✦ Luna Orbit — Data & Analytics

Principal Associate, Data Scientist - Anti-Money Laundering Modeling and Advanced Data Insights

at Discover Financial Services

📍 3 Locations Unknown 💰 $147K – $167K USD / year Posted March 18, 2026
Salary $147K – $167K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years 3+ years
Education Not specified
Category Data & Analytics

This role involves developing machine learning models and data insights to support anti-money laundering efforts, utilizing advanced analytics and cloud technologies across large datasets.

  • Partner with data science team
  • Build ML models
  • Leverage cloud platforms
  • Analyze large datasets
  • Develop transaction monitoring tools

Hands-on experience with Python, Spark, AWS, Snowflake, and statistical modeling. Building and deploying machine learning models in a cloud environment for financial data analysis.

The ideal candidate is a mid-level data scientist with 3+ years of experience in machine learning, Python, and cloud platforms like AWS. They are innovative, collaborative, and skilled in developing predictive models and analyzing large datasets.

PythonMachine LearningAWSSQL
SparkSnowflakeData ModelingStatistics
AWSSnowflakeSparkPython
Pythonmachine learningAWSSnowflakeSparkdata modelingstatisticsSQL
PythonSparkAWSSnowflakeMachine LearningData ModelingStatisticsData ScienceSQLClusteringModel Development
collaborationcreativityproblem-solvingcommunicationinnovation
Industry Financial Services / Banking
Job Function Developing and deploying machine learning models for anti-money laundering analytics
Role Subtype Data & Analytics
Tech Domains Python, Amazon Web Services, Snowflake, Apache Spark
Clearance Required None
Visa Sponsorship No
data scientistmachine learningpythonsparkawssnowflakedata modelingstatisticsbig dataanalyticscloud computingdata sciencemodel developmentdata insightsfinancial data

Lack of experience with Python or machine learning, No cloud platform experience, No relevant data science background

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