Head of Data Science and Analytics
Manchester / £100000 - £120000 annum
INFO
£100000 - £120000
LOCATION
Manchester
Permanent
Head of Data Science & Analytics
Location: Manchester or London (Hybrid - 2 days per week in the office)
Salary: Up to £120,000 + benefits
The Company
A global content powerhouse is building out a new analytics hub to redefine how millions engage with digital media. Operating across publishing, audio, and out-of-home channels, they produce content for some of the most recognisable consumer brands in the UK. With a large, complex dataset covering audience behaviour, advertising performance, and engagement trends, they're now hiring a Head of Data Science & Analytics to lead this transformation.
This is a rare opportunity to build a centre of excellence in a company where data will directly shape content, monetisation, and strategic direction.
The Role
As Head of Data Science & Analytics, you'll lead the design and delivery of predictive models and insight strategies to optimise how the organisation engages with and monetises its audience. You'll oversee a growing team working across digital analytics, revenue & inventory, and audience segmentation.
You'll act as both a strategic partner and technical authority-guiding product, editorial, and commercial teams while embedding scalable data science capability across the business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead a high-performing team of data scientists, analysts, and engineers across multiple data domains.
- Define and implement best practice in analytics across product, digital, revenue, and audience insight.
- Oversee development of predictive and statistical models, particularly for inventory management, customer behaviour, and campaign optimisation.
- Build reusable frameworks for experimentation, pricing strategy, and content targeting.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders to ensure insights are actionable and embedded in key decisions.
- Support cultural and organisational change around data-driven decision-making.
- Own the analytics roadmap for the UK and support collaboration across European markets.
- Influence and advise at C-suite level, delivering insight that drives commercial performance.
Skills & Experience
Essential:
- 8+ years in data science, analytics, or insight roles with demonstrable leadership.
- Strong background in SQL, A/B testing, and building statistical or predictive models.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams within product, content, or commercial analytics.
- Clear stakeholder management ability, especially in fast-moving environments.
- Proven track record of developing team members and embedding a strong data culture.
- Ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable stories for non-technical audiences.
Desirable:
- Media or digital content experience (publishing, audio, or entertainment sectors).
- Exposure to inventory or revenue optimisation, experimentation platforms, or audience segmentation.
- Background in applied analytics or consultancy-style analytics teams.
- Familiarity with modern tools such as Looker, Python, or R.
Benefits
- Salary: Up to £120,000
- Hybrid Working: 2 days per week in the Manchester office
- Impact: Build a best-in-class analytics function at a major consumer brand
- Flexibility: Work across product, audience, and commercial projects
- Visibility: Collaborate with C-suite and shape the business strategy at scale
How to Apply
Send your CV to Mohammed Buhariwala at Harnham using the Apply link on this page or connect directly to find out more.
Keywords
Head of Data Science, Director of Analytics, Data Strategy, Audience Insight, Digital Analytics, Product Analytics, Data Science Manager, Media Analytics, A/B Testing, SQL, Manchester, London, Hybrid.

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Technical CRM Automation Manager
Leicester
£50000 - £60000
+ Digital Analytics
PermanentLeicester, Leicestershire
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Technical CRM Automation Manager
Location: Cossington (Hybrid, 2 days/week in office)
Salary: £60,000 + 5% Bonus
The Company
A private-equity backed membership platform offering exclusive discounts to emergency services, healthcare professionals, and key workers. With over 4 million global members and 15,000+ brand partners, the business has scaled rapidly in recent years and continues to grow internationally. Operating across multiple membership verticals and events platforms, the business combines strong consumer loyalty with continued investment into CRM and digital capabilities.
The Role
This is a hands-on Technical CRM Automation Manager position sitting within the Lifecycle CRM function. You’ll lead on CRM campaign build and automation within Braze, manage complex multi-channel customer journeys, and own the platform’s technical configuration across API integrations, segmentation, and modular content blocks. You’ll collaborate closely with wider CRM, analytics and data teams to optimise member engagement and CRM performance.
