Data Scientist - Contract - GCP
Posted 6 days ago by The Developer Link
£63 Per hour
Outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Data Scientist role involves delivering a Sales Driver & Scenario Tool for a major American retailer, focusing on building an analytics framework to enhance sales performance. The position requires working in agile sprints to quantify sales drivers, develop forecasting models, and create an interactive dashboard. The contract is for 16 weeks with an immediate start, based in London with a hybrid working arrangement. The role is classified as outside IR35 and offers a competitive daily rate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Quantify key sales drivers using internal and external data.
- Build probabilistic forecasting models to predict sales outcomes.
- Identify three to five actionable levers (e.g. inventory ratio, assortment mix, zone pricing).
- Deliver an interactive dashboard in GCP for scenario planning.
- Provide documentation, validation, and a roadmap to production.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in retail or consumer analytics.
- Strong skills in Python, SQL, and statistical modelling or machine learning.
- Familiarity with GCP, BigQuery, and visualization tools such as Looker or Tableau.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Salary (Rate): £62.50/hr
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Data Scientist – £500 per day (Outside IR35) | Hybrid London (2 days/week) 16-week contract | Immediate start
We’re seeking an experienced Data Scientist to deliver a high-impact Sales Driver & Scenario Tool for a major American retailer. You’ll help build an analytics framework that explains what drives sales performance and supports data-informed planning across departments.
The Role
Working in five agile sprints, you will:
- Quantify key sales drivers using internal and external data.
- Build probabilistic forecasting models to predict sales outcomes.
- Identify three to five actionable levers (e.g. inventory ratio, assortment mix, zone pricing).
- Deliver an interactive dashboard in GCP for scenario planning.
- Provide documentation, validation, and a roadmap to production.
You’ll Need
- Proven experience in retail or consumer analytics.
- Strong skills in Python, SQL, and statistical modelling or machine learning.
- Familiarity with GCP, BigQuery, and visualization tools such as Looker or Tableau.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Please apply with your CV if interested. If you think you meet all of the "you'll need" experience please email Mike@thedeveloperlink.io with the subject line "GCP DS" for faster review.