Senior Data Scientist: Pricing & Risk Modeling (Hybrid)

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment; Rother; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance (£5,000 annual)

Pension contributions (10% matching)

Private medical insurance

27 days annual leave

Performance bonus

Job summary

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join a specialist pricing team. You will build predictive models, explore data sources, and shape customer risk assessment across a large-scale digital business with hands-on modelling and strategic impact.

The role offers strong technical challenge, visibility within the business, and a pathway to mentor junior colleagues within an environment that values curiosity and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience delivering machine learning and predictive modelling projects.
• Advanced Python and SQL skills.
• Experience working with large and complex datasets.
• Knowledge of machine learning techniques such as XGBoost, CatBoost, or related models.
• Experience working in cloud-based environments, ideally Azure.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to translate business challenges into analytical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Building and deploying predictive machine learning models that improve pricing and customer selection strategies.
• Exploring and evaluating new data sources to identify commercial opportunities.
• Developing geospatial and footprint models using alternative datasets.
• Creating residual and claims-related models to improve business performance.
• Working with large, complex, and often unstructured datasets.
• Taking ownership of projects from problem definition through to delivery.
• Mentoring and supporting junior team members.

Skills

Python

SQL

Predictive modelling

Geospatial modelling

Azure

Stakeholder management

Translating business challenges into分析

Tools

Azure

Job description

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join a specialist pricing team. You will build predictive models, explore data sources, and shape customer risk assessment across a large-scale digital business with hands-on modelling and strategic impact.

The role offers strong technical challenge, visibility within the business, and a pathway to mentor junior colleagues within an environment that values curiosity and collaboration.