Data Scientist (Contract) Location: Remote Job Type: Contract We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced contract data scientist to lead the development of a cutting-edge AI prioritisation model for a debt collections process. This critical role involves transforming our collections process into a data-driven, strategic operation by intelligently prioritising daily arrears worklists, ultimately empowering our agents, improving cash flow, and reducing arrears. Core Responsibilities: • Build, train, and validate a machine learning model using historical data to ensure predictive accuracy. • Collaborate with technical teams to define and build the data exchange process, including developing a production API to deliver the prioritized worklist. • Deploy the backend scoring engine into a secure production environment, addressing data residency and regulatory requirements. • Implement robust monitoring and reporting to track model performance, prevent silent failures, and ensure outputs are based on the freshest available data. • Analyze the performance of the live system against defined KPIs and synthesize findings into a final report. • Provide data-driven recommendations and a clear strategic pathway for the next version of the solution. Required Skills: • Proven experience in developing, training, and validating machine learning models. • Expertise in data discovery and data flow design. • Skilled in constructing data engineering pipelines. • Proficiency in implementing monitoring and reporting to track model performance. • Experience in analyzing KPI data and contributing to strategic roadmaps. • Experience in collaborative design of solution architecture and API specifications. • Strong communication skills to work effectively with both technical and business teams during workshops, testing, and go-live phases. Work Terms: • Project Length: 16 weeks • Weekly Commitment: 4 days • Competitive daily rate • Remote/On-site flexibility