Senior Data Scientist: Pricing & ML for Home Insurance

Hastings Insurance Services; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider in the UK seeks a Technical Pricing Manager / Senior Data Scientist to enhance their pricing platform through advanced statistical models and data analytics. The ideal candidate has proven machine learning expertise, strong Python skills, and proficiency in SQL. This role offers competitive salary, hybrid work options, and various benefits including health insurance and annual leave. The company fosters innovation and a supportive culture across their teams.

Benefits

£5k car allowance

Flexible hybrid working

Competitive bonus scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

Wellness support

27 days annual leave

Health-care cashback plans

Cycle-to-work scheme

Free onsite facilities

Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivering commercial value using supervised machine-learning techniques.
• Advanced Python programming and proficiency with data manipulation/analysis libraries.
• Proficient in SQL and Git.

Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee the implementation of statistical models into live pricing.
• Create tools to manage the company's risk portfolio.
• Advocate for best practices in data science and software development.

Skills

Machine Learning

Python programming

Data manipulation with NumPy and Pandas

SQL

Git

Project management

Interest in emerging ML techniques

Tools

NumPy

Pandas

scikit-learn

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

A leading insurance provider in the UK seeks a Technical Pricing Manager / Senior Data Scientist to enhance their pricing platform through advanced statistical models and data analytics. The ideal candidate has proven machine learning expertise, strong Python skills, and proficiency in SQL. This role offers competitive salary, hybrid work options, and various benefits including health insurance and annual leave. The company fosters innovation and a supportive culture across their teams.