At a Glance
- Tasks: Transform ML prototypes into real-world applications and optimise models for B2B datasets.
- Company: Pursuit Marketing, a dynamic Glasgow-based company with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, hybrid working, and potential for contract extension.
- Other info: Join a collaborative team and help shape the future of B2B sales.
- Why this job: Make a tangible impact by applying your data science skills in a fast-paced environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in ML production, strong Python and SQL skills, and familiarity with Google Cloud Platform.
Glasgow, United Kingdom | Posted on 09/01/2026
Glasgow-based, hybrid working | £600–£700 perday | Outside IR35
Pursuit Marketing runs B2B outbound salescampaigns at scale.
We’re looking for an experienced Data Scientistto take an ML capability from prototype through to production.
This is ahands-on delivery role, rather than a research position.
- The details
- £600–£700 per day, depending on experience
- Outside IR35
- Glasgow based, with hybrid working
- Starting September 2026
- Initial 14-week contract, with potential to extend
- What you’ll do
- Define clean, modelling-ready datasets andbuild robust validation around them
- Train and optimise models across multiple B2B datasets, including ranking andweighting
- Build scoring outputs, reporting and visualisations that commercial teams canact on
- Retrain, test and refine models against live data as volumes scale
- Work closely with CRM and SDR teams to embed outputs into day-to-dayprocesses
- Help establish the processes and infrastructure needed to make ML repeatableand scalable
If you're a Data Scientist who enjoys takingmodels out of the notebook and making them work in the real world, we'd like tohear from you.
Requirements
- What we’re looking for
- A proven commercial track record taking MLmodels from prototype through to production
- Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform, Big Query and Vertex AI
- Strong Python and SQL skills
- Experience in feature engineering, statistical validation and modelevaluation
- Comfortable working with messy, imperfect real-world data rather than cleanbenchmark datasets
- Able to explain model outputs clearly to both technical and commercialaudiences
Experience with B2B sales, outbound, CRM orconversation intelligence data would be a bonus, but isn't essential.
- £600–£700 per day, depending on experience
- Outside IR35
- Glasgow based, with hybrid working
- Starting September 2026
- Initial 14-week contract, with potential to extend
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Pursuit Marketing is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Glasgow with the flexibility of hybrid working. Employees benefit from competitive daily rates and the opportunity to work on impactful projects that drive real-world results, fostering both personal and professional growth. With a focus on collaboration and innovation, this role provides a unique chance to contribute to cutting-edge machine learning applications in a supportive and engaging culture.
