Senior Pricing Data Scientist - Remote-First, High-Impact ML

North Co Recruitment; Coalville; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

North Co Recruitment are partnering with a leading UK retail insurer to appoint a Senior Data Scientist into their pricing function. The role offers a genuine technical range—from deep learning to NLP—and direct influence on how models shape business decisions.

You will own the data science lifecycle across large multi-source datasets, apply a broad statistical toolkit, and work with technology teams to productionize solutions. Remote-first, with occasional travel to Haywards Heath or Manchester.

Qualifications

• Proven data science experience delivering data-driven solutions for business decisions.
• Strong Python skills for data analysis, modelling and ML.
• Hands-on model building and evaluation experience.
• Solid statistical modelling knowledge incl. GLMs, trees, NLP.

Responsibilities

• Build and evaluate ML models from deep learning to predictive analytics.
• Own data science lifecycle across large, multi-source datasets from analysis to deployment.
• Apply a broad toolkit to generate actionable insights for business.
• Source new external data to keep analytical edge.
• Collaborate with tech and data delivery teams to productionize solutions.
• Review junior team members and share best practices.
• Identify new opportunities where data science adds value.

Skills

Python

Statistical modelling

GLMs

Decision trees

Random forest

NLP

SQL

ETL

Data integration

Education

Degree in Mathematics/Statistics/Data Science

Tools

Databricks

Job description

North Co Recruitment are partnering with a leading UK retail insurer to appoint a Senior Data Scientist into their pricing function. The role offers a genuine technical range—from deep learning to NLP—and direct influence on how models shape business decisions.

You will own the data science lifecycle across large multi-source datasets, apply a broad statistical toolkit, and work with technology teams to productionize solutions. Remote-first, with occasional travel to Haywards Heath or Manchester.