Senior Data Scientist

Maplecroft; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Verisk is seeking a Data Scientist in the United Kingdom to work across multiple verticals, including P&C Insurance, Life Insurance, Energy, Financial Services, Environmental Health and Safety, and Geopolitical Security. You will apply predictive modeling, machine learning, forecasting, network analytics, NLP, computer vision, and voice analytics to develop solutions to business problems.

You will work with rich datasets and see your work result in new products, product enhancements,

Qualifications

• Development of analytic solutions across multiple business problems.
• Experience mentoring or guiding junior team members (interns).
• Ability to share findings and methodologies with a broad analytics community.

Responsibilities

• Development of analytic solutions in support of increasing the efficiency of Verisk processes, enhancing Verisk’s current products, and developing new products.
• Development of analytic interns (that you are responsible for)
• Contribute to the development of the Verisk Analytic Community
• The sharing of important methodologies, advances, and best practices from your work among the whole analytics community

Job description

Working as a Data Scientist at Verisk means:

• Being part of and contributing to a large, vibrant community

• Understanding problems in multiple verticals including P&C Insurance, Life Insurance, Energy, Financial Services, Environmental Health and Safety, Geopolitical Security

• Applying a variety of analytic methodologies including Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning, Forecasting, Network Analytics, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, and Voice and Speech Analytics to develop solutions to those business problems

• Working with a diverse set of extremely rich datasets such as 19 billion detailed records of insurance premiums collected and losses paid, 90%+ of Insurance Claims in the US, 95%+ of Credit Cards transactions in the US and UK, 7 million+ Safety Data Sheets, and Information on 3 million+ oil and gas wells

• Seeing your work result in new products, product enhancements, consulting revenue, or internal process improvements on a regular basis

• Working with cutting-edge technology, and continuously developing new skills and capabilities

Purpose of the role

• Development of analytic solutions in support of increasing the efficiency of Verisk processes, enhancing Verisk’s current products, and developing new products.

• Development of analytic interns (that you are responsible for)

• Contribute to the development of the Verisk Analytic Community

Primary Goals to Be Assured

• The development and timely delivery of analytic solutions that meet business requirements around accuracy, sophistication, and interpretability.

• The incorporation of technical innovations and new developments in relevant analytic fields

• The development of analytic interns (that you are responsible for)

• The sharing of important methodologies, advances, and best practices from your work among the whole analytics community