Hybrid Senior Model Development Analyst

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About the role

  • Sr. Model Development Analyst at Santander responsible for developing credit scoring models for nonprime auto lending. Engaging in data analysis and reporting to enhance decision-making.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for developing and maintaining sophisticated empirical models - including credit scoring models - for a nonprime auto lender
  • Takes a "hands on" approach to data analysis
  • Summarizes and reports information to a variety of internal and external clients
  • Interacts with many other departments in achieving overall company objectives
  • Participates in the construction of complex mathematical models – including credit origination, pricing and customer behavior scorecards
  • Develops the underlying assumptions, theory, empirical evidence, and conceptual soundness of statistical and mathematical models
  • Applies statistical techniques to analyze trends and uncover risks and opportunities relative to portfolio management and originations
  • Uses internal and external data sources to create robust model development datasets
  • Ensures modeling projects are conducted in accordance with established company policies and generally accepted mathematical modeling practices
  • Identifies modeling needs and communicates them to the Director Quantitative Modeling
  • Assesses department procedures for accuracy and completeness
  • Utilizes data mining and statistical techniques to develop analytic insights, sound hypotheses, and informed recommendations
  • Encapsulates analytic findings into executive-level summary documents to support senior management decision-making
  • Liaises with IT and other internal teams to define requirements and ensure the timely and accurate delivery of data elements for analytic projects
  • Provides requisite information in support of independent model validation activities
  • Develops a thorough understanding of the firm’s operations and business practices
  • Supports Model Validation and documentation of models in accordance with Santander Consumer USA internal policies and U.S. Federal Reserve regulations (SR 11-07)

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience: Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline required or equivalent experience
  • Master's Degree: Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline required or equivalent experience. - Preferred
  • Ph.D.: Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline required or equivalent experience - Preferred
  • 3+ Years Analytics in Financial Services Industry. - Required
  • 3+ Years Indirect subprime Auto Financial Services Industry experience. - Preferred
  • 3+ Years Prior experience developing credit scoring models preferred. - Preferred
  • Familiarity with logistic regression models, segmentation and variable reduction techniques, hypothesis testing, neural networks, design of experiments, ANOVA, decision trees, and linear regression
  • Prior experience working with credit bureau data strongly preferred
  • Prior experience using Python, or SAS, SQL
  • Demonstrated ability to use SQL and Python to extract data from multiple data sources
  • Demonstrated ability to merge, concatenate, and prepare extremely large datasets for statistical analysis and mathematical model development
  • Demonstrated ability to create complex pivot tables in MS Excel
  • Ability to effectively explain advanced mathematical concepts, techniques, and analyses to a business audience
  • Ability to translate analysis into a clear business plan

Benefits

  • Competitive rewards package
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Professional development opportunities

Job title

Senior Model Development Analyst

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$65,625 - $145,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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