Principal Data Scientist

Key Skills

AI technology, Deep Learning, Effective communication skills, Machine learning techniques, Statistical modeling

Job Description

You will be working with stakeholders across the Personal Lines business to lead on the execution of innovative data science solutions to drive better business and customer outcomes for our Retail business. You will build an excellent understanding of the business, its strategy, and its objectives. You will lead a team focussed on delivering solutions to support those objectives and exercise license to be creative in exploring new and innovative ways of generating value from data.

The ideal candidate will also have experience of designing, building, and implementing data science solutions within the Pricing & UW Analytics field.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• A track record of solving complex non-routine problems preferably with expertise in some of the following areas: Statistics, Machine Learning, Deep Learning & AI.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills - able to communicate complex ideas in an understandable way often to non-specialists.
• Good commercial acumen skills and can think and act strategically.
• Ability to deliver projects, working collaboratively with colleagues across the business, or external suppliers.
• Highly numerate and/or educated to degree or postgraduate (MSc) in a field such as Mathematics, Statistics or Computer Science would be an advantage for this role.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• National Salary £70,000 - £95,000. London Salary £85,000 - £110,000. (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity 12% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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