The CompanyA growing fintech lender is looking to hire a Senior Data Scientist to help expand its data science and machine learning capability. The role sits within a collaborative analytics function focused on building models that support lending decisions, fraud prevention and commercial optimisation.The RoleYou will design, build and deploy machine learning models that solve real business problems. Working closely with product, engineering and analytics teams, you’ll help translate data into practical insights and scalable modelling solutions.What You’ll DoBuild and implement machine learning models used in credit decisioning and fraudWork with large datasets to develop predictive models and analytical insightsPartner with technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver data-led improvementsContribute to model validation, monitoring and governance processesSupport the development of data science standards and mentor junior team membersBackgroundExperience working in data science within financial services, fintech or lendingProficiency in Python and SQLExperience developing ML models used in production environmentsFamiliarity with regulated modelling environments (credit risk, fraud, pricing etc.)Comfortable communicating technical concepts to broader business teams