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Vacancy for a DATA SCIENTIST
Proactive Talent Solutions Ng
Fulltime
Lagos, Nigeria
Job Description
We are seeking a Data Scientist to join our client’s team and support data-driven decision-making across credit risk, lending, and financial services.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
-Develop and evaluate predictive models for credit risk and lending outcomes.
-Use Python, Pandas, Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow/PyTorch and other data science tools for data analysis and machine learning.
-Design, develop and deploy machine learning models as APIs using FastAPI or Flask.
-Clean, preprocess and analyse large financial and credit-risk datasets.
-Monitor model performance and ensure scalability, reliability and accuracy after deployment.
-Apply statistical and machine learning techniques to support risk assessment and lending decisions.
-Ensure compliance with data privacy, security and regulatory requirements.
-Document data sources, methodologies and model parameters for transparency and reproducibility.
-Explore LLMs and NLP to analyse unstructured financial data and enhance business solutions.
Requirements
Requirements:
-Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or a related field.
-1–3 years’ experience in Data Science or a related field, preferably in financial services.
-Proven experience with Python and data science libraries such as Pandas, Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow.
-Experience working with credit lending, credit risk or financial datasets is highly desirable.
-Knowledge of SQL, Apache Spark, Jupyter Notebooks, FastAPI/Flask.
-Experience with AWS and/or GCP is an advantage.
-Familiarity with LLMs and NLP is a plus.
-Relevant certifications in Data Science, Azure, TensorFlow or similar are an added advantage.
Key Competencies:
Analytical Thinking | Business Acumen | Decision-Making | Problem Solving | Managing Risk | Stakeholder Management | Communication | Attention to Detail | Result Orientation
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to:
[email protected]
Only qualified candidates will be contacted
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