Production ML Data Scientist (Contract) – Glasgow Hybrid

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

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.