Data Scientist
Salary: National: £32,500-£52,500, London: £37,500-£57,500
Locations: Norwich, Bristol, Eastleigh, London, Perth or York (Flexible)
This is a great job for someone who loves turning complex data into meaningful action.
You'll thrive here if you're excited by the challenge of working with telematics and large scale IoT datasets , and you're ready for a step up into a role where your insights directly shape how millions of customers are priced, protected and supported.
If you're naturally curious, enjoy solving problems, and want your work to make a real difference, this could be the perfect next move.
A bit about the job
You'll join our Data Science and Advanced Analytics team - a growing centre of excellence powering some of Aviva's most innovative work.
Your purpose? To apply practical data science to our telematics products, helping us understand driver behaviour, price fairly, and reduce risk on the road.
You'll work closely with pricing, underwriting and digital partners, balancing technical rigour with real world impact.
Every day, you'll help us get more value from rich telematics datasets and bring insights to life for colleagues across Aviva.
Skills and experience we're looking for
- Experience applying data science techniques to telematics, IoT, or other large scale, high frequency datasets .
- Strong skills in statistical modelling and machine learning, with hands-on programming in Python, R or SQL.
- Ability to explain complex ideas simply and clearly to technical and non technical audiences.
- A collaborative approach - you enjoy working with teams and shaping decisions with data driven insights.
- A practical problem solver who can turn raw data into actionable recommendations.
What you'll get for this role
Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow - includes how we support our colleagues too. We'll invest in you, your growth, and your wellbeing.
- Starting salary between National: £32,500 - £52,500, London: £37,500 - £57,500 ( depending on location, skills, experience and qualifications)
- Bonus opportunity 8% of annual salary - Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva's
- Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
- 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
- Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
- Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products , and other retailer discounts
- Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
- Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer's leave
- Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
- Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
- We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools
- Take a look to learn more . Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be.
Aviva is for everyone:
- We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don't , we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.
- We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working - spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.
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