Data Scientist

Company: Square One Resources
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Location: Cardiff
Job Description:

Job Title: Data ScientistLocation: CardiffSalary/Rate: £500 – 560 per day inside IR35Start Date: JuneJob Type: Initial 12 month contract

Company Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading consultancy clients! They are currently looking for a skilled Data Scientist to conduct statistical analysis to support product strategy decisions.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

This role is focused on supporting day-to-day analytical activities across customer portfolios, including credit application assessments, standard financial and risk analysis, and product-related analysis. The individual will also contribute to research and development initiatives, monitor and evaluate model performance, and support the migration of existing analytical processes to cloud-based platforms. Overall, the role requires a strong blend of analytical capability, technical understanding, and adaptability to evolving tools and environments.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have experience in data mining, statistical methods, and modelling / scoring techniques.

Required Skills/Experience

  • Experience of independently running analysis of large datasets, producing results and presenting these to business partners with support of data science peers.
  • Degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics or quantitative methods (or equivalent experience).
  • Good understanding of statistical methods applied to data analysis.
  • User experience of Cloud capabilities, preferred Databricks.
  • User experience of coding languages for data science and machine learning (e.g. Python, R).
  • Good written communication skills, including the ability to describe statistical results to non-statistical audiences.
  • Experience processing large data sets and matching/merging multiple data sets.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer

Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies. Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.

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Posted: May 23rd, 2026