Senior Data Scientist - Propensity & Market Modelling - Global Tech

Senior Data Scientist - Propensity & Market Modelling
Contract | 6 Months | London/Reading, UK (Hybrid - 2 days on-site)

The role
A globally recognised technology company is growing its education segment - and data is at the heart of it. We need a hybrid Data Scientist who can build propensity models, size market opportunities, and engineer the pipelines to make it all work in production.

This isn't a back-office analytics role. Your outputs go straight to senior leadership and drive sales strategy.

What you'll be doing

• Building an opportunity sizing model across K12, higher ed, and institutional markets
• Extending existing propensity models for the education segment
• Integrating third-party data sources into scalable, production-grade pipelines
• Presenting insights to senior commercial stakeholders

What you need

• Strong Python - the existing model suite is Python-heavy
• Advanced SQL - 5+ years, large complex datasets, Databricks a plus
• Proven propensity modelling experience - built and delivered, not just theoretical
• Genuine hybrid capability - data science and data engineering
• Confident communicator with non-technical stakeholders

Education sector experience is a bonus - but not a dealbreaker.

The Offer

• Annual Salary range £75000 - £100000 doe
• 6 months contract PAYE (until end of Nov 2026) - Paid weekly via Principle HR
• Location: Reading/ London - flexible for the right person - 2 days

Interested? Let's talk. Apply Now with your CV or just your LinkedIn profile.

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