Senior Data Science Consultant

About this role: Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Data Science Consultant for Wells Fargo Business Analytics Team (Small Business Analytics Team). The role focuses on building and maintaining scalable analytical solutions, enabling data-driven decision-making, and primitive models. Reduce Risk and improve business outcomes. Creation of business strategy via data driven decisions.

In this role, you will: Lead or participate in moderately complex initiatives and deliverables by utilizing data-driven, advanced analytical, statistical techniques, algorithms, or models to make actionable insights, trends, recommendations, or contribute to large-scale planning that has a broader impact

Review and analyze moderately complex, large structured and unstructured data sets from various sources, requiring an in-depth hypothesis generation and advanced analysis of variable factors to convert data into meaningful insights and recommendations

Independently analyze and resolve moderately complex issues and lead team to meet deliverables while leveraging solid understanding of analytic capabilities

Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid-level managers to drive recommendations and strategies based on data-driven analytical insights, trends, and patterns that will resolve issues and achieve goals; may lead projects, teams, or serve as a mentor for lower-level staff

Execute analytical experiments and create innovative statistical models to discover solutions for abstract business problems across various domains

Interpret and analyze data, using advanced analytics modeling methods and programming, to recommend ways to solve problems and influence business decisions and strategies

Communicate actionable insights and recommendations using data in a digestible format to a non-technical audience of varying levels

Required Qualifications: 4+ years of data science experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Master's degree or higher in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, statistics, engineering, physics, economics, or computer science

Desired Qualifications: 4+ years of experience in Data Analytics, Insight Generation, Automation, Data Visualization and Data Science  

3 years of experience working in Large Banks/ Financial Services to translate business problems into actionable insights, with demonstrable experience of delivering strategic insights and recommendations.

Bachelor's degree or higher in a quantitative field such as applied math, statistics, engineering, finance, economics, econometrics, computer sciences, or business/social and behavioral sciences with a quantitative emphasis  

Experience in data analysis, data extraction/manipulation.  

Strong programming and data skills: Python, PySpark, SQL; experience working with large datasets

Good to have knowledge on cloud-based environment: GCP, Azure, AWS.  

Proficiency in BI Tools: Power BI, Tableau.

Proficient with Statistics foundation and modeling concepts.

Familiarity with Generative AI concepts (LLMs, embeddings, prompt-based systems) for awareness and future collaboration.

Highly effective communication skillset: ability to convey results, concepts, and issues/challenges with us and partners / peers and non-technical marketing/business audience through executive ready presentations.

Organized and proactive, should be able to manage tasks in a dynamic environment and deal with multiple priorities.

Job Expectations: Strong conceptual and quantitative problem-solving skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills, and interpersonal skills.

Tenacity and persistence to ensure compliance with tight deadlines.

Posting End Date:  

16 Aug 2026 *Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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