Lead Data Scientist - Marketing Sciences

Blaby, Leicester, UK (On-site)

£66K/yr – £84K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 3 days ago

Job Summary

Own and deliver data science solutions for marketing strategy, leading MMM, attribution, churn analysis, LTV, and campaign testing while building self-serve dashboards and ensuring data quality and governance across the function. Key workstreams include collaboration with marketing teams, experimental design, model development, and real-time analytics.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Working closely with marketing teams and agencies to understand challenges and opportunities in eCommerce marketing.
  • Proactively lead the design, development and deployment of data science solutions that inform marketing strategy and execution.
  • Build Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM), predictive modelling, lifetime value prediction, churn analysis, marketing attribution and channel optimisation.
  • Partner with marketing stakeholders to test, learn and optimise campaigns through experimental design and/or causal inference methods.
  • Create dashboards and data products that enable self-serve analytics and real time insights for marketing teams.
  • Drive data quality, model governance and documentation standards across the marketing science function.

Requirements

  • Proven years of experience in applied data science or analytics, with experience of doing a leadership or mentoring role.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or higher education in Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science, Economics, or related field.
  • Strong expertise in marketing analytics, building MMM model via Meridian, Robyn and/or PyMc, multi touch attribution, customer lifecycle modelling.
  • Proficiency in SQL, Python, R, PySpark and dashboarding in PowerBI/Looker.
  • Experienced running Geolift test, causal inference model, and other forms of experimental design.
  • Solid foundation in machine learning, statistics, econometric modelling, analytical and problem solving skills
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex data insights into actionable business strategies.
  • Preferred experience in the eCommerce, technology or marketing industry.

Benefits

  • 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
  • Company performance based bonus
  • Sharesave scheme
  • On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
  • 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
  • Early VIP access to sale stock
  • Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
  • Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
  • Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
  • Free on-site parking
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Next Plc

NEXT PLC is a company based out of DESFORD ROAD ENDERBY, LEICESTER, United Kingdom.

Enderby, England, GBR
803 employees (45 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

£66K/yr – £84K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
24 (3% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
62.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
41.3%
Direct
30.7%
Referral
21%
Social
5.2%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~807
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Lead Data Scientist - Marketing Sciences

Next Plc · Blaby, Leicester, UK · On-site