Mastercard · 15 hours ago
Senior Data Scientist
Purchase, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$115K/yr - $184K/yrMastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry, focused on building a sustainable economy through digital payments. The role of Senior Data Scientist involves applying machine learning and artificial intelligence to solve foundational business problems, collaborating with various internal partners to provide data-driven insights and solutions.
FinanceFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologyPayments
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and deliver innovative ML/AI solutions for various data science projects
Be responsible for documenting and articulating various data science projects across the organization following our engagement model, the Cross-Industry Standard Process for Data Mining (CRISP-DM)
Gain a clear understanding of business operations and data needed to solve problem statements for specific projects
Pull and prepare data, train and test models, and be responsible for overall execution on projects using Mastercard operational and transaction data to glean insights for our partners
Present your approach to the solution and model output to various business partners
Maintain a current knowledge of advanced ML/AI tools and techniques
Work with different product teams and be an integral part of model deployment
Need to build and maintain strong relationships with internal Mastercard partners
Qualification
Required
Passion for problem-solving using mathematics, statistics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence
Ability to quickly pick up new tools and technologies
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Proficiency in Python/R, Hadoop, Spark, MySQL with documentation for reproducibility
Experience in anomaly detection, supervised/unsupervised learning, time-series data, and natural language processing
Hands-on experience with Python packages such as Gudhi, Numpy, SciPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, Tensorflow, Keras, NLTK, Gensim, BERT, NetworkX, etc
Excellent organization and interpersonal skills
Very detail-oriented with an ability to think creatively
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think creatively with data
Self-motivated and capable of working independently but with a collaborative nature
Proficient with data visualization and translating complex problems into actionable insights
Benefits
Insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
Flexible spending account and health savings account
Paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave)
80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time
25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire
10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays
401k with a best-in-class company match
Deferred compensation for eligible roles
Fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities
Eligibility for tuition reimbursement
56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time
Jury duty leave
On-site fitness facilities in some locations
Company
Mastercard
Mastercard is a financial network that processes payments between banks and cardholders.
Founded in 1966
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2006-05-25IPO
Leadership Team
Michael Miebach
Chief Executive Officer
Ed McLaughlin
President & Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
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2026-01-19
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