Data Scientist

Data Scientist £500-£650 per day London | Outside IR35

The Company

They are a well-established retail business with a strong focus on leveraging data to enhance customer experience and commercial outcomes. The organisation is investing heavily in its analytics and data science capabilities to drive smarter decision-making across multiple business functions. You will join a collaborative environment where data plays a central role in shaping strategy and operational performance.

The Role and Deliverables

Develop and deploy predictive models to support customer, marketing, and commercial initiatives.

Analyse large customer and transactional datasets to identify actionable business insights.

Build segmentation, propensity, forecasting, and recommendation models.

Partner with stakeholders across marketing, operations, and commercial teams to translate business requirements into analytical solutions.

Present findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Support the ongoing improvement of data science best practices and model performance monitoring.

Your Skills & Experience

Strong experience applying data science techniques within a commercial environment.

Advanced Python skills for statistical analysis, machine learning, and data manipulation.

Strong SQL capabilities and experience working with large-scale datasets.

Experience building predictive models, customer analytics solutions, and forecasting models.

Ability to communicate complex analytical findings in a clear and business-focused manner.

Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP is advantageous.

How to Apply

If you are an experienced Data Scientist looking for a contract opportunity within a retail environment, please apply with your latest CV for further discussion.