Location: RemoteJob 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. What Makes This Role Unique: You’ll be joining a small, senior team working directly with an experienced and hands-on CTO and product leader. We move fast, operate lean, and collaborate closely. You’ll have a lot of autonomy, the chance to work on meaty problems, and be directly involved in shaping real product decisions. This is high-impact work with real-world consequences — helping SMEs, many of whom are still miles behind on AI adoption, make a leap forward. 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 prioritised 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 synthesise 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 analysing 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 Rate: Competitive daily rate Location: Remote/On-site flexibility Apply