Principal Statistician/Modeler
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Job Description
At Discover, be part of a culture where diversity, teamwork and collaboration reign. Join a company that is just as employee-focused as it is on its customers and is consistently awarded for both. We’re all about people, and our employees are why Discover is a great place to work. Be the reason we help millions of consumers build a brighter financial future and achieve yours along the way with a rewarding career.
Responsible for implementing and enhancing the Fair Lending (FL) program by conducting statistical analysis & testing for identifying Fair Lending risk across all DFS's mortgage and non-mortgage products. Manages the life cycle of statistical testing in compliance with all applicable fair lending laws and regulations and provide qualitative and quantitative results, partner with other areas such as Enterprise Compliance Program team or First line business teams to evaluate consumer lending practices.
Responsibilities
- Performs and maintains in-house statistical analytical programs for identifying fair lending risks using strong econometrics and programming skills plus regression analysis and statistical techniques including but not limited to disparate impact testing, mortgage, personal lending, student loan and home equity loan businesses.
- Fair Lending testing includes designing the testing components and flow, data preparation, FL model development, documentation, and refinement.
- Assists in evaluating internal and external practices, including regulatory and peer institution practices, to ensure DFS is using "best in class" statistical and analytical methods, while adhering to regulatory requirements.
- Evaluates exiting testing methodologies to ensure validity, efficiency, and accuracy and build new experimental designs/proof of concepts to evaluate new statistical methods that can be applicable in enhancing and solidify the current testing framework.
- Develop and implement in-house processes for data mining, data assessment, validation, analysis, and correction to determine any limitations on reliability or usability of the data for conducting the analysis & testing.
- Assist with developing and reviewing fair lending policies, procedures, and training materials for fair lending testing, new-hire training and manage business continuity.
Minimum Qualifications
At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:
- Master’s Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Econometrics
- 4+ years of experience in Statistics, Statistical modeling, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics or other quantitative discipline.
- In lieu of a degree, 8+ years of Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering or any related field with relevant modeling/analytical experience, including a Bachelor's Degree.
Preferred Qualifications
If we had our say, we’d also look for:
- Ph. D. in Statistics, Mathematics, Econometrics
- 6+ years of experience in Statistics, Statistical modeling, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics or other quantitative discipline.
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