segmentation, optimization, test & design of experiments and predictive analytics to solve business problems. Uses financial impact analysis to assess the effectiveness of proposed solution/strategy. 

  • Establishes and maintains effective performance tracking; identifies improvement opportunity, form hypotheses, proposes, designs and implements tests to drive strategy enhancement and optimization.

  • Manages multiple priorities, communicates business performance and project progress to management & business partners.

  • Develops and automates reports, iteratively build and prototype dashboards to provide insights at scale, solving for analytical needs. Facilitates implementation of work product and ensure accuracy.

  • Consistently follow standard work processes and documentation requirements. Recommends improvement to work processes to increase efficiency while maintaining quality of work. Continuously improves technical and leadership skills through training and development.

Qualifications You’ll Need
The Basics

  • Bachelors Degree in Analytics, Engineering, Statistics or related field.

Physical and Cognitive Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

  • Primarily remain in a stationary position.

  • Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.

  • Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.

  • Ability to communicate verbally.; Ability to communicate in written form.


Bonus Points If You Have

  • Masters degree in Engineering, Mathematics or Statistics preferred


Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Nov-24-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

Compensation:

The base pay for this position generally ranges between $67,500.00 to $95,100.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Benefits:

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

  • Paid Parental Leave

  • Paid Time Off

  • 401(k) Plan

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account

  • STD, Life, LTD and AD&D

  • Recognition Program

  • Education Assistance

  • Commuter Benefits

  • Family Support Programs

  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com.

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights & Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision)

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email [email protected]. Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.

Discover

Website: https://discover.com/

Headquarter Location: Deerfield, Illinois, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1985

IPO Status: Public

Industries: Banking ⋅ Credit ⋅ Credit Cards ⋅ Finance ⋅ Financial Services