Lead Data Scientist

Lead Data Scientist (Contract)

Harnham, the leading recruitment specialist in Data & AI, is currently partnering with a fast-growing financial technology organization focused on helping small businesses access the funding they need to grow and succeed. The business leverages data-driven decision-making to deliver innovative financial products and services.

• Role: Lead Data Scientist (Contract)
• Location: New York, NY
• Pay: $90-120 per hour
• Length: Extendable 6-month initial contract
• Utilization: 40 hours/week
• Benefits: W2 employees are eligible for health, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits.

As a Lead Data Scientist, you will join a high-performing Risk & Analytics team, working on customer, borrower, and investor analytics initiatives. You'll partner with stakeholders across the business to develop analytical frameworks, drive strategic decision-making, and deliver data-driven insights that support business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Learn and understand business needs, developing analytical frameworks to solve complex business problems.
• Recommend optimal business strategies using historical performance analysis, predictive analytics, and scenario modelling.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement analytical recommendations and business initiatives.
• Partner with marketing teams to support ongoing customer management strategies across multiple channels.
• Create and maintain automated management information reporting to track business performance and support external stakeholders.
• Design and develop predictive models and testing frameworks while driving analytics best practices across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative, finance-related, or similar field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience in analytics, ideally within financial services, business finance, credit products, or e-commerce environments.
• Strong coding skills in SQL, Python, and/or R.
• Proven ability to solve complex problems using analytical and statistical methods.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex analytical findings into clear, actionable business recommendations.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively across teams.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Data Scientist to join a fast-paced, data-driven organization and influence key business decisions through advanced analytics and modelling. You'll work alongside talented cross-functional teams, solve high-impact business challenges, and help shape strategic outcomes at scale.

Interested? Apply today through Harnham.