Data Scientist

Role Overview

The Financial Services Analytics team partners with banks, lenders, insurers, and other financial institutions to solve complex business challenges using advanced analytics and TransUnion data assets. The team delivers predictive modeling, risk analytics, fraud solutions, and business intelligence insights that help clients make smarter business decisions and drive measurable outcomes. This role reports to Director of Data Science and Analytics. This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

What You Will Do

Develop predictive models and advanced analytics solutions for clients across credit risk, fraud, insurance, and marketing use cases. Lead analytics engagements from project design and development through implementation, validation, and client presentation. Partner with internal stakeholders, sales teams, and external clients to identify opportunities where data science can create business value.

Why It Might Be a Fit

We are looking for a Data Scientist with a Master’s degree or PhD in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Financial Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Operations Research, or another highly quantitative field. The ideal candidate will have 1+ years of experience performing analytics, data science, statistical modeling, or quantitative analysis.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or PhD in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Financial Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Operations Research, or another highly quantitative field
• 1+ years of experience performing analytics, data science, statistical modeling, or quantitative analysis
• Understanding of U.S. financial services risk management practices and how data-driven insights support business decisions
• Experience within financial services, insurance, fraud, credit risk, digital marketing, or related industries

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Supplemental plan options
• HSA and FSA accounts
• Basic life and AD&D
• Voluntary life and AD&D
• Short- and long-term disability
• Legal plan
• Pet insurance
• Travel accident coverage
• Adoption assistance and fertility planning coverage
• Caregiver support
• Dependent Care FSA
• Care@Work membership
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Financial wellness resources
• Career coaching
• Long-term care insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible time off
• Paid time off
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts
• Charitable gift matching
• Paid volunteer time off
• Corporate volunteer events