Marshall Wolfe
Climate Risk Data Scientist
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Climate Risk Data Scientist
đź“Ť Edinburgh/hybrid | 3 month contract - Inside IR35
Marshall Wolfe are hiring on behalf of our client within banking, who are hiring for a Senior Model Risk Validation Analyst. This role will join a growing risk function, providing independent validation and oversight of climate and sustainability-related models used across strategic planning, risk management, capital allocation, and transition planning.
Key Responsibilities
- Independently validate climate, forecasting, scenario analysis, stress testing, and optimisation models.
- Assess model methodologies, assumptions, data quality, limitations, and performance.
- Conduct sensitivity testing and quantitative analysis to identify and document model risks.
- Produce clear validation reports and recommendations for senior stakeholders and governance forums.
- Support model risk governance, regulatory compliance, and validation controls.
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Requirements
- Degree in a quantitative discipline such as Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, Physics, or Data Science.
- Strong knowledge of climate risk, transition planning, decarbonisation pathways, climate scenarios, and net-zero strategies.
- Experience validating complex quantitative models, ideally within financial services, risk, or regulatory environments.
- Advanced analytical skills and proficiency in Python for data analysis and model assessment.
- Excellent report-writing and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate technical findings to senior audiences.
- Familiarity with model risk regulations and frameworks, including SS1/23, would be advantageous.
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Location: Edinburgh - Hybrid
Type: Contract Inside IR35
Duration: 3 months
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