Senior Data Scientist- Pensions

Lorien; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for a Senior Data Scientist in the City of London. This role involves developing and implementing data models, creating dashboards, and enhancing member engagement through analytics. Ideal candidates will have strong skills in SQL and experience with data science tools in fintech or insurance. The position is for a 6-month contract with hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in data science, analytics, or related roles.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with complex data sets.
• Hands-on experience in machine learning, predictive modeling, and statistical analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own the development and implementation of data models and analytics frameworks.
• Develop segmentation and predictive models for member engagement.
• Design and analyze experiments to assess feature effectiveness.
• Create dashboards for real-time insights.

Skills

Data science experience

SQL skills

Proficiency in Python or R

Experience with product analytics platforms

Data visualization skills

Understanding of workplace pensions

Tools

Looker

Power BI

Tableau

Amplitude

Mixpanel

Looker

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

We are recruiting for a Senior Data Scientist with extensive product data analytics experience to join one of our Insurance clients on a 6-month contract.

Inside IR35

Hybrid

Responsibilities:

• Own the development and implementation of data models, analytics frameworks, and experimentation strategies across the platform.
• Develop segmentation and predictive models to support personalization and proactive member engagement based on demographics, behavior, and interaction activities etc.
• Design and analyze experiments (A/B testing, cohort studies) to assess feature effectiveness and improve user engagement.
• Create dashboards and self-serve analytics tools to empower internal teams with real-time insights.

Skills & Expertise:

• Extensive experience in data science, analytics, or related roles-ideally within fintech, pensions, insurance, or employee benefits domains.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with large, complex data sets.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python or R, with hands-on experience in machine learning, predictive modeling, and statistical analysis.
• Proven experience working directly with product analytics platforms like Mixpanel, Amplitude, or similar tools.
• Experience with data visualization and BI tools (e.g., Looker, Power BI, Tableau).
• Experience working with multi-tenant platforms or white-labelled products.
• Understanding of workplace pensions, retirement planning, or financial wellbeing solutions.
• Familiarity with event tracking and user behavior tools (e.g., Amplitude, Mixpanel, Segment).

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.