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- Build and optimise automated CRM journeys across email, push, and in-app within Braze
- Manage API integrations, data feeds, segmentation, Liquid logic, and event-based triggers
- Maintain modular email templates and Connected Content feeds for dynamic personalisation
- Analyse CRM campaign performance and run A/B tests to improve engagement and conversions
- Collaborate with analytics and commercial teams to align CRM activity to business KPIs
Skills & Experience
Essential:
- Proven CRM automation or lifecycle marketing experience
- Advanced hands-on Braze experience across multiple channels
- Strong knowledge of Liquid logic, Connected Content, and complex journey logic
- Confident working with APIs, data feeds and platform integrations
- Strong analytical skills with experience improving CRM performance
Desirable:
- Experience with customer data platforms and broader marketing technology
- Exposure to membership, subscription or loyalty-driven business models
- Familiarity with broader marketing performance metrics and trading environments
Interview Process
- Stage 1: 45-minute virtual interview
- Stage 2: In-person interview including pre-prepared CRM case study
- Optional final 30-minute session before offer stage
How to Apply
Send your CV to Mohammed Buhariwala at Harnham using the Apply link on this page or connect directly to find out more.
Keywords
CRM Automation, Braze, Lifecycle Marketing, Liquid Logic, Connected Content, APIs, Data Feeds, Marketing Automation, London, Hybrid, Membership, Subscription, CRM Personalisation, Marketing Technology, Campaign Execution.
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Technical CRM Automation Manager
London
£50000 - £60000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentLondon
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Technical CRM Automation Manager | £60,000 + 5% bonus | Hybrid (London, 2 days/week)
We’re hiring a Technical CRM Automation Manager to lead the execution of highly personalised, data-driven lifecycle campaigns for a fast-growing, mission-led membership business with over 4 million users.
This role sits within a dynamic CRM team and owns everything from journey setup to performance tracking in Braze. You’ll be hands-on with campaign logic, segmentation, APIs, and Liquid – building scalable, multi-channel customer journeys that are personal, timely, and impactful.
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Build and optimise automated lifecycle campaigns in Braze across email, push, and in-app
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Maintain a library of modular content blocks to help the wider CRM team build efficiently
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Set up, track, and report on performance metrics like engagement, conversions, and A/B tests
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Take ownership of test design, documentation, and insight-sharing across the lifecycle journey
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Proven experience in CRM automation or lifecycle marketing
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Deep hands-on experience with Braze, including Connected Content and Liquid
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Strong technical skills across APIs, data feeds, and complex campaign logic
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Confident working across channels (email, push, in-app) and troubleshooting integration issues
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Detail-focused, curious, and proactive – someone who takes ownership and finds smart solutions
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London
£45000 - £55000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
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Digital Insight Analyst | £45,000-£55,000 | 12-month FTC
We’re hiring a commercially-minded Digital Insight Analyst to join a high-energy, fast-paced agency environment. This is a brilliant opportunity to work on a major retail client and help shape data-led marketing strategies that deliver real business impact.
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Defining measurement frameworks and setting campaign KPIs
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Delivering weekly and ad hoc reports that feed into business decision-making
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Developing detailed trading plans to maximise sales activity
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Leading on data storytelling and presenting to senior clients
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Collaborating across data, strategy, and account teams
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Comfortable working with complex data sets (Excel essential, SQL a bonus)
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Retail or fast-paced sector experience is desired (e.g. telecoms, automotive, FMCG)
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Strong stakeholder management and presentation skills
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Comfortable jumping in, spotting problems and fixing them
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Passion for understanding consumer behaviour through data
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Analytics Consultant
Manchester
£50000 - £60000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Analytics Consultant
Up to £60,000
Hybrid – Manchester (2x days per week)
THE COMPANY
Our client is a digital marketing agency that delivers analytical solutions to enhance their clients’ digital performance.
THE ROLE
In this role, you will support clients by leveraging analytical and data techniques to improve their advertising and marketing campaigns.
SKILLS
Expertise across Marketing, Digital and Customer Analytics
SQL
Python
Google Analytics or Adobe Analytics
APPLY
Register your interest by sending an email
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Technical CRM Automation Manager
Leicester
£50000 - £60000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentLeicester, Leicestershire
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Technical CRM Automation Manager
Up to £60,000 + bonus
Hybrid – Leicester (2x days in the office)
THE COMPANY
We are working with a Software Development company that offer a global platform to over 4 millions users.
THE ROLE
In this role, you will have the opportunity to manage the customer lifecycle, with a strong focus on automating lifecycle journeys. The ideal candidate will have experience coding in Liquid within Braze, optimizing push campaigns, managing Braze APIs, and building HTML templates.
