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Senior Data Scientist

London

Permanent (Hybrid)

About QBE

At QBE we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.

Were an international insurer with more than 13000 people working across 26 countries which means were big enough for your ambitions yet small enough for you to make a real impact. Its an exciting time. Were building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

What if you could have a positive impact at work and in the world As part of the QBE team youll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate talented and kind.

Having the right to work in the UK is a requirement for this role. QBE may consider sponsorship at its discretion.

The opportunity

As a Senior Data Scientist youll play a key role in a highimpact pricing and data science team within a leading commercial insurer. Youll bring solid technical expertise deep commercial awareness and the ability to lead analytical work that drives decisionmaking across the insurance value chain.

Youll act as a point of referral for the wider team mentor junior data scientists and help shape best practices in model development governance and responsible AI