Data Scientist (Contract)

YourShortlist®; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Pursuit Marketing is seeking an experienced Data Scientist to take an ML capability from prototype through to production in a hands-on delivery role. This Glasgow-based position offers hybrid working and a contract.

The role involves defining datasets, training and deploying models, and building interpretable outputs for commercial teams. Initial 14-week engagement with potential extension, starting September 2026, outside IR35.

Qualifications

• Experience building ML models from prototype to production
• Strong Python and SQL skills
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), BigQuery and Vertex AI
• Experience in feature engineering, statistical validation and model evaluation
• Ability to explain model outputs to technical and non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

• Define clean, modelling-ready datasets and build validation around them
• Train and optimise models across multiple B2B datasets
• Build scoring outputs, reporting and visualisations for commercial teams
• Retrain, test and refine models against live data as volumes scale
• Collaborate with CRM and SDR teams to embed outputs into day-to-day processes
• Help establish processes and infrastructure to make ML repeatable and scalable

Job description

Data Scientist (Contract)

Glasgow-based, hybrid working | £600–£700 per day | Outside IR35

If you're a Data Scientist who enjoys taking models out of the notebook and making them work in the real world, we'd like to hear from you.

Pursuit Marketing runs B2B outbound sales campaigns at scale.

We’re looking for an experienced Data Scientist to take an ML capability from prototype through to production. This is a hands‑on delivery role, rather than a research position.

Details

• £600–£700 per day, depending on experience
• Outside IR35
• Glasgow based, with hybrid working
• Starting September 2026
• Initial 14‑week contract, with potential to extend

What you’ll do

• Define clean, modelling‑ready datasets and build robust validation around them
• Train and optimise models across multiple B2B datasets, including ranking and weighting
• Build scoring outputs, reporting and visualisations that commercial teams can act on
• Retrain, test and refine models against live data as volumes scale
• Work closely with CRM and SDR teams to embed outputs into day‑to‑day processes
• Help establish the processes and infrastructure needed to make ML repeatable and scalable

What we’re looking for

• A proven commercial track record taking ML models from prototype through to production
• Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform, BigQuery and Vertex AI
• Strong Python and SQL skills
• Experience in feature engineering, statistical validation and model evaluation
• Comfortable working with messy, imperfect real‑world data rather than clean benchmark datasets
• Able to explain model outputs clearly to both technical and commercial audiences
• Experience with B2B sales, outbound, CRM or conversation intelligence data would be a bonus, but isn't essential

Benefits

• £600–£700 per day, depending on experience
• Outside IR35
• Glasgow based, with hybrid working
• Starting September 2026
• Initial 14‑week contract, with potential to extend