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Lead Data scientist
This role is for one of our clients Industry: Software Development Seniority level: Mid-Senior level Min Experience: 8 years Location: Mumbai
Salary
Competitive
Location
Remote
Job Type
Full Time
Posted
2w ago
About the Role
This role is for one of our clients
Industry: Software Development
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Min Experience: 8 years
Location: Mumbai
JobType: full-time
\nThis role offers end-to-end ownership—from model building to business impact, with exposure to large-scale, real-world deployments.
Primary Responsibilities:
Build and deploy credit risk / collections / fraud models Develop application & behavioral scorecards using statistical techniques
Own the complete model lifecycle: data → features → modelling → validation → deployment Partner with business, product, and tech teams to solve high-impact problems
Drive model monitoring, performance tracking, and recalibration Ensure model governance and regulatory compliance
Mentor junior team members and guide modelling best practices
Requirements:
5–10 years of experience in credit risk modelling / analytics Strong hands-on experience in scorecard development (logistic regression)
Proficiency in Python / SAS / SQL Experience handling large datasets & feature engineering
Strong understanding of BFSI / banking domain
Exposure to model validation, governance, and regulatory frameworks Strong stakeholder management and problem-solving ability
Secondary Requirements: Experience with ML models (XGBoost, LightGBM, etc.) Exposure to collections / fraud / rural lending models Prior experience mentoring or leading small teams Location: BKC, Mumbai Work Type: Full Time
Job Details
Location
Remote
Salary
Competitive
Job Type
Full Time
Work Mode
remote
Posted
2w ago
Weekday
Remote · Full Time · Actively Hiring