Fraud Analytics Data Scientist — Contract

Padmore Global Connections LLC; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Part time

Job summary

Padmore Global Connections LLC is seeking a highly analytical Data Scientist with 10+ years’ experience in risk and fraud analytics to develop and deploy ML models for fraud detection. The role emphasizes large-scale data analysis, predictive modeling, and close collaboration with fraud, engineering, and compliance teams.

The position requires strong Python/SQL/SAS skills, cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure), and a track record of turning business problems into data-driven outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in data science, CS, statistics, math, economics or related field.
• 10+ years of professional experience in data science.
• Proficient in Python, SQL, SAS and machine learning techniques.
• Experience with responsible use of AI in solution design.
• Experience with large datasets and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Strong understanding of supervised and unsupervised fraud detection techniques such as anomaly detection, behavioral modeling and network analysis.
• Experience with visualization tools like Tableau and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean and analyze large, complex datasets from multiple sources.
• Develop predictive models and ML algorithms to support decision-making and business performance.
• Translate business problems into data-driven solutions with measurable impact.
• Develop and deploy ML models to detect, predict and prevent fraudulent transactions and behavior patterns.
• Analyze large volumes of structured and unstructured data to identify fraud trends and root causes.
• Collaborate with fraud operations, engineering and compliance teams to implement real-time fraud detection solutions.
• Design and monitor KPIs to evaluate model performance and improve fraud detection systems.
• Conduct deep-dive investigations into fraud cases and provide actionable insights.
• Stay current with emerging fraud techniques and data science tools.

Skills

Python

SQL

SAS

ML techniques

Fraud detection

Anomaly detection

Behavioral modeling

Network analysis

Tableau

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in data science or related field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Padmore Global Connections LLC is seeking a highly analytical Data Scientist with 10+ years’ experience in risk and fraud analytics to develop and deploy ML models for fraud detection. The role emphasizes large-scale data analysis, predictive modeling, and close collaboration with fraud, engineering, and compliance teams.

The position requires strong Python/SQL/SAS skills, cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure), and a track record of turning business problems into data-driven outcomes.