Data Scientist - Darwin Insurance London, England
Job description
About us
We are Direct Line Group – home to some of the country's best-known brands including Direct Line, Churchill, Privilege, Greenflag, Darwin and NIG. Our vision is to create a world where insurance is personal, inclusive, and a force for good, and our purpose is to help people carry on with their lives, giving them peace of mind now and in the future.
Darwin is an insurance start-up within the DLG group, meaning we get the best of both worlds – a start-up culture and the ability to move fast with the latest technology, and access to a large quantity of insurance data for our data scientists to create value.
We care about providing the best price for our customers by using the latest technology to create an efficient, adaptable, and agile business.
The Role:
We are seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join our Motor Insurance Pricing team. We are open to considering highly skilled Data Scientists with no previous insurance experience or expert Pricing Practitioners who have personal lines experience and can demonstrate a desire to develop into a Data Scientist.
In this role, you will be responsible for using statistical and machine learning techniques to analyze and model insurance data. You will work closely with actuaries, underwriters, and data scientists to understand the drivers of loss and to develop pricing models that accurately reflect risk and customer behaviours, as well as seek out new opportunities to apply data science techniques to insurance.
N.B This role can be based anywhere in the UK and mainly at home, with some adhoc travel to our Leeds/London hubs.
What you'll need:
- Experience in data science in any field or a pricing role within insurance
- Master's/PhD or professional certificates in a quantitative field
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Either or both:
- Strong experience with statistical and machine learning techniques
- Experience with insurance pricing or actuarial modelling
- Python (candidates with experience in other programming languages will also be considered)
- Experience with AWS Sagemaker (or other cloud platforms) is an advantage
Ways of Working
Our mixed model way of working offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone. How much you'll be in the office depends on your role, and we'll consider the flexible working options that work best for you.
Read our flexible working approach here.
Benefits
We recognise we wouldn't be where we are today without our colleagues, that's why we offer excellent benefits designed to suit your lifestyle:
- 9% employer contributed pension
- 25 days holiday
- 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover
- Additional optional Health and Dental insurance
- Up to 10% annual bonus
- EV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax efficient way.
- Buy as you earn share scheme
- Employee discounts and cashback
Being yourself
Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We're delighted to feature as one of the UK's Top 50 Inclusive Employers and are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers.
We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, are what bring potential to our business. We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.
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