Job Description
Data Scientist
Department: Legal
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Home United Kingdom
Description
New Opportunity, award-winning team
Davies is a leading insurance services provider, delivering innovative solutions across claims management and risk analysis. As part of our UK & Ireland IT team, you will play a critical role in harnessing data to drive decision-making and efficiency.
Role Overview
As a Data Scientist within Davies UK & Ireland IT, you will be responsible for extracting meaningful insights from complex datasets to support strategic decision-making. You will leverage advanced analytics, machine learning techniques, Large Models (LLMs), Generative AI, and Python programming to build scalable data-driven solutions.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and implement machine learning models, including LLMs, to optimize insurance services and automation.
* Apply advanced Python techniques to manipulate and analyse large datasets.
* Design and maintain data pipelines to ensure the integrity and accessibility of critical business data.
* Provide actionable insights through predictive analytics and statistical modelling.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align data science initiatives with business objectives.
* Communicate complex data findings clearly to stakeholders.
* Stay updated with emerging AI trends and their applications in the insurance industry.
* Recommend statistical/machine learning tools and technologies to prototype new concepts.
* Retrieve and collect open and closed data sources, including data processing, cleansing, and verification.
* Work with developers to integrate third-party applications where applicable.
* Serve as the subject matter expert for machine learning techniques, aiding real-world problem solutions.
* Mentor and coach less experienced colleagues.
Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise
* Strong proficiency in Python, including libraries like Pandas, NumPy, TensorFlow, and PyTorch.
* Experience with Generative AI, LLMs, and their practical applications.
* Expertise in data insights, analytics, and predictive modelling.
* Knowledge of cloud-based data platforms and infrastructure.
* Familiarity with insurance data, risk analysis, or financial services analytics (preferred but not essential).
* Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
* Strong understanding of statistics and experience with classifiers, regression, and decision trees.
* Experience with programming languages such as C#.
* Solid understanding of ETL processes and T-SQL.
* Bachelors degree in Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline.
* Good coding practices, including testing, clean coding, and reading others code.
* Technical mindset with experience setting up environments, troubleshooting, and infrastructure work.
Benefits
* Davies Incentive Plan
* 25 days holiday per year, increasing with service (option to buy/sell 3 days)
* Family Private Medical Insurance (Bupa), with options to extend to family
* Simply Health Care Cash Plan
* WeCare 24/7 online GP, mental health support, and wellbeing resources
* Death in Service benefits
* Critical Illness Cover
* Private Health Insurance and Income Protection
* Pension Contribution: 5% Employee / 3% Employer
* Employee Resource Groups
* Employee Volunteering Programme
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Tech Scheme
* Season Ticket Loan
* Gym Flex
* Access to Online Discount Sites
* Gourmet Society Membership Discount
* Discounted Merlin Attractions Tickets
* Local retail discounts
*After successful probation
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