Data Scientist (short contract)

Noggin HQ is a North East startup backed by Bethnal Green Ventures and Oxford Capital, with an all-female founding team dedicated to inclusivity. Our mission is to revolutionise access to credit, ensuring equitable access for all. We’re looking for a Data Scientist to work independently to implement the work packages in our product roadmap on a 3-month fixed contract. A brief overview of work is set out below: Project scope: to implement our roadmap for the development of a predictive Open Banking credit risk model, which will withstand scrutiny from regulators. Project timelines: we’d like to commence this piece of work in December 24 and it’s been scoped to conclude by end of January 25, though may carry into February. There may be additional pieces of work that we identify through enacting our plan. Project deliverables: a credit risk model, which has been benchmarked, and robustly tested. How we work: we are based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and welcome any successful candidate to work on site, but very happy to facilitate virtual working if that better suits needs. How we would support this project: the individual responsible for developing the roadmap is available to support ~2hours per week, but the successful candidate would need to primarily work on delivering this project independently. The two founders are also available to support as and where necessary. Required experience: we’re looking for an individual who has strong Python skills and experience working with AWS, a highly numerate individual with a good grasp of stats. Salary: 50k annual salary pro rata More information to be discussed on call with desired candidates.