Senior Data Scientist
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment · Leicester · posted 30 days ago
Going rate £41,500UK median £43,384
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Going rate for this occupation: £41,500 · UK median pay £43,384
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Where this salary sits
- UK pay for this occupation
- This role£65,000 to £75,000stated · above the range ONS published
- Going rate£41,500
- UK median£43,384
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| Percentile | Pay |
|---|---|
| 10th | £28,682 |
| 25th | £34,431 |
| 50th | £43,384 |
| 75th | £53,804 |
| Going rate | £41,500 |
| UK median | £43,384 |
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Senior Data Scientist
Leicester (Hybrid - 1 Day Per Week)
£60,000-£75,000 + £5,000 Car Allowance + 10% Bonus + Outstanding Benefits
THE COMPANY
We're exclusively partnering with one of the UK's leading digital insurance businesses to hire two Senior Data Scientists into its highly regarded Alternative Pricing Product (APP) team.
With over four million customers and significant investment in Data Science, Machine Learning and digital transformation, the business has built one of the strongest pricing and analytics capabilities in UK insurance. This is a genuinely innovative environment where Data Scientists are encouraged to challenge conventional pricing methods, explore new data sources and develop cutting-edge machine learning solutions that directly influence commercial decisions.
THE ROLE
Joining a specialist team of six Data Scientists and Analysts, you'll play a key role in developing the next generation of pricing models across car and van insurance.
Rather than maintaining existing models, you'll be encouraged to challenge traditional pricing approaches by exploring new datasets and applying innovative machine learning techniques to solve complex commercial problems.
Responsibilities include:
Building predictive machine learning models using large, complex datasets Developing innovative pricing and customer selection models Creating footprint (geospatial) models using alternative data sources Developing residual models to improve claims prediction accuracy Exploring novel datasets to improve pricing performance Taking existing V1 models and evolving them into production-ready V2 solutions Working closely with Pricing, Data Science and Engineering teams Mentoring a Graduate Data Scientist while leading your own projects from concept through to delivery
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Strong Python and SQL experience Commercial Machine Learning experience Strong predictive modelling background Comfortable working with large, messy datasets Experience solving complex business problems using data Experience mentoring or supporting junior team members Exposure to model deployment is beneficial but not essential Experience within Insurance, Financial Services, Gaming or another digital-first business is advantageous
Experience with Azure Machine Learning, Graph-based models or geospatial modelling would be beneficial but is not essential.
THE BENEFITS
Salary up to £75,000 (up to £80,000 for exceptional candidates) £5,000 annual car allowance 10% target bonus (up to 20%) Hybrid working (1 day per week in the office) Choice of London or Leicester or Bexhill office, with monthly London travel fully expensed Private Medical Insurance 10% matched pension 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays Buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave Life Assurance and Income Protection Health & Wellbeing package Optional dental cover Discounts on company products
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