Zions Bancorporation is looking for a Data Scientist to deliver insight from data that is actionable and will drive revenue growth, cost reduction, and meet new regulatory requirements.
Requirements
- Expertise in Fraud Detection and Risk Modeling - Proven experience developing and deploying machine learning models for fraud detection, anomaly detection, or financial risk assessment in a production environment.
- Strong Machine Learning and Statistical Modeling Skills - Proficiency in supervised and unsupervised learning techniques, including logistic regression, decision trees, ensemble methods, clustering, and deep learning.
- Experience with Recommendation Systems - Hands-on experience designing and implementing collaborative filtering, content-based, or hybrid recommendation systems.
- Familiarity with Generative AI Techniques - Working knowledge of generative models (e.g., GANs, VAEs, LLMs) and their application in financial services, customer engagement, or internal automation.
- Proficiency in Programming and Data Tools - Strong coding skills in Python or R, with experience using libraries such as scikit-learn, TensorFlow/PyTorch, pandas, and SQL for data manipulation and model development.
- Cloud and MLOps Experience - Experience deploying models using cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP) and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, model monitoring, and version control.
Responsibilities
- The understanding of business and data needs
- Discovering, cleaning, and transforming data as needed
- Designing and building analytical models
- Performing statistical analyses
- Providing diagnostic, descriptive, prescriptive, and predictive analytics
- Design, develop and maintain production grade machine learning and AI applications
Other
- Excellent Communication and Collaboration Skills - Ability to translate complex analytical insights into actionable business recommendations and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including fraud, IT, and product.
- Education & Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in a Quantitative field such as Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field and 6+ years experience. A Master’s degree is preferred.
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance - START DAY ONE!
- Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
- 401(k) plan with company match, Profit Sharing, competitive compensation in line with work experience
