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Data Scientist - 3 month FTC

Sphere Digital Recruitment Group
City of London
2 weeks ago
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Overview

Principal Managing Consultant | Data, Analytics & Research – Contract hiring. An exciting research and analytics company in London is looking for a Data Scientist to join the team on a contract basis.

Location: London

Office policy: 1 day per week in the office

Contract length: 3 months, with potential to go permanent

Responsibilities
  • Analyse app, web, and in-home data to measure campaign effectiveness at impression and outcome level.
  • Lead on brand lift measurement, showing how advertising works and refining the signals that prove campaign impact.
  • Apply regression analysis, MMM techniques and work with AI/LLMs where relevant.
  • Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to integrate data from multiple systems.
  • Translate insights into clear, actionable recommendations for ad tech clients and internal stakeholders.
  • Present findings to non-technical stakeholders, focusing on outcome metrics and campaign improvement.
Qualifications
  • Experienced Data Scientist with a background in fraud, methodology, and campaign/brand measurement.
  • Strong technical skills across Python, regression modelling and MMM.
  • Confident working with large datasets and combining app, web and device-level data.
  • Able to operate at outcome level, translating complex data into clear commercial recommendations.
  • Comfortable speaking with non-technical stakeholders and senior leaders.
  • Flexible and collaborative, with experience in fast-growing environments.
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If you are an experienced Data Scientist looking for your next contract and want to join a fast-scaling business, please apply now.

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy or maternity or age.

Sphere Digital Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.


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