Data Scientist (Liverpool/London) - Insurance

I’m supporting a fast-growing, specialist financial services group on the hire of a Home Data Scientist to join their expanding pricing team. The Home division is a rapidly scaling, profitable business with significant investment going into data, analytics, and pricing capability.

This role offers genuine ownership, the chance to shape pricing strategy, and exposure across product, data and commercial teams.

The Role

• Deliver high-quality pricing and analytical work with minimal oversight
• Make proactive recommendations on rating, portfolio optimisation and product performance
• Extract and present key insights from large and complex datasets
• Balance technical rigour with commercial pragmatism and speed-to-market
• Work closely with MI/Data teams to improve reporting, tooling and data quality

Skills & Experience

• Strong analytical background — insurance experience is beneficial but not required
• Degree in a quantitative field (or equivalent experience)
• Solid statistical understanding and experience applying machine learning
• Skills in Python and SQL are highly advantageous
• Ability to identify drivers behind trends and communicate insights clearly

What They’re Looking For

• Curious, commercial, and solutions-focused
• Able to prioritise effectively and act at pace
• Comfortable taking ownership and working autonomously in a growing team