Senior Data Scientist

Harnham; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Car allowance

Bonus

Job summary

Harnham in London is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to help build next‑generation pricing models using alternative data and machine learning. You will work on large, complex datasets to improve pricing accuracy and risk selection, deploying models with Azure ML and mentoring junior data scientists.

This role offers hybrid working with 2 days a week in the office, a competitive £70,000–£80,000 salary, and a £5,000 car allowance plus bonus.

Qualifications

• Experience building machine learning models.
• Strong Python skills.
• Experience developing predictive models within commercial environments.
• Experience working with large, complex datasets.
• Experience with cloud-based ML platforms (Azure ML preferred).
• The ability to communicate technical findings to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring or supporting more junior data scientists is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Building predictive machine learning models across large datasets.
• Developing pricing and customer selection models using alternative data.
• Exploring alternative data sources to improve pricing accuracy.
• Geospatial and footprint modelling.
• Residual and claims modelling.
• Deploying models using Azure Machine Learning.
• Mentoring junior team members and shaping best practice.

Job description

Senior Data Scientist

£70,000–£80,000 + £5,000 Car Allowance + Bonus

London(Hybrid – 2x Days a Week in Office)

If you enjoy solving complex modelling problems, building innovative machine learning solutions, and working with alternative data to challenge traditional pricing strategies, this is an opportunity to join one of the UK's strongest data science functions!

The Company

This leading UK financial services business has built one of the most mature data science capabilities in the industry, using advanced analytics and machine learning to drive commercial decision-making across millions of customers; with significant investment in technology, data and AI, the business continues to grow rapidly and is looking to expand its Alternative Pricing Product team with a Senior Data Scientist. You'll join a highly collaborative environment where experimentation is encouraged and innovative modelling techniques are actively deployed into production!

The Role

Reporting into the Head of Pricing, you'll join a specialist team responsible for developing next-generation pricing models that challenge conventional approaches. Working across large and complex datasets, you'll build predictive machine learning models using alternative data sources to improve customer pricing and risk selection.

Projects include:

• Building innovative predictive machine learning models
• Developing pricing and customer selection models
• Exploring alternative data sources to improve pricing accuracy
• Geospatial and footprint modelling
• Residual and claims modelling
• Working with messy, high-volume datasets to uncover commercial insights
• Deploying models using Azure Machine Learning
• Mentoring junior team members and helping shape best practice across the team

This is an opportunity to influence products that impact millions of customers whilst working on genuinely novel modelling challenges.

Your Skills & Experience

• Experience building machine learning models
• Strong Python skills
• Experience developing predictive models within commercial environments
• Experience working with large, complex datasets
• Experience with cloud-based ML platforms (Azure ML preferred)
• The ability to communicate technical findings to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience mentoring or supporting more junior data scientists is advantageous

Experience within insurance or financial services would be beneficial, although candidates from other highly analytical industries are also encouraged to apply.

The Benefits

• £70,000–£80,000 salary
• £5,000 annual car allowance
• Bonus