Pricing Data Scientist

Banking & Financial Services; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodman Masson are partnering with a leading General Insurer to hire a Pricing Data Scientist for the Personal Lines division. You will work across Household and Motor, building pricing models and applying ML techniques using Python.

The role also includes leading a small team of junior analysts as you drive automation and pricing analytics forward. Ideal candidates have solid experience in financial services insurance, a track record with pricing models, and a proactive, collaborative approach

Qualifications

• Experience as a Data Scientist in financial services/insurance pricing.
• Strong quantitative background in pricing models and analytics.
• Proven ability to lead or mentor junior analysts.

Responsibilities

• Develop pricing models for Personal Lines (Household/M motor).
• Automate pricing analytics processes and deploy ML techniques.
• Lead a small team of junior analysts as the pricing function grows.

Skills

Python

Machine Learning

Data science

Pricing analytics

Team leadership

Tools

XGBoost

GBMs

Job description

Goodman Masson are pleased to be partnered with a leading General Insurer as they recruit a new Pricing Data Scientist to join their Personal Lines division.

This is a newly-creatde role which will suit an experienced, proactive Data Scientist with experience within the Financial Services sector (ideally Insurance).

Working across Personal Lines of business (Household / Motor) you will be responsible for using a range of tools (primarily Python) to build a range of models, automate processes and implement Machine Learning techniques. Prior exposure to GBMs / XGBoost will be particularly beneficial.

The Pricing Data Scientist will also be responsible for leading a small team of junior Analysts – prior management experience is not required, making it ideal for someone looking to make the next step up in their career.