Data Scientist
🚀 We’re on a mission to make: The most successful insurance disruptor customers want to stay with for life
Are you ready to transform the insurance industry with innovative technology? At Policy Expert, we are on a mission to revolutionize Home, Motor, and Pet insurance, making it clear, fair, and great value for customers. Since our inception in 2011, our breakthrough thinking and proprietary tech, have won us over 1.5 million customers and the title of the UK’s No.1-rated home insurance provider for 9 years. 🏆 Hear from our team about what it's like working at Policy Expert ✨
About Us
Our ambition is to be the most successful insurance disruptor that customers want to stay with for life. With double-digit growth 📈 and a commitment to customer-centric solutions, we are challenging the norms of an industry known for low trust and high switching rates. Our goal is to build deeper relationships with our customers, transforming insurance from a costly necessity to a valued support system.In 2023, we were honoured with an Outstanding 2-star accreditation ⭐⭐ and ranked among the Top 100 Best Large Companies to Work for by Best Companies.
About our Data Science Team
This is an exciting time for us as we expand our Data Science capabilities to support our ambitious growth plans. We are embarking on a new chapter where we are increasing the use of data science and real-time ML engineering techniques to take our market leading models to the next level. And the customer is at the center of this ambition. We have a plethora of datasets and cutting-edge technologies that can (and should!) be leveraged to create propositions that customers will rely on and love.
What you’ll be doing
As a Data Scientist you will be building predictive statistical models and machine learning models and pipelines to drive business growth. You will work with ML Engineers to ensure those are deployed in production and delivering real value. Activities will include:
- Developing data science and ML solutions to drive growth, solve problems and increase automation across the business.
- Work within a cross-functional team (engineers, designers, analysts, product manager) to deliver business goals.
- Influence and input into priorities using data to quantify new opportunities.
- Design and monitor A/B tests isolate the impact of initiatives.
- Be a champion of data science and ML, communicating its value to colleagues across the business.
What we’re looking for from you
- Experience building machine learning models and deploying them into production, working with ML Engineers.
- Ability to apply knowledge in statistics and machine learning to real world problems.
- A desire to interact with stakeholders and translating business problems into practical solutions
- Good team working and communication skills with ability to explain complex techniques to non-technical audience.
- Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of data science tools and techniques, which you can use to solve problems creatively and to create opportunities for the business.
- Good programming skills with Python and good working knowledge of SQL and experience querying large datasets.
- Able to work with Data Engineers to identify the data engineering requirements for a data science product.
- Understand the need to cleanse and prepare data before including it in data science products
- Understand software architecture and how to write efficient, optimised code.
- Knowledge of the insurance industry would be an advantage but not essential.
- Ideally you will have experience working with the AWS SageMaker, or similar services.
What’s in it for you:
📍 This role will be based in our London office in a Hybrid mode.
⏰ We offer flexible working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well, at times that suit you and your team.
📚 Learning budget of £1,000 a year for books, training courses and conferences.🏥 Private medical cover with Vitality.
😁 Dental Insurance.
🚉 Travel season ticket loan.
🎉 Social events throughout the year.
🎟️ Access to selected London O2 events and use of a Private Lounge.
🌈 Employee Wellbeing Programme.
Equal opportunities for everyone
Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we’re making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Policy Expert. At Policy Expert, we’re embracing diversity by fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. This is integral to our mission of making money work for everyone. You can read more in our website, 2023 Gender Pay Gap Report.
We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.
