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Freelance Data Scientist — Credit Risk Modelling
Priya Mehra
Freelance · Mid-level
About the role
Our fintech is rebuilding our credit risk scoring model and we need a freelance data scientist to lead the modelling work.
You'll own the feature engineering, model selection, validation, and documentation. Our data team will support with data access and infrastructure — this role is purely modelling.
Project scope: audit current model → propose improved approach → build and validate → hand off to internal team with full documentation.
We're looking for someone who has built credit or risk models before, ideally in a regulated environment.
Requirements
Technical stack needed for this mission.
- – Solid credit risk or financial ML modelling experience
- – Python, Pandas, Scikit-learn proficiency
- – Familiar with model validation (AUC, Gini, KS stats)
- – Experience writing model documentation for compliance
- – Available to start within 2 weeks
Contract Type
Hourly rate
Level
Mid-level
Budget Range
$60 – $90 / hour
Duration
2–3 months
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