Were 1st Central a market-leading insurance company utilising smart data and technology at pace. Rapid growth has been based on giving our 1.4 million customers exactly what they want: great value insurance with an excellent service. And thats the same for our colleagues too; we won Insurance Employer of the Year at the British Insurance Awards 2024 and our Glassdoor score is pretty mega too!
Are you an experienced Data Scientist with a passion for Python and machine learning Do you have a track record of building and training models to solve real-world problems If youve worked in a data science role and are ready to take the next step wed love to hear from you. Experience in the Insurance industry or with Databricks is a bonus but not essential.
Were looking for aSenior Data Scientistto join ourUnderwritingteam eitherworking remotelyor based in ourSalford Quays ManchesterorHaywards Heath West Sussexoffices.
In this role youll work as part of a team of Data Scientists and other specialists to help deliver a portfolio of innovative services discovering and creating value from the Companys vast array of information assets. Your main focus will be to work individually and with others by applying data science techniques and solutions to deliver this value.
You will work with large amounts of data from a range of sources and in a variety of structured and unstructured formats applying critical thinking and problem-solving skills to analyse and interpret data.
You will also help build predictive models and generate machine learning algorithms to extract actional insights proposing solutions to business challenges and collaborating with other teams to implement these solutions.
Recognising the dependencies Group companies have on technology provided in-house youll work collaboratively and seamlessly with the Groups in-house technology provider along with data presentation/delivery teams located in multiple locations.
Were all about people and were passionate about continuous improvement so youll share your thoughts with the team to continually progress our methods and team knowledge.
Core skills were looking for to succeed in the role:
- Experience using Python
- Ability to build and train machine learning models
- Previous Data Science experience in a relevant role
Nice to have skills but optional:
- Insurance industry experience
- Databricks knowledge
Whats involved:
- Scope out and develop data services including; deep learning predictive analytics and machine learning that help to solve business problems
- Perform data analysis and data collection processes that effectively support these services
- Continuously develop data sources through testing of external data
- Work individually and with team members other teams and suppliers to deliver data science solutions. Review output of junior team members
- Help to identify opportunities across the organisation where data science can add value
- Adhere to good coding practices work within existing risk controls identify and report potential risks.
- Comply with the requirements and act in accordance with the Group Code of Conduct and Fitness and Propriety policies at all times
- Ensure compliance with Company Policies Values and guidelines and other relevant standards/ regulations at all times.
- Any other reasonable duties
Experience & knowledge
- Proven experience in data science and data analysis
- Good understanding of statistical techniques and their application including GLMs decision trees random forest boosting natural language processing distributions clustering simulation and scenario analysis
- Knowledge of data platforms and data processing including batch and real-time automation
- Knowledge of data structures and schemes data preparation and cleansing
- Experience of machine learning techniques and libraries
- Knowledge of data science toolkits and languages such as R Python Scala
- Experience of data exploration and visualisation tools
- Good knowledge of data query languages such as SQL HiveQL scripting
- Knowledge of data integration services and ETL
- Analytical and problem-solving aptitude
- Understanding of a service based approach to professional services.
- Experience delivering through Agile change framework
Skills & qualifications
- Good communication skills both verbal and written
- Good time management and organisation skills
- Proven analytical and statistical modelling skills
- Degree in Data Science or other quantitative field
Behaviours
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic with the desire to meet or exceed targets
- Determined and passionate particularly regarding data and technology
- A decision maker with an ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team
- A flexible approach and positive attitude
- Strives to drive business improvements contributing to the success of the business
- An organised and proactive approach
So if youre up for the challenge and would like to join our vibrant and busy team we want to hear from you today.
We pride ourselves on being a great place to work.Check out our Glassdoor page to see what our colleagues think about working here.
What can we do for you
People first. Always. Were passionate about our colleagues and know the best people deserve an extraordinary working environment. We owe it to them so thats what we offer. Our workplaces are energetic inspirational supportive. To get a taste of the advantages youll enjoy take a look at all our perks in fullhere.
Intrigued Our Talent team can tell you everything you need to know about what we want and what were offering so feel free to get in touch.
