Data Scientist

Job Description Data Scientist Location: Birmingham/Sheffield (Hybrid 1-2 days) Contract: Until 28/11/2025 Day Rate: £488 (Inside IR35) Start Date: ASAP About The Role We are seeking a highly skilled Data Scientist to join our team on a contract basis. The successful candidate will play a key role in extracting insights from large and complex datasets, developing predictive models, and applying advanced analytics to solve real business challenges. This is an excellent opportunity for a data professional who thrives in dynamic environments and is eager to deliver measurable impact through innovative data-driven solutions. Key Responsibilities • Pre-process structured and unstructured data to ensure quality and usability. • Enhance data collection methods to capture all relevant information for analytical systems. • Cleanse, process, and validate datasets to maintain integrity and accuracy. • Analyse large volumes of information to identify patterns, trends, and actionable insights. • Design and implement predictive models and machine learning algorithms. • Present results and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders. • Propose strategies and solutions to complex business problems. • Perform data mining and extract usable data from various sources. • Apply feature selection and optimise classifiers using machine learning tools. Skills & Qualifications • Programming: Proficiency in Python and SQL is essential. Experience with Hive/Hadoop, Pig, Scala, or Java would be advantageous. • Statistics: Strong applied statistical skills, including hypothesis testing, regression, distributions, and maximum likelihood estimators. • Machine Learning: Working knowledge of algorithms such as k-NN, Naïve Bayes, SVM, and Decision Forests. • Mathematics: Solid foundation in Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra for algorithm optimisation. • Data Wrangling: Skilled in handling imperfect datasets to prepare them for analysis. • Visualisation: Experience with tools such as Splunk and Power BI to communicate insights effectively. What We’re Looking For We are looking for a detail-oriented and analytical professional with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to translate complex data into practical business solutions. You should be collaborative, adaptable, and confident in working across multi-disciplinary teams. Please email CV to [email protected] for immediate consideration.