SKILLS
Liquid within Braze
HTML
Experience optimizing push campaigns
APPLY
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Data Engineer (Contract)
London
£400 - £450
+ Data Engineering
ContractLondon
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We are partnering with a client undergoing a critical transformation of their data infrastructure and CRM capabilities. They are seeking a hands-on Data Engineer with strong AWS experience to support two key initiatives: finalising a Braze CRM integration and migrating legacy R-based data pipelines to a modern cloud-native stack.
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Support the CRM team with data engineering requests.
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QA, deploy, and monitor data pipelines that push third-party formatted data into Braze.
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Manage ad hoc CRM data tasks including journey updates and API integrations.
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Work extensively within AWS using Lambda, API Gateway, and Python to maintain and enhance integrations.
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Analyze and understand existing R-based data pipelines created by data scientists.
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Migrate these pipelines into Airflow, dbt, and Terraform workflows.
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Modernize and scale legacy infrastructure running on AWS.
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Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure a smooth transition and system stability.
Languages & Scripting:
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Python (primary scripting language for Lambda functions)
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SQL (BigQuery, Redshift)
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R (not essential but beneficial for interpreting existing scripts)
Cloud & Infrastructure:
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AWS services including Lambda, API Gateway, S3, CloudWatch, Kinesis Firehose
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Terraform for infrastructure as code
Orchestration & Transformation:
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Apache Airflow
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dbt
CRM & Marketing Tools:
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Braze (preferred)
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Proven commercial experience as a data engineer; industry background is not critical.
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Hands-on, pragmatic, and able to deliver quickly with minimal supervision.
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Strong communicator, able to clearly explain technical decisions and project status.
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Willing to take on essential but sometimes “tedious” tasks without hesitation.
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Practical attitude, especially when working with legacy systems or imperfect code.
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Ideally, experience migrating legacy scripting environments (e.g., R to Python) to modern pipelines.
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London
£400 - £450
+ Data Engineering
ContractLondon
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AWS DATA ENGINEER
3-MONTH CONTRACT
£400-£450 PER DAY OUTSIDE IR35
FULLY REMOTE
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THE COMPANY
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THE ROLE
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Building and maintaining ingestion pipelines using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and Kinesis.
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Integrating third-party APIs into the data platform and transforming data for CRM delivery.
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Migrating R-based data streams into modern Airflow-managed Python/DBT pipelines.
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Ensuring observability and reliability using CloudWatch and automated monitoring.
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Supporting both BAU and new feature development within the data engineering function.
KEY SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS
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Proven experience with AWS services including Lambda, API Gateway, S3, Kinesis, and CloudWatch.
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Strong programming ability in Python and data transformation skills using SQL and DBT.
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Experience with Airflow for orchestration and scheduling.
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Familiarity with third-party API integration and scalable data delivery methods.
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Excellent communication and the ability to work in a collaborative, agile environment.
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV via the apply link on this page.
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Digital Product Analyst
London
£200 - £250
+ Digital Analytics
ContractLondon
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Roles & Responsibilities:
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Analyse user behaviour and product performance data to inform strategic decisions and optimise the digital product experience.
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Design, implement, and evaluate A/B tests to measure the impact of product changes and improvements.
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Collaborate closely with product managers, UX designers, and developers to translate data insights into product features and enhancements.
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Monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) using tools like Google Analytics and other analytics platforms.
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Identify trends, opportunities, and potential risks in product data to support business growth and customer satisfaction.
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Proficient in SQL for querying and manipulating large datasets to extract meaningful insights.
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Hands-on experience with A/B testing frameworks and methodologies to drive data-driven product decisions.
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Strong expertise in Google Analytics, including setting up custom reports, dashboards, and tracking user journeys.
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Proven experience working in B2B environments, understanding complex buyer journeys and business metrics.
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Excellent analytical mindset with the ability to communicate insights clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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Développeur java/angular
Paris
€55000 - €58000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentParis, ÃŽle-de-France
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DÉVELOPPEUR FULLSTACK – CDI
2 jours de télétravail
50-60K euros package
Java – Angular – Git – AWS
L’ENTREPRISE
C’est une entreprise française très connue dans son domaine. L’entreprise recherche un profil Développeur fullstack Java/angular pour rejoindre son pôle développement. Les grandes entreprises vous intéressent ? Alors ce poste est peut-être fait pour vous !
