Fraud Data Scientist AVP: Strategic Analytics Lead

Barclays Capital; Northampton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays Capital is seeking a Data Scientist to extract insights from large datasets and apply ML techniques to support strategic decision making. You will transform complex data into actionable recommendations used to improve risk management and operational efficiency.

The role emphasizes collaboration with business units and stakeholders, developing models for fraud detection, forecasting, and decision support. Strong SQL/Python/SAS skills and excellent communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for business teams.
• Experience communicating with senior stakeholders and non-technical audiences.
• Proven capability to manage analytical projects end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Identify, collect and extract data from multiple sources.
• Clean, wrangle and transform data to ensure quality for analysis.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines for automated processing.
• Design and implement statistical and machine learning models to uncover patterns.
• Develop predictive models to forecast outcomes and identify risks and opportunities.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to extract value from data.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

SQL

Python

SAS

Job description

Barclays Capital is seeking a Data Scientist to extract insights from large datasets and apply ML techniques to support strategic decision making. You will transform complex data into actionable recommendations used to improve risk management and operational efficiency.

The role emphasizes collaboration with business units and stakeholders, developing models for fraud detection, forecasting, and decision support. Strong SQL/Python/SAS skills and excellent communication are essential.