Staff Data Scientist

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading InsurTech company in London is seeking a Staff Data Scientist to lead the design and delivery of geospatial and telematics data products. This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape data capabilities and directly impact performance. The ideal candidate has proven expertise in geospatial data science, strong experience in building data products, and excellent modeling skills. Competitive salary of up to £130K plus benefits.

Benefits

Equity and performance-based bonuses

Private healthcare

Pension contribution

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in geospatial, telematics, or spatial data science.
• Strong experience building and deploying end-to-end data products.
• Excellent skills in modeling movement, sensor, and GPS datasets.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy advanced geospatial and telematics models.
• Design data products that optimize movement patterns.
• Lead technical direction as the most senior individual contributor.

Skills

Geospatial data science

Telematics

Data product development

Modeling movement patterns

Job description

Job Description

Staff Data ScientistSalary: £110,000 - £130,000Data Idols are working with a high-growth InsurTech to hire a Staff Data Scientist who will lead the design and delivery of geospatial and telematics data products. This is a rare zero-to-one build opportunity, where your expertise will directly shape the company's future data capabilities and have a measurable impact on business performance.The RoleYou'll take ownership of modelling and analysing telematics and geospatial datasets at scale, building products that optimise real-world movement, routing, and timing challenges. You'll be working with clean, structured sensor and movement data, including accelerometer, GPS, and signal data, and developing models that deliver direct commercial and customer value.This role is the most senior individual contributor position within the data team, making you the technical authority on geospatial data science, modelling approaches, and best practices.What You'll DoBuild and deploy advanced geospatial and telematics models from the ground upDesign data products that optimise movement patterns and reduce inefficienciesLead technical direction as the most senior ICWork with product and engineering partners to deliver production-ready solutionsEnsure models deliver measurable impact across efficiency and experienceWhat We're Looking ForProven expertise in geospatial, telematics, or spatial data scienceStrong experience building and deploying end-to-end data products in productionExcellent skills in modelling movement, sensor, and GPS datasetsTrack record of operating at a senior IC level, setting technical standardsExperience in high-growth or data-first environments is desirablePackage & BenefitsUp to £130KEquity and performance-based equity bonusesPrivate healthcarePension contributionIf you're a Staff Data Scientist with deep expertise in geospatial and telematics data and want to build a new product from scratch in a scaling InsurTech, we'd love to hear from you.Staff Data ScientistTPBN1_UKTJ