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Data Scientist, Financial Services Consulting

TransUnion

$67,500 - $112,500
Oct 6, 2025
Chicago, IL, US
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TransUnion is looking to solve credit risk management and business intelligence analytic solutions for their clients in the US financial services segment

Requirements

  • Advanced programming skills; mastery of a statistical language such as R or Python; experience using other programming and data manipulation languages (SQL, Hive, C/C++, Java); proficiency with Microsoft Office tools
  • Strong analytical, critical thinking, and creative problem solving skills
  • 2+ years of experience performing analytic work in Financial Services or related industries
  • Master’s or PhD degree in statistics, applied mathematics, financial mathematics, engineering, operations research, or another highly quantitative field with a track record of academic excellence
  • Understanding of current industry challenges and trends at the level needed to proactively identify customers’ analytical needs and related business opportunities
  • Experience with big data technologies
  • Knowledge of US consumer lending and credit risk management practices

Responsibilities

  • You will partner with internal and external cross-functional teams to drive new business initiatives and deliver long-term value-added product propositions for customers in the US financial services segment at TransUnion
  • You will lead analytic client engagements involving descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analysis through the consumer lending portfolio lifecycle, leveraging a variety of techniques (e.g., segmentation, logistic regression, gradient boosted trees, survival analysis, principal component analysis, scenario and sensitivity analysis)
  • You will design and write programs for data extraction, segmentation and statistical analysis on large population datasets using languages such as R, Python, and SQL
  • You will deliver analytic insights and recommendations in succinct and compelling presentations for internal and external customers and an executive audience
  • You will develop project proposals, sales presentations, and promotional collateral to enable the adoption of integrated customer solutions supported by TransUnion
  • You will identify strategies and opportunities for customers to test and adopt TransUnion’s analytic products and services
  • You will provide mentorship and training to junior colleagues and maintain progress on all initiatives under limited direct supervision

Other

  • Ability to travel 10-20%
  • Versatile interpersonal and communication style with the ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels within and outside the organization
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple assignments effectively
  • Ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
  • Adherence to Company policies, sound judgment and trustworthiness, working safely, communicating respectfully, and safeguarding business operations, confidential and proprietary information, and the Company’s reputation