Data Scientist – Ad Campaign Performance

Location: London Sector: Media Contract Type: Contract Salary: Depends on Experience Contact: David King Contact Email: david.king@pcrdigital.com Published: 4 hours ago Duration: 12 Months Expiry Date: Tue, Sep 02 2025 Reference: BBBH13047\_1755620733 Start Date: ASAP ideally within 1 month Experienced Data Scientist 12 month contract TBC Market Rate – Depending on experience level IR35 Status Outside TBC Hybrid/Remote (UK Right to work) with Travel to London Experienced Data Scientist working on a new initiative to build and deploy a modelling solution to predict & optimise advertising campaign performance as part of a productionised, customer-facing SaaS product. Ideally looking for experience in Media/Advertising sector or similar. Experience – Must-haves: Must have a number of years working commercially as a Data Scientist Solid understanding of & real-world experience implementing data science & statistical principles – e.g. applied statistics, model selection, cross-validation, objective functions, hyperparameter tuning, continuous & discrete optimisation problems, etc. Strong interpersonal skills & ability to explain data science principles with clarity to non-technical stakeholders when required Extensive knowledge of Python programming principles including object-oriented programming, performance optimisation Experience developing & deploying productionised Machine Learning applications on a cloud platform (GCP ideal, AWS & Azure also acceptable) Experience with common Python packages for Machine Learning – examples include PyTorch, TensorFlow, XGBoost, scikit-learn, SciPy, NumPy, pandas, etc. Strong knowledge of SQL and its use for data preparation & feature engineering Understanding of & practical experience with implementing MLOps principals – including automated model retraining, monitoring & deployment strategies Some knowledge of containerisation & use of tools like Docker & Docker Compose Nice-to-haves (Mix of the following but not all essential): Experience working with Google Cloud products for ML including Vertex AI Pipelines & BigQuery Experience with dbt (data build tool) Previous experience working with advertising data Experience with FastAPI or other Python API frameworks Experience with dashboarding tools such as Looker Studio, Tableau or PowerBI Experience working on a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) application Experience working with Kubeflow Pipelines Experience developing on a Mac / Unix environment Knowledge of CICD pipeline design & implementation Experience modelling using GenAI, LLMs or neural networks in general A/B testing experience / Statistical hypothesis testing experience Everybody is welcome Diversity and Inclusion Statement. | PCR Digital “At PCR Digital, we are committed to ensuring that diversity, equity and inclusion play a role at all stages of our recruitment – it is important to us that our own company culture and the culture of our network is as varied and supportive as possible. We love people (it’s why we do what we do), so, regardless of background, we welcome you to work with us or apply to any of our jobs if you feel that they are right for you.” About PCR Digital We are PCR Digital, a small and personal London recruitment agency that specialises in technology roles across digital, broadcast, Video on Demand, and enterprise IT. Our clients range from internationally recognised, global organisations to growing start-ups, and the opportunities that we have are dynamic and constantly changing within our sectors. Please feel free to apply to any of our roles, , or ask us any questions. We will do our best to offer you support and let you know if any of our opportunities suit your profile. Search our Jobs Support for candidates We believe in caring for our candidates and working closely with our clients, so we will only pair you with opportunities for which we believe that you are truly the right fit. You will receive our support and utmost respect throughout the process, and we will always be happy to answer any questions that you have about the hiring procedure. After speaking to you and evaluating your profile, if you are interested, we will also let you know about new roles that come through that you might be the right fit for.