LE POSTE
Rattaché directement Manager Software, vous rejoindrez l’équipe développement qui est décomposée en plusieurs équipes (ingestion / documentation / exposition des données). En fonction de votre profil et de vos expériences vous rejoindrez l’une des équipes. C’est un poste à 80% développement backend et 20% frontend et vos missions seront les suivantes :
- Développement des tests automatiques et s’assurer qu’ils fonctionnent correctement
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LE PROFIL
- Diplôme d’ingénieur en école ou université
- 4-5 ans d’expérience en développement fullstack
- Minimum 2 ans d’expérience en développement Java (15 et +) et Angular
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POSTULER
Merci de joindre votre cv à jour et je vous recontacterai dès que possible.
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Product Manager
London
£60000 - £80000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentLondon
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PRODUCT MANAGER
£60,000 – £80,000
LONDON – 3-4 DAYS A WEEK
*Please note, you must be a UK resident to apply with full right to work in the UK*
THE COMPANY
This company is a Series C-backed Wealth Management start up on a mission to disrupt the traditional market. Unlike conventional firms, they don’t directly manage assets, giving them the freedom to offer conflict-free, holistic financial advice focused solely on client goals.
Their app-based platform aggregates a client’s full financial picture in one place and offers 1-to-1 regulated advice via chat with qualified advisors. With £ multi-billion in client assets aggregated, they’re rapidly scaling and are hiring urgently to meet growing demand.
THE ROLE
This role is for someone in the first few years of their product management career, looking to join a young and sparky team. You’ll focus on an internal product, that will be rolled out to clients for use future. Your goal is to bring more like to the app, so that it’s more interactive and forward thinking and more attractive to use. You’ll be taking charge of the entire process and must be able to manage multiple fast-paced projects.
SKILLS + EXPERIENCE
- Experience working on a complex and innovative product
- Good knowledge of how products create a good customer experience
- Experience managing a product from start to finish
- You must come from a start-up environment
- 2-4 years’ experience needed
HOW TO APPLY
If this sounds like the role for you, swiftly send over your CV to Izzi at Harnham by using the link below.
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Senior Product Analyst
London
£60000 - £70000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentLondon
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SENIOR PRODUCT ANALYST
£60,000 – £70,000
LONDON – 2 DAYS A WEEK
*Please note, this company is unable to sponsor, and you must be a UK resident to apply*
THE COMPANY
This company is one of Europe’s leading hair and beauty booking platforms, connecting clients with over 50,000 salon partners across 13 countries. With 1 million bookings made monthly, they’re transforming the beauty industry through technology.
THE ROLE
This role with sit and focus on the marketplace side of the app, focusing on behaviour analytics through AB testing. You’ll gather data from the app/website, collect clicks/submissions, before running tests to improve the usability of the app.
SKILLS + EXPERIENCE
- AB testing in a Product Analytics context
- Strong, advanced SQL
- Mixpanel, Google or Adobe Analytics
HOW TO APPLY
If this sounds like the role for you, swiftly send over your CV to Izzi at Harnham by using the link below.
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Market Research Data Scientist
London
£50000 - £60000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentLondon
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MARKET RESEARCH DATA SCIENTIST
£50,000 – £60,000
LONDON – 4 DAYS A WEEK
*Please note, you must be a UK resident to apply with full right to work in the UK*
THE COMPANY
This company is a fast-growing research and polling firm that started as a two-person venture and has expanded to a team of 40 across the UK and US. Known for delivering the most accurate global political polling, they specialize in qualitative and quantitative research, offering deep insights into UK and US elections and political sentiment. This is a unique opportunity to join a leading team at the forefront of political research.
THE ROLE
You’ll work across data science, consultancy, and market research, helping to shape the future of political and corporate insight.
Key responsibilities include predictive modelling in R, creative methodological thinking, managing a custom function library, and running advanced quantitative analyses (regression, segmentation, SRP). You’ll work with messy primary survey and census data, build election models, and consult directly with high-profile clients such as the UK Government, political parties, think tanks, and hedge funds.
Ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, insight-driven environment and is eager to lead and mentor others as the team grows.
SKILLS + EXPERIENCE
- Interest and experience in polling, politics, corporate affairs and reputation
- Consulting/client facing experience – from a market research agency
- Data science skills specifically in R – you will not be using SQL/Python
HOW TO APPLY
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