Data Science Manager

Arch Capital Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Arch Europe Insurance Services Ltd. in London seeks an experienced analytics professional to design, build and deploy real-time predictive models within the London Market. You will work closely with business partners to identify problems and prioritise analytics solutions.

The role requires strong Python/SQL skills, NLP and data mining, plus experience with Databricks, Snowflake and Azure. You will mentor a growing team of data scientists and deliver actionable insights that drive insurance

Qualifications

• Degree in a quantitative field or substantial analytics experience.
• Experience in advanced analytics roles, preferably in insurance.
• Experience in London Market insurance environment is a plus.
• Hands-on experience building and deploying real-time predictive models.

Responsibilities

• Understand business problems and prioritize analytics solutions.
• Collaborate in cross-functional teams to solve problems.
• Partner with peers to support project goals.
• Oversee predictive model builds using GLMs, GBMs, NLP and ML techniques.
• Deliver insights that drive business decisions.
• Analyze internal and external datasets to develop analytics models.
• Establish best practices and repeatable processes for the Strategic Analytics team.
• Provide thought leadership on new techniques and software.
• Guide and mentor the growing team of modelers.

Skills

Statistical modeling

Python

SQL

NLP

Data mining

Communication skills

Teamwork

Critical thinking

Problem-solving

Insurance analytics

London Market experience

Education

Quantitative degree or significant analytics experience

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Azure

PowerBI

Job description

Salary: £68,000 - 108,000 per year

Requirements:

• Ability to design, build and implement statistical models, with an understanding of a range of analytical techniques such as predictive modelling, NLP and data mining.
• Data manipulation and analytical skills in languages such as Python and SQL.
• Knowledge of modern visualization tools such as PowerBI is a plus.
• Familiarity with cloud-based platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake and Azure is an advantage, but not essential.
• Effective task and project management and general organization skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts to technical and non-technical people across the organization.
• Exceptional teamwork skills and the ability to collaborate and build trusting relationships with business partners.
• Natural curiosity to understand the world around you and question as needed.
• Comfort handling ambiguous concepts and breaking down complex problems into manageable pieces.
• Ability to apply critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.
• Experience in advanced analytics roles, with a significant portion in the insurance industry.
• Experience working in an analytical role within a London Market insurance environment is a significant advantage.
• Hands-on experience developing and deploying real-time predictive models in the London Market.
• Experience delivering business value from small or non-standard data sets.
• Degree in statistics, mathematics, computer science, engineering or a similar quantitative field; or significant experience in advanced data analytics.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with business partners to understand the business problems they are trying to solve and help develop and prioritize the best-suited analytics solutions.
• Collaborate in cross-functional teams and share ideas to solve complex business problems.
• Build strong partnerships with peers across the organization to support project goals and broader team needs.
• Oversee the build of predictive models using advanced analytics techniques including GLMs, GBMs, natural language processing and other machine learning approaches.
• Develop powerful insights using a variety of analytical tools, techniques and technologies, and deliver results into the business that drive business decisions.
• Discover, explore and analyse internal and external datasets for the purpose of developing advanced analytics models.
• Help establish best practices and repeatable processes for the Strategic Analytics team.
• Provide thought leadership on new, innovative techniques, approaches and software.
• Guide, support, mentor and develop the growing team of predictive modelers and data scientists.

Technologies:

• Azure
• Cloud
• Databricks
• Support
• Machine Learning
• Python
• SQL
• Snowflake

More:

We are built on a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, and we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, we Enable Possibility. This is a full-time role based in London, United Kingdom with Arch Europe Insurance Services Ltd.