Pricing Data Scientist - Innovative ML for Insurance

Hastings Direct; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital insurance provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to drive innovative solutions in pricing. The role involves developing predictive models, maintaining analytical tools, and leveraging cutting-edge data assets. Ideal candidates will have a strong ML project delivery background and proficiency in Python and SQL. The position offers a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and a comprehensive benefits package, including private medical insurance and a performance bonus.

Benefits

Competitive salary

£5k car allowance

Flexible working

Annual performance bonus

Private medical insurance

Life assurance cover

Matched pension contributions

27 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Strong background in delivering ML projects from exploration to implementation.
• Ability to liaise with stakeholders to frame problems and build solutions.
• Interest in the commercial value of new ML techniques.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain analytical tools for risk portfolio management.
• Develop predictive models for claims outcomes and risk KPIs.
• Engineer new rating factors for pricing algorithms.
• Identify and monetize new data sources.

Skills

Machine Learning project delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Emerging machine learning techniques

Python

SQL

Azure ML

Git

Azure Cloud Services

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

A leading digital insurance provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to drive innovative solutions in pricing. The role involves developing predictive models, maintaining analytical tools, and leveraging cutting-edge data assets. Ideal candidates will have a strong ML project delivery background and proficiency in Python and SQL. The position offers a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and a comprehensive benefits package, including private medical insurance and a performance bonus.