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Lead Data Scientist

Maxwell Bond
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 20 days
Location

London, Greater London SW1A2DX, England

Salary

£100,000 - £110,000 per year

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Lead Data Scientist position in Telematics and Insurance is based in London with a hybrid work model requiring 1 to 2 days onsite.
  • The role offers a salary of up to £110,000, along with bonuses and benefits, and requires 5 to 7 years of experience in data science.
  • You will lead technical delivery across telematics data science, focusing on pricing and operational insights derived from driving behavior.
  • Essential experience includes senior-level data science delivery, end-to-end machine learning in production, and strong Python engineering skills.
  • This position provides an opportunity to influence the company's data science strategy and build a team around this capability.

LeadDataScientist,TelematicsandInsurance

London.Hybrid1to2daysonsite

Salaryupto110,000plusbonusandbenefits

Workingexclusivelywithmyclient,thisroleexistsduetobusinessexpansion.Thedatasciencefunctionlaunchedinearly2023andfocusesonpricingandtelematicsdrivenproducts.Theteamalreadydeliveredover20percentprofitabilityupliftacrosscoreinsuranceproductsusingpriceoptimisationmodels.

Theroleownsdatastructureandvalueextractionfromlargescaletelematicsdata.Thefocussitsonturningdrivingbehaviourintoclearpricingandoperationaldecisionsforinsuranceproducts.

Thebusinessoperatesachampionchallengerframework.Theteamdeliversfrequentmodelimprovementsthroughstrongcodestandardsandrepeatableprocesses.Workhappensatpaceandatscale.

Whatyouwilldo:

Youwillleadtechnicaldeliveryacrosstelematicsdatascience.Youwillshapehowdataturnsintopricingvalueandoperationalinsightacrossthewiderbusiness.

Daytodayresponsibilities

  • Designanddeliveranalyticalsolutionsusingtelematicsdata
  • Leaddevelopmentofscoringandpricingalgorithms
  • Ownendtoendmachinelearningpipelinesfromdatathroughproduction
  • WorkhandsonwithPythonandDatabricks
  • Buildrepeatableandproductagnostictrainingandservingframeworks
  • Translatemodeloutputsintoclearguidanceforpricing,operations,andfinance
  • Providetechnicalleadershipandmentoring
  • Challengeexistingapproacheswithininsurancepricing
  • Takefullownershipofdeliveryapproachandoutcomes

Technologyenvironment

  • Python
  • Databricks
  • Largescaleandstreamingdata
  • SparkorKafkastyleprocessing
  • Treebasedmodelsanddeepneuralnetworks
  • Productiongrademachinelearningsystems

Whatmyclientlookfor

Essentialexperience

  • Seniorleveldatasciencedelivery
  • Largescaleortimeseriesdata
  • Endtoendmachinelearningdeliveryinproduction
  • StrongPythonengineering
  • Solidstatisticalfoundations
  • Provencommercialimpactfrommodelsdelivered

Desirableexperience

  • Telematicsorsensorbaseddata
  • Insuranceorpricingdomainexposure
  • Experienceleadingsmallteams
  • Evidenceofideagenerationandproductthinking

Whatyouwillworkonoverthenext6to12months

  • Coretelematicspricingmodels
  • Expansionintofleetandtaxiproducts
  • Newdatadriveninsurancepropositions
  • Shapinglongtermdatasciencestrategy
  • Buildingateamaroundthiscapability

Whyjoin

Thisroleoffersfullownershipofahighgrowthdataproduct.Thebusinessdoubledinsizerecentlyandplansfurthergrowth.Youinfluencetooling,platforms,andtechnicaldirection.Youbuildlongtermcapabilityandthereisanopportunitytogrowateamfurtherdowntheline.

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