🧪𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 - 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 - 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 🧪 We're on the lookout for a fantastic 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 who has worked in fast paced organisations to join a rapidly growing start up in London. ⌚ 3-month contract starting ASAP - could extend 📍 2 days onsite Central London 💰 Outside IR35 (rate depending on experience) This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-scaling, VC-backed start up. This role is ideal for a strong generalist who can flex between rapid analysis and deeper model development — helping the business make smarter, faster decisions across real-world delivery operations. 🎯 What You’ll Do: • Deliver insights through both quick-turn spreadsheet-style analysis and structured model development • Collaborate across operations, data, and product to drive continuous improvement in delivery performance • Work autonomously in a fast-changing environment with high ownership 💡 What We’re Looking For: • A strong generalist data scientist with a proven track record in fast-paced environments • Fluent in Python (e.g. pandas, scikit-learn) and SQL; comfortable with basic data infrastructure • Experience with optimisation, clustering, or operations research a big plus • Able to handle ambiguity, context-switching, and high volumes of data-driven requests • Strong communicator who can balance tactical problem solving with strategic thinking • Proactive and commercially aware — you see the bigger picture