Research Scientist jobs in United Kingdom

Location: London (hybrid, office 4/5 days)

The Opportunity

As a Data Scientist, you will be working in our global data team which is part of the central marketing function at Hult International Business School. The team leads data and BI at Hult, handling CRM data ingestion, advanced analytics, modeling, and managing data warehouse and visualization platforms. You will have the chance to work in a leading team within a fun and engaging environment.

As a member of the global data team, you will work with various key stakeholders ranging from digital, technology, central marketing, enrolment and finance teams to external providers and suppliers.

• Develop, deploy, and continuously improve predictive models (e.g., LTV, lead propensity) that drive measurable uplift in marketing ROI and enrolment efficiency.
• Build and iterate lead audiences / fit scores; productionise features and outputs; implement drift monitoring and retraining triggers. Ensure scores are used in routing, campaigns, and advisor workflows.
• Partner with Marketing & Enrolment to test and measure impact (holdouts/A-B tests, CPA/payback, win-rate uplift).
• Create analytics-ready marts in dbt/Snowflake with clear SLAs, tests, and documentation; ensure data quality on CRM and media sources.
• Support the development of data visualization tools (Tableau) for LTV by segment/market, pipeline health, and channel ROI.
• Develop and maintain various data models (source including Salesforce, Marketing Cloud, Google Analytics, Facebook).
• Close the loop via reverse-ETL/Salesforce so scores are used in routing, campaigns, and advisor workflows.
• Create analytics-ready data models on dbt and Snowflake following best practice.
• Perform daily tasks to seek ways to find efficient ways to increase and improve our CRM dataset to maximize the value of our customer information.
• Promote data-informed decision making across the organization.

• Bachelor degree in business or quantitative related field
• Strong data & analytics background and at least 3+ years of experience
• Strong understanding of SQL/Python and cloud platforms (AWS S3, Snowflake, dbt)
• Experience in data science and LTV modeling
• Experience using Tableau (preferably) or other data visualization software is a strong plus
• Familiarity with CRM data and ideally Salesforce, Data Cloud
• Excellent communication skills and ability to liaise with stakeholders from a technical and non-technical background
• Ability to find a story in a data set and provide a coherent narrative about a key data insight
• Ability to think creatively and insightfully about business problems
• Proactive work ethic; can establish priorities and schedules to meet department goals

Please note that you must have the right to work in UK to be considered for this position.

Hult is dedicated to actively creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing opportunity regardless of gender, religion, race, color, sexual identity, disability, ethnicity, age, and all the individual identities that make us unique. If you require any accommodation to assist you in the interview process, please submit this with your inquiry.

Hult offers competitive salaries and benefits in a global, empathetic, and highly multicultural working environment. If you are motivated by the prospect of an international career with a dynamic and forward-thinking school, we’d love to hear from you. Staff are also eligible for further training opportunities including the Hult staff MBA, and a dedicated training budget.

Hult is a new kind of non-profit business school that constantly innovates to meet the needs of students, employers, and society in a world that is changing faster than ever before. More than a business school, Hult is a dynamic and multicultural community that educates, inspires, and connects some of the most forward-thinking business talent from around the world.

What we do

Hult International Business School is a non-profit educational pioneer and the first triple accredited US business school. Ranked by the Financial Times, Economist, Forbes, and Bloomberg Businessweek, Hult offers undergraduate, graduate, and executive education programs across its global campuses in Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai, Shanghai, and New York. The school’s philosophy is that business skills can only truly be learned by doing. By immersing students from all over the world in practical, hands-on experiences from day one, this fresh approach to education is creating a global community of confident, entrepreneurially minded graduates, ready to tackle the challenges of tomorrow.

Solving problems and overcoming challenges is what our students do: all year, every year. We bring together creative, open-minded people from all over the world to find solutions to the world’s most pressing issues by doing business, not just studying it. So they graduate with the skills and the mindset to be ready for anything.

And now we’re looking for talented workforce that think the same way.

We seek to promote an environment for our students, faculty, and staff that welcomes people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, races, religions, genders, sexual identities, abilities, and personal circumstances in a spirit of inclusivity and belonging. At Hult, we believe that it’s through our diversity that we find our strength.

Mission statement

We strive to be the most relevant business school in the world. By using our global reach and always being creative, entrepreneurial, and on the cutting edge, our aim is to have a positive impact on individuals and organizations by transforming their management practices. In so doing, we hope to be the business school of choice for existing and aspiring leaders. We will contribute to sustainable growth, helping leaders to integrate commercial success and societal well-being.

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