At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and build custom forecasting models for high-profile retail clients.
- Company: Join RAPP, a dynamic consulting team in the retail sector.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, flexible contract, and impactful projects.
- Other info: Immediate start with excellent opportunities for growth and innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real difference with cutting-edge AI in a fast-paced environment.
- Qualifications: Strong knowledge of deep learning and experience with retail datasets.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
RAPP is looking for a technically sharp, hands-on Data Scientist to join their agile consulting team supporting high-profile retail clients. This is a 4-month contract with the chance to work on impactful forecasting and causal AI projects within a fast-moving, agency-style environment.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Designing and building custom forecasting models (XGBoost, deep learning, RL) for real-world retail scenarios
- Applying causal and graph-based methods to understand and optimise customer behaviour
- Working across the full stack of data science, from data wrangling to deployment
- Operating within a modern MLOps setup (Docker, CI/CD, AWS)
- Contributing to product-facing tooling (bonus if you've used JavaScript / Next.js / TypeScript)
What We're Looking For:
- Strong practical knowledge of deep learning fundamentals - ideally with PyTorch
- Experience building bespoke models for time series, tabular, image, or text data
- Hands-on forecasting experience with retail or consumer datasets
- Skilled in causal inference, graph AI, or reinforcement learning
- Comfortable deploying models in production environments
- Strong communicator, able to clearly explain technical choices and trade-offs
Nice to Have:
- Exposure to JavaScript, TypeScript, or Next.js
- Prior work in a startup, agency, or consultancy environment
This is a fast-paced project with immediate impact - if you're a data scientist who thrives on building models from scratch and solving tough commercial problems, this one's for you.
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