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Senior Data Scientist

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Posted 19 hours ago, valid for 11 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Contract type

Full Time

Health Insurance
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  • The Senior Data Scientist position offers a salary of up to £80,000 in London.
  • This role is with a fast-paced FinTech company focused on their expanding credit card portfolio.
  • Candidates must have credit modeling experience and previous work in the credit or lending industry.
  • Strong analytical skills in Python and SQL, along with a STEM degree from a Russell Group university, are required.
  • The position includes benefits such as equity, private health insurance, and a hybrid working model.

SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST

UP TO £80,000

LONDON

This role is an exciting opportunity to work for a very fast-paced and data-driven FinTech, focusing on their growing credit card portfolio.

THE COMPANY

This company is working on loans, credit cards, and car finance and aims to get money in customers' hands in only a few minutes, not days. They are one of the fastest growing fintech companies in the UK, and are profitable, meaning they are undergoing rapid growth.

THE ROLE

You will be doing the following daily:

  • Develop credit risk predictive ML models across their credit card portfolios.
  • Mainly working across the companies scorecards.
  • Enhancing the existing model suite, while gaining exposure to some pricing models.
  • Work end-to-end on model implementation, from deployment to model monitoring.
  • Data analytics on trends within books.
  • Work with a diverse range of leaders and stakeholders.
  • Research new data sources to advise on costs/benefits of lending decisions.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Must have credit modelling experience, focusing on scorecards or predictive models.
  • Previous experience in the credit/lending industry.
  • Excellent analytical skills, with strong skills in Python, and SQL.
  • Strong knowledge of the credit industry, including products, data, machine learning, and related regulations.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skill.
  • STEM degree from a Russell group university.

THE BENEFITS

  • Up to £80,000 salary.
  • Generous equity.
  • Private health insurance coverage.
  • Pension scheme.
  • Hybrid working model.

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV to Gaby Adamis via the Apply link on this page.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.