Principal Data Scientist

Hybrid in London·Full-time·Added yesterday (last checked 3 Nov)

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Our summary

Salary: £85,000 a year
About £4,990 a month after tax.
Work mode: Hybrid, London
Contract: Full-time
Experience: Senior level
Holiday: 29 days holiday + bank holidays
Commute: Cycle to work scheme

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Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Salary circa £85,000 for National based and London circa £95,000 (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

The role

Principal Data Scientist

National Salary circa £85,000 (Depending on skills and experience)/ London circa £95,000 (Depending on skills and experience)

Location : London/ Norwich

Aviva are looking for a dynamic Principal Data Scientist to support our Retail team.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our high-profile data science team. The insurance industry is evolving in an age of rapid technological development, and as an organisation Aviva are investing in strengthening machine learning and analytics as a distinctive capability. The team is recognised as a centre of excellence in our Global Data Science Department - providing new data-driven insights that improve decision making across the Aviva Group.

A bit about the job

You will be a data science leader within the Personal Lines business. You will be working closely with stakeholders across the Personal Lines business to understand the challenges being faced and then 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 being a data science leader within the Pricing & UW Analytics field of personal lines insurance.

Skills and experience we're looking for

A track record of solving complex non-routine problems 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

We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don't, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working - spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you've applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we'll interview you.

We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Harjot Kaur a call on 07353138456 or send an email to harjot.kaur@aviva.com

Hiring process

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We'll contact you
With a recruiter
Once you've applied, or Aviva has found you on LinkedIn, a recruiter gets in touch to discuss your application and the specific opportunity in more detail.
We'll send a test
If you're successful at the first stage, you're invited to the next stage of the process, which could be an online test or interview. If you're unsuccessful, you're told.
You'll come to interview
Aviva agrees an interview date and time. The interview may be a one-to-one meeting or a group assessment; there may be more than one stage to this part of the process.
We'll make an offer
You'll complete screening checks · 1–2 days
You can stay in touch
With Candidate Care team
Once PES checks pass, candidates receive a 'confirmation of start date' email and can ask the Candidate Care team questions before their first day.

Aviva interviews every disabled applicant who has the essential skills and experience for the job; tell the recruitment team about a disclosed disability after applying.
There may be more than one stage to the interview part of the process; candidates are told in advance.