Weekly Data Science Support
Director · Data Scientist · Remote · Croatia
- Company
- Consumer goods company in snacks · 5,000+ employeesCL-75179 · based in Bellingham
- Where
- Remote · Croatia
- Format
- Regular role
- Time needed
- 3–8 h a week
- Start
- Starts within 7 days
- Level
- Director · 10-15 years
- When you work
- Weekday evenings2 h a week overlap with CET
- Language
- English and Croatianbusiness level
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About this task
This consumer goods company in snacks (5,000+ employees) is looking for a director Data Scientist for an ongoing part-time engagement of 3–8 h a week. A standing hour for the analytics team's modelling questions.
The person who did this left, and the company would rather bring in an experienced part-timer than rush a permanent hire. It sells consumer goods through retailers, so planning cycles run to a fixed monthly calendar.
The work is fully remote. Any location in Croatia works, with a few hours of overlap with the team's day. Most people do this on weekday evenings; replies inside the working day are not expected. About 2 hours a week should overlap with the team's day (CET).
What you deliver
- Review the team's models and notebooks, answer questions and unblock two analysts a week.
- Questions collected in one thread, answered within one working day
- A written update every Monday with what was done, what is next and anything blocked
- Work logged against the agreed list, so the company contact can see progress without a call
What a week looks like
- Tuesday: pick up the queue and confirm priorities
- Midweek: two short working sessions of one to two hours
- Monday: update sent before the company's end of day
Duration: 16 weeks, renewable. Accepted on the company's written OK. If something is missed, you fix it in the same week at no extra charge to either side.
Tools
Who fits
- 10-15 years of hands-on work as a Data Scientist, or the equivalent mix of roles
- Business-level Croatian as well as English: the documents and part of the team work in Croatian
- Comfortable working in Python, SQL and Jupyter
- Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate
Nice to have
- Used to short written handovers
- A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late
Not included
- Anything that needs a signature in your own name unless the brief says so
- Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately
- On-call availability outside the agreed window
How you get paid
- The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice.
- Deftridge pays you in EUR after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement.
- You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs.
- You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge.
What happens after you say you're interested
- Within one working dayA recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want.
- You agree the rateYou and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead.
- With your written OKThe company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days.
- StartYou sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above.
What the company sees about you
First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details.
- Experience
- 10-15 years in data & analytics
- Tools
- Python, SQL, Jupyter
- Offers
- 6 hours a week, weekday evenings
- Rate
- €42 an hour, agreed with the recruiter
How this rate compares
The midpoint of this range, €42 an hour, is above the median director Data Scientist rate in Croatia (€40). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market.
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Questions about pay and privacy
The rules are the same for every task. Pricing explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; How it works covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job.
CL-75179 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead.