Graduate Data Scientist Haywards Heath, England
Job description
We’re First Central Insurance & Technology Group (First Central for short), an award-winning innovative insurance and technology organisation, delivering market-leading motor insurance, underwriting, distribution, finance, technology and legal services.
Fancy a new career in a fast-paced and dynamic workplace? If so, this could be your lucky day! We’re looking for a Graduate Data Scientist to join our Underwriting team in either Salford Quays, Manchester or Haywards Heath, West Sussex.
To be successful in this role, you’ll need to:
- Have a Degree in Data Science or other quantitative field
- Be able to demonstrate proven analytical and statistical modelling skills
- Have a good understanding of statistical techniques and their application, including GLMs, decision trees, random forest, boosting, natural language processing, distributions, clustering, simulation and scenario analysis
Job purpose:
The Graduate Data Scientist will work as part of a team of data scientists and other specialists to help deliver a portfolio of innovative services that will discover and create value from the Company’s vast array of information assets. The main focus of the role will be to work individually and with others by applying data science techniques and solutions to deliver this value.
The Graduate Data Scientist will work with large amounts of data from a range of sources and in a variety of structured and unstructured formats. They will apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to analyse and interpret data. They will help build predictive models and generate machine learning algorithms to extract actional insights.
Job responsibilities:
- Develop data services that include deep learning, predictive analytics and machine learning
- Perform data analysis and data collection processes that effectively support these services
- Work individually and with team members and other teams to deliver data science solutions
- Adhere to good coding practices, work within existing risk controls, identify and report potential risks
- Comply with the requirements, and act in accordance with, the Group Code of Conduct and Fitness and Propriety policies at all times
- Ensure compliance with Company Policies, Values and guidelines and other relevant standards/ regulations at all times.
- Any other reasonable duties
Job-specific competencies
Experience & knowledge
- Good understanding of statistical techniques and their application, including GLMs, decision trees, random forest, boosting, natural language processing, distributions, clustering, simulation and scenario analysis
- Knowledge of data platforms, and data processing
- Knowledge of data structures and schemas, data preparation and cleansing
- Experience of machine learning techniques and libraries
- Knowledge of data science toolkits and languages, such as R, Python, Scala
- Experience of data exploration and visualisation tools
- Good knowledge of data query languages, such as SQL, HiveQL, scripting
- Knowledge of data integration services and ETL
- Analytical and problem-solving aptitude
Skills & Qualifications
- Degree in Data Science or other quantitative field
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written
- Good time management and organisation skills
- Proven analytical and statistical modelling skills
Behaviours
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic with the desire to meet or exceed targets
- Determined and passionate, particularly regarding data and technology
- A decision maker with an ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team
- Team player who collaborates and learns from peers and leaders
- A flexible approach and positive attitude
- Strives to drive business improvements contributing to the success of the business
- An organised and proactive approach
Interested? Apply today and take the next step in finding your dream job.
We pride ourselves on being a great place to work. Check out our Glassdoor page to see what our employees think about working here.
What can we do for you?
We believe we can offer you a great working environment as we’re so passionate about our people. Here are just some of the benefits and perks that we offer…
- Fantastic training and development opportunities
- Employee benefit packages to suit your lifestyle
- Flexible working
- YOUday – we give you an extra day off to celebrate a special day
- The opportunity to take a paid day off each year to do charity work
- A health cash plan
- Help with travel expenses
- The opportunity to buy additional holiday
- Company pension scheme
- Group life assurance
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Professional subscription fees paid
Employee wellbeing is high on the agenda here too. We provide discounted membership at a local health club and access to an Employee Assistance Programme, which promotes physical and emotional wellbeing at work and at home. In addition, we provide wellbeing events throughout the year to support physical and mental health.
For further information on what we can offer and to learn more about this role, feel free to contact our dedicated Talent team.
