Data Scientist

Location: Stockport, United Kingdom

Salary: GBP 41,900–55,000 per year

Company

NIQ is a global consumer intelligence company providing data, technology, AI, and analytics solutions for consumer, retail, and technology businesses.

What you will do

• Develop, test, validate, deploy, and monitor statistical, machine learning, and predictive models.
• Explore large and complex datasets to identify patterns, opportunities, and suitable modelling approaches.
• Build scoring solutions including propensity, classification, ranking, segmentation, and behavioural models.
• Work with Data Scientists, Data Engineers, and business stakeholders on end-to-end solutions.
• Translate model outputs into actionable scores, insights, and decision-support tools.
• Maintain high-quality code and contribute to testing, documentation, peer review, and methodological improvements.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of commercial data science experience.
• Strong analytical, statistical modelling, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience taking data science models from experimentation into production.
• Experience with large-scale transactional, customer, product-level, FMCG, retail, or consumer behavioural data.
• Understanding of cloud-based data and machine learning platforms, MLOps, model monitoring, and production lifecycle management.

Nice to have

• Experience developing scoring, propensity, customer, classification, ranking, or behavioural models.
• Experience with FMCG, retail, consumer purchasing, or behavioural datasets.
• Experience with cloud-based data and machine learning platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working environment.
• Volunteer time off.
• LinkedIn Learning access.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Collaborative work with Data Science, Engineering, and business teams.