Data Scientist Birmingham, England
Job description
About the role
At AXA we're transforming the customer “insurance claim” journey by deploying machine learning models so that we get faster and improved decision making at key interaction points. This role is essential to the Claims Advanced Analytics programme that is driving this change. Specifically this programme is designed to embed a data driven, intelligence led decision making into the culture and way of working in Claims. Deliver significant indemnity savings, efficiency benefits and improved customer outcomes. Develop Claims' data science capability so that machine learning and AI solutions can be developed and deployed internally in a sustainable way. Develop the Claims data asset.
As a Data Scientist within the Claims Analytics team, you'll be building end-to-end data science solutions that directly benefit the customers claims journey. You'll be key to executing end to end data science solutions and providing value through solving business problems. This is an exciting time to join as you will leverage our cloud-based data lake, design our advanced machine learning and AI models and influence the business in respect to its understanding and use of data.
At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least 40% of your week away from home, either at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events.
What you'll be doing:
- Scoping out the business problem and proving value via Exploratory Data Analysis to demonstrate the value of an ML approach
- Creating and productionising machine learning models (using python, ML libraries, and Databricks)
- Processing large scale data from our data lakehouse
- Applying MLOps, AutoML, model explainability best practices
- Presenting the results to stakeholders in an intuitive way and assisting the long term tracking of the model performance to demonstrate value of the product
About you
What we’re looking for:
- Experience of using PySpark to process large scale data, we use the Databricks platform
- Python experience that demonstrates coding in Jupyter Notebooks and also the ability to write productionised code (e.g. a Flask API to serve a model)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with a strong desire to work in work with cross functional teams (Data Engineering, Cloud Team, Data Protection)
- Able to understand, explain and apply the relevant ensemble model to the appropriate problem
- Able to apply regression, classification, and clustering techniques on predominantly structured data
- To be able to demonstrate the regular use of Version Control software e.g. git
- Familiarity with Graph ML or NLP
As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.
What we offer
At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:
- Competitive annual salary
- Annual company & performance-based bonus
- Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
- Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
- AXA employee discounts
- Gym benefits
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About AXA
With a presence in over 60 countries, and 165,000 employees serving the needs of 107 million customers, AXA is big.
But never too big to care for every single person who works here. So when you join us, we promise to put our collective might behind you and your career.
You’ll work in an open and supportive environment where you’ll be developed, challenged and encouraged to move around to achieve even bigger and better things – nationally and internationally. You’ll learn directly from senior leaders, from the best in our business. And you’ll enjoy real responsibility, really early on.
Every large company today talks about supporting diversity and inclusion. But at AXA UK, these values form an integral part of everything we do. For us, it’s about bringing together the best talent, helping people to realise their full potential by being 100% themselves at work and delivering outstanding service to everyone – regardless of difference.
AXA UK Support Functions power AXA’s three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure, support and expertise to ensure our customers can always count on us. Whether you’ve got heaps of experience and qualifications behind you, or you’re just starting out, we’ll give you the support and opportunities to help you grow and develop with confidence..
