Data Scientist

Mastercard

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Work type
On-site
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$110,000–$176,000 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $162k
This role $143k
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This role pays less than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $126,800–$197,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $143k versus about $162k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Mastercard

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry, processing transactions between financial institutions and merchants using its extensive network of credit, debit, and prepaid card products. Industry: Payments Technology & Financial Services

Mastercard currently has 131 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $115,000–$184,000 across 118 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Data Scientist

The Data Scientist joins the Cyber Analytics team within the Security Solutions Data Science organization to drive advanced analytics and improve fraud detection capabilities. This role involves building and maintaining innovative data-driven analytical solutions, including predictive models and machine learning algorithms, while identifying patterns in large datasets to create technical rules. The position requires combining cybersecurity and transaction data to identify vulnerabilities across the network and translating stakeholder needs into technical analyses for senior leadership. Key responsibilities include designing metrics to track model performance and collaborating with cross-functional teams on data pipelines. Candidates must possess expertise in Python, SQL, and distributed data processing frameworks like Apache Spark, Hadoop, and Databricks. Additionally, the role requires experience in graph databases and graph machine learning, specifically graph neural networks, to address complex challenges within the payment fraud and cybersecurity domains.

What does a Data Scientist earn in New York?

Median $173200 from 35 postings across 15 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Build and maintain predictive models and machine learning algorithms using large volumes of data.
  • Identify patterns and trends in large datasets to create technical rules and solutions.
  • Integrate cybersecurity and transaction data to identify fraud and vulnerabilities across the network.
  • Translate stakeholder needs into technical analyses and communicate business impacts to senior leadership.
  • Design metrics to track product usage, model performance, and other key security outcomes.
  • Develop scalable data solutions in collaboration with product, engineering, and operations teams.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a similar field.
  • Strong work experience in data science, ideally within the payments or cybersecurity industries.
  • Experience building statistical and machine learning models using Python.
  • Experience with large-scale distributed data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark, Hadoop, and Databricks.
  • Experience in data management, mining, SQL, performance optimization, and building data pipelines.
  • Excellent communication skills to translate stakeholder needs into technical solutions and report results to senior leadership.
  • Previous experience with graph databases and graph machine learning including graph neural networks (preferred).

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