Data ScientistThe role of a data scientist in the pricing science team is a mixture of exploration and support. The Data scientists or Pricing Science are the chief avenue of new techniques, approaches, and ways of doing things into our price modelling process. They are also responsible for the maintenance of the tools that are used by the price modelling teams. As a wider level the pricing science team are expected to contribute, along with other data scientists and engineers, to the development of our tech infrastructure. There will also be occasions where a data scientist collaborates with third party partners to develop new products outside of pricing such as risk or customer behaviour scores.Key Accountabilities & ResponsibilitiesDevelop a strong understanding of how we price Motor and Home insurance productsDevelop an understanding of how and where we can improve current processes & practiceIntroduce and lead research and development projects to improve the performance and efficiency of the machine learning models Collaborate with Technical Pricing Team to identify business problems and recommend solutionsAdapt working with our current tools and developments that are mainly based on R and PythonCollaborate with our data scientists in the maintenance of the existing tools and platforms Work with other data scientistsSkills, Experience and KnowledgeProgramming skills in Python or R (or both) and their relevant data science and statistics librariesKnowledge on data manipulations, machine learning, advanced analytics, and statistical techniques Ability in communicating with the team members and written and verbal presentation skills Ability to engage in teamwork and to collaborate with the team to produce the best outputsDegree qualification in relevant discipline e.g., mathematics, computer science, computer engineering, statistics (advantageous)Experience in insurance or other financial services (advantageous)What we offer in return?A collaborative environmentHybrid/Flexible working model25 days annual leave plus of Bank Holidays and the ability to buy an additional three days holidayHealth Cash PlanA benefit scheme that offers discounts and cashback on shopping, restaurants, travel and moreLife Assurance 4x annual salary