Associate Data Scientist - Corporate & Institutional Banking

Position Overview

At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are all united in delivering the best experience for our customers. We work together each day to foster an inclusive workplace culture where all of our employees feel respected, valued and have an opportunity to contribute to the company's success. As a Associate Data Scientist within PNC's Corporate & Institutional Banking organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, or Philadelphia, PA;
Cleveland, OH;
Birmingham, AL;
Houston, TX; or Charlotte, NC.

Job Summary:

PNC is seeking an Associate Data Scientist to join the Corporate and Institutional Banking (C&IB) team. In this role, you will partner with senior data scientists, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to explore data, perform analysis, and support the development and delivery of analytical solutions to address business problems and support C&IB growth objectives. The team's work spans key business verticals including Sales, Credit and Underwriting, and Operations, providing opportunities to build foundational experience applying analytics across the full lifecycle of client engagement and operational decision-making.

The ideal candidate has strong analytical problem-solving skills, foundational experience in data analysis and machine learning, and is eager to learn how to translate business needs into scalable analytical solutions under guidance.

Key Responsibilities:

* Use Python or R to explore data, perform analysis, and contribute to prototyping analytical approaches within established workflows.

* Support the development, validation, and monitoring of interpretable machine learning models using sound statistical and modeling techniques.

* Contributes to the delivery of analytical solutions from prototype through testing and deployment, working closely with senior team members and engineering partners.

* Support communication across business, product, and engineering teams by helping gather requirements and clearly explain analytical work and results.

* Assist in defining and tracking performance metrics to measure solution effectiveness.

* Actively learn and adopt best practices in model development, code quality, and production deployment.

Required Experience &

Skills:

* 1-2 years of relevant professional experience in data science, analytics, or a related field (including internships/co-ops), or equivalent academic experience.

* Proficiency in Python or R.

* Strong SQL skills and experience working with large datasets.

* Exposure to big data tools (e.g. Spark).

* Familiarity with Git or version control concepts.

* Machine Learning:
Foundational understanding of machine learning concepts, including feature engineering and basic model evaluation.

* Generative AI:
Exposure to Generative AI concepts and tools.

* Exposure to delivery artifacts such as business requirements, user stories, or test cases.

* Experience supporting testing or validation of analytical solutions.

* Ability to design and develop dashboards to communicate, visualize, and monitor analytical results using Python or R-based frameworks (e.g. R Shiny, Dash, Flask)

Preferred Experience &

Skills:

* Exposure to business domains such as credit, accounting, or financial operations.

* Familiarity with underwriting concepts or a willingness to learn them on the job.

* Interest in working across multiple business areas

Education:

* Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Statistics)

PNC is an in-office company that fosters a supportive culture where employees can thrive and achieve balance. We encourage candidates to connect with their recruiter and hiring manager to understand workplace expectations and ensure the role aligns with their goals.

PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.

Job Description

* Supports the team with analytical tasks on vast amounts of structured and unstructured data to extract actionable business insights.

* Participates in the data gathering, data processing and data mining of large and complex datasets.

* Supports the team in developing algorithms using advanced mathematical and statistical techniques like machine learning to predict business outcomes.

* Assists with analytical experiments in a methodical manner to find opportunities for product and process optimization. Assists in the presentation of business insights to management using visualization technologies and data storytelling.

* May partner with Data Architects, Data Analysts, Data Engineers and Visualization Experts to develop data-driven solutions for the business.

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