Data Scientist - Gen AI

Vallum Associates
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Last month
£525 – £550 pd
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Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Posted
20 Apr 2026 (Last month)

A Data Scientist with banking experience designs predictive models, analyzes financial data, and develops ML/NLP solutions for risk management, fraud detection, and customer analytics. Key responsibilities include building credit risk scorecards, automating data pipelines, and ensuring regulatory compliance, typically requiring 3–5+ years of experience with Python, SQL, and statistical modeling in financial institutions.

Key Responsibilities

* Predictive Modeling & Analytics: Develop behavioural segments, credit risk scorecards, and predictive models for customer onboarding, cross-selling, and churn retention.

* Fraud & Risk Management: Utilize advanced analytics to identify anomalies and fraudulent activities in transaction data. Implement risk models (probability of default) and maintain regulatory compliance.

* Data Handling: Extract, clean, and analyze structured and unstructured data from internal/external sources.

* Technology & Tools: Write advanced SQL queries and Python/R scripts for data manipulation and build machine learning algorithms (e.g., Scikit-learn, TensorFlow).

* Stakeholder Communication: Translate complex analytical findings into actionable business insights for management.

Required Experience & Skills

* Domain Expertise: 3+ years of experience in banking or financial services, specifically in credit risk, fraud strategy, or compliance.

Need candidates with 3–8 years’ experience in GenAI/Data Science, strong in Python, LLMs (RAG/fine-tuning), NLP, ML model deployment (MLOps), and cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), with proven delivery in enterprise use cases

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