Data Science Lead

Lead Data Scientist

Location: Norwich or Leeds

Salary: Circa £55,000

This is a great opportunity for a Data Science professional looking to take a leading role in shaping how advanced analytics deliver real business and customer outcomes within our Counter Fraud department.

You’ll join our Data Science & Advanced Analytics team, driving some of the most innovative initiatives across General Insurance and Counter Fraud. As a Lead Data Scientist, you’ll take ownership of the design, development and deployment of advanced machine learning solutions that improve the claims experience for both customers and colleagues.

Working closely with business leaders, engineers and analytics teams, you’ll translate complex business challenges into scalable data science solutions, helping shape the future direction of our analytics capability. You’ll provide technical leadership across projects, champion best practice in modelling and experimentation, and ensure solutions are developed in line with governance, risk and regulatory requirements.

You’ll be responsible for delivering models from concept through to production, monitoring performance and identifying opportunities for ongoing optimisation. Alongside your technical expertise, you’ll play an important role in mentoring colleagues, influencing stakeholders, and contributing to our data science standards, frameworks and ways of working within Agile, cross-functional teams.

• Proven experience applying machine learning, statistical modelling and advanced analytics to solve complex business challenges and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Strong technical capability in Python and SQL, with experience developing production-ready analytical solutions.
• Ability to provide technical leadership and guidance, sharing knowledge and supporting the development of colleagues.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and translate complex concepts for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience leading projects, work streams or small teams, with a track record of driving delivery and building strong relationships across the business.

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 promiseisby investing in you.

We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Starting
  salary Circa £55k (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity 10% – actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s
• Generous pension
  scheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14% in.
• 29 days
  holiday
  plus bank holidays,and you can choosetobuyorsell up to 5days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit
  to help you get expert support when you need it
• 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 parentalandcarer’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 useyour3
  paid volunteering daysto help others
• We take your
  wellbeing
  seriously withlots of support and tools

We’reinclusive and
welcome everyone
– we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if youdon’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 at least
50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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