Contract Job Opportunity: Data Scientist
Rate: £500/day
IR35: Inside IR35
Contract Length: 12‑month contract
Location: Rickmansworth (2 days onsite per week)
Start: ASAP
About the Role
We're looking for a Data Scientist to harness first‑ and third‑party data across CRM and digital marketing, delivering actionable insight, robust reporting, and evidence‑based recommendations that drive commercial performance.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys collaborating with marketing teams, shaping data‑driven strategy, and turning complex datasets into clear commercial value.
Key Deliverables
1. Design and continually improve data‑driven audience strategies to maximise CRM and digital marketing performance.
2. Deliver actionable insights and detailed performance reporting across campaigns and customer behaviour.
3. Drive best practice for data quality, governance, and data‑driven decision‑making within marketing.
Main Responsibilities
4. Lead the marketing data science function, developing tools and insights for targeting, measurement, and optimisation.
5. Validate CRM data outputs from the central Centre of Excellence.
6. Provide 1PD audience data and insights to enhance digital media performance.
7. Build predictive models and forecasting tools.
8. Deliver customer behaviour reporting and marketing effectiveness insights.
9. Lead targeted, data-driven projects such as segmentation and loyalty initiatives.
Required Skills & Knowledge
10. Strong SQL skills for data extraction and manipulation
11. Salesforce experience / certification
12. Advanced analytical and reporting skills
13. Customer segmentation and targeting techniques
14. Forecasting and predictive modelling
15. Excellent communication skills - able to convert complex data into actionable insights
Knowledge & Experience
16. Strong understanding of how data drives marketing performance
17. Curious, analytical approach to solving business problems
18. Awareness of data governance processes
Ideal Prior Experience
19. Previous experience in a Data Scientist or analytical role within marketing or CRM
20. Experience with audience targeting and performance measurement in digital marketing
21. Automotive experience is beneficial but not essential
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.