Data Science Consultant

Vbeyond; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Vbeyond is seeking a Data Science Consultant in London. The role blends business consulting with hands‑on delivery, with ~60% time spent engaging stakeholders and ~40% building and delivering data science and AI solutions.

You will lead discussions with underwriting, claims, pricing, risk, and customer operations teams to translate problems into analytics use cases and actionable outcomes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Data Science, AI, Machine Learning, or Advanced Analytics.
• Demonstrable experience working within the Insurance industry.
• Strong understanding of insurance domains such as Claims, Underwriting, Pricing, Risk, Policy Administration, or Customer Experience.
• Experience leading business discussions and consulting engagements.

Responsibilities

• Engage with business stakeholders to understand strategic objectives, challenges, and opportunities.
• Facilitate discovery workshops and requirements‑gathering sessions.
• Translate business problems into data science, AI, and analytics use cases.
• Present solution approaches, prototypes, and recommendations to business and executive stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted advisor, helping clients prioritise initiatives and define measurable business outcomes.
• Work closely with underwriting, claims, pricing, risk, and customer operations teams.
• Drive adoption of AI and analytics solutions through effective stakeholder management and communication.
• Design and develop predictive, machine learning, and Generative AI solutions.
• Build prototypes, proof‑of‑concepts, and production‑ready analytical models.
• Perform data exploration, feature engineering, model development, and validation.
• Collaborate with data engineers and architects to operationalise solutions.
• Ensure solutions follow Responsible AI, governance, and security best practices.
• Support deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement of models.

Skills

Python

SQL

Machine Learning

Generative AI

LLMs

Agentic AI

Power BI

Azure

Tools

Azure AI Foundry

Azure OpenAI

Azure Machine Learning

Databricks

Job description

Role: Data Science Consultant

Location: London, UK

Type: FTE

Mode: Hybrid

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly consultative Data Science Consultant with strong insurance industry experience. The role requires a blend of business consulting and hands‑on delivery, with approximately 60% of time spent engaging with business stakeholders and 40% spent building and delivering data science and AI solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Business Consulting (60%)

• Engage with business stakeholders to understand strategic objectives, challenges, and opportunities.
• Facilitate discovery workshops and requirements‑gathering sessions.
• Translate business problems into data science, AI, and analytics use cases.
• Present solution approaches, prototypes, and recommendations to business and executive stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted advisor, helping clients prioritise initiatives and define measurable business outcomes.
• Work closely with underwriting, claims, pricing, risk, and customer operations teams.
• Drive adoption of AI and analytics solutions through effective stakeholder management and communication.

Solution Development (40%)

• Design and develop predictive, machine learning, and Generative AI solutions.
• Build prototypes, proof‑of‑concepts, and production‑ready analytical models.
• Perform data exploration, feature engineering, model development, and validation.
• Collaborate with data engineers and architects to operationalise solutions.
• Ensure solutions follow Responsible AI, governance, and security best practices.
• Support deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement of models.

Required Experience

• 10+ years of experience in Data Science, AI, Machine Learning, or Advanced Analytics.
• Demonstrable experience working within the Insurance industry.
• Strong understanding of insurance domains such as Claims, Underwriting, Pricing, Risk, Policy Administration, or Customer Experience.
• Experience leading business discussions and consulting engagements.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non‑technical audiences.
• Strong stakeholder management and presentation skills.

Technical Skills

• Python, SQL, and modern data science toolsets.
• Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics.
• Generative AI, LLMs, RAG, and Agentic AI frameworks.
• Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Azure Machine Learning, Databricks, or equivalent cloud platforms.
• Data visualisation and storytelling tools such as Power BI.
• MLOps and model lifecycle management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in client‑facing consulting roles.
• Exposure to cloud‑based AI and analytics platforms.
• Understanding of Responsible AI and governance frameworks.
• Relevant certifications in Azure AI, Data Science, or Cloud technologies.

Success Profile

• Strong communicator who can influence business stakeholders.
• Equally comfortable in boardroom discussions and hands‑on solution development.
• Able to bridge business strategy and technical implementation.
• Passionate about using AI and data science to solve complex insurance business challenges.