Geospatial Data Scientist (Mid/Snr)

JR United Kingdom; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading InsurTech venture is seeking a Geospatial Data Scientist to support the development of their WEATHER ANALYTIX platform, providing climate analytics for insurance. Ideal candidates will have experience in Python, geospatial data, and a science-related degree, with opportunities to significantly impact product development and business applications.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Pension

Share options

26 days holiday

Work-from-abroad policy

Qualifications

• 2+ years for Junior/Mid; 4+ years for Mid/Senior roles.
• Ability to process meteorological datasets and develop models.

Responsibilities

• Support strategy and implementation of the WEATHER ANALYTIX platform.
• Collaborate with Business Development on new products.

Skills

Python

Geospatial data handling

Data science techniques

Project management

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Physics, or related fields

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

GitLab

AWS

Job description

GEOSPATIAL DATA SCIENTIST ROLE (Junior & Senior)

Overview:

BirdsEyeView is an InsurTech venture based in London. We build Natural Catastrophe Modelling software for reinsurance and insurers worldwide. Our software enables modeling of floods, wildfires, cyclones, and more.

The ecosystem includes climate data infrastructure, scalable product development, and machine learning for data cleansing and ingestion, helping underwriters assess climate-change-related risks.

About the role

You will support the development of the Natural Peril component for our WEATHER ANALYTIX platform, which provides climate and weather analytics to insurance partners for risk assessment and underwriting.

Join a team of scientists, developers, and insurance experts, with opportunities to impact product development and business applications. Ideal for those interested in climate data, technology, and insurance industry insights.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support strategy and implementation of WEATHER ANALYTIX platform.
• Process meteorological datasets via our partnership with the European Space Agency.
• Develop models for Wildfire, Hurricane, Tornado, Lightning, Earthquake, and Flood.
• Collaborate with Business Development to define and deliver new products and features.
• Select and implement suitable technology solutions.
• Qualifications include a degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Physics, or related fields; Master's preferred.
• Experience: 2+ years for Junior/Mid; 4+ years for Mid/Senior roles.
• Proficiency in Python, geospatial data handling, and data science techniques.
• Understanding of web architecture and development.
• Ability to work independently with good project management skills.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, GitLab, AWS.
• Experience with ERA5/Climate Data and MLOps.
• Knowledge of the insurance market.

Compensation:

• Competitive salary, incentives, health insurance, pension, share options, 26 days holiday, and work-from-abroad policy.
• Location: City of London, on-site (minimum 4 days/week).

We encourage applications even if you don’t meet all criteria. Send CV & Cover Letter to: [emailprotected]