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Data Scientist (Contract)

Happy Money is a consumer finance company delivering simple, transparent loan solutions through its proprietary Hive platform. The company seeks an experienced data scientist on a 6-month full-time contract to build and deploy machine learning models that drive prescreen marketing campaigns, acquisition decisions, and lending strategies across the organization.

Skills

  • Expert Python or R for modeling and analysis
  • Advanced SQL for data extraction and manipulation
  • Experience with AWS data infrastructure and distributed compute (Spark, Hive, Hadoop, EMR)
  • Deep knowledge of statistics, calibration techniques, and machine learning algorithms
  • Proven ability to translate quantitative results for technical and non-technical stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Develop and deploy machine learning models for prescreen direct mail campaign targeting
  • Perform rigorous model calibration to ensure predicted probabilities align with outcomes
  • Design and implement scalable data science solutions for prescreen strategies
  • Collaborate with Marketing, Risk Analytics, Product, and Engineering to operationalize insights
  • Monitor and optimize campaign performance metrics (response, conversion, approval, ROI)

Education

  • MS or PhD in a quantitative field (Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, Physics, Operations Research, or similar)

Benefits

  • Competitive hourly rate ($75–$80/hr)
  • Fully remote role (must reside in specified US states)
  • 6-month, ~40 hr/week contract with potential conversion to full-time and benefits based on performance
  • High-impact work with large-scale data and modern AWS-based infrastructure
  • Cross-functional collaboration and opportunity to influence product and marketing strategy
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October 17, 2025
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