Data Science Lead

Aviva; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Pension

Private medical

Holiday allowance

Share plan

Discounts

Volunteer days

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Aviva is seeking a Lead Data Scientist in Norwich or Leeds to own and deliver advanced ML solutions that improve claims experiences for customers and colleagues. You will lead design, development and deployment, collaborating with business leaders, engineers and analytics teams.

You’ll mentor peers, shape analytics governance and drive best practices in modelling and experimentation within Agile teams, ensuring production-ready delivery and ongoing optimisation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience applying machine learning, statistical modelling and advanced analytics to solve complex business challenges and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Strong technical capability in Python and SQL, with experience developing production-ready analytical solutions.
• Ability to provide technical leadership and guidance, sharing knowledge and supporting the development of colleagues.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and translate complex concepts for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience leading projects, workstreams or small teams, with a track record of driving delivery and building strong relationships across the business.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deploy advanced machine learning solutions that improve the claims experience for customers and colleagues.
• Translate complex business challenges into scalable data science solutions and drive governance, risk and regulatory considerations.
• Provide technical leadership across projects, mentors teammates and contribute to data science standards and ways of working within Agile, cross-functional teams.

Skills

Machine learning

Statistical modelling

Python

SQL

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Tools

Python

SQL

Job description

Lead Data Scientist

Location: Norwich or Leeds

Salary: Circa £55,000

This is a great opportunity for a Data Science professional looking to take a leading role in shaping how advanced analytics deliver real business and customer outcomeswithin our Counter Fraud department.

A bit about the job

You’ll join our Data Science & Advanced Analytics team, driving some of the most innovative initiatives across General Insurance and Counter Fraud. As a Lead Data Scientist, you’ll take ownership of the design, development and deployment of advanced machine learning solutions that improve the claims experience for both customers and colleagues.

Working closely with business leaders, engineers and analytics teams, you’ll translate complex business challenges into scalable data science solutions, helping shape the future direction of our analytics capability. You’ll provide technical leadership across projects, champion best practice in modelling and experimentation, and ensure solutions are developed in line with governance, risk and regulatory requirements.

You’ll be responsible for delivering models from concept through to production, monitoring performance and identifying opportunities for ongoing optimisation. Alongside your technical expertise, you’ll play an important role in mentoring colleagues, influencing stakeholders, and contributing to our data science standards, frameworks and ways of working within Agile, cross-functional teams.

Skills and experience we're looking for

• Proven experience applying machine learning, statistical modelling and advanced analytics to solve complex business challenges and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Strong technical capability in Python and SQL, with experience developing production-ready analytical solutions.
• Ability to provide technical leadership and guidance, sharing knowledge and supporting the development of colleagues.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and translate complex concepts for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience leading projects, workstreams or small teams, with a track record of driving delivery and building strong relationships across the business.

Whatyou’llget for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.And one of the ways we live up to that promiseisby investing in you.We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Startingsalary Circa £55k (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity 10% – actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s
• Generous pensionscheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14% in.
• 29 daysholidayplus bank holidays,and you can choosetobuyorsell up to 5days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefitto help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further -Up to 40%discountonAviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through ourMatching Share Planand share in the success of Aviva with ourSave As You Earnscheme
• Brilliantlysupportive policiesincluding parentalandcarer’s leave
• Flexible benefitsto suit you, includingsustainability optionssuch as cycle to work
• Make a difference,be part of ourAviva Communitiesand useyour3paid volunteering daysto help others
• We take yourwellbeingseriously withlots of support and tools

Aviva is for everyone:

We’reinclusive andwelcome everyone– we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if youdon’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working –spendingat least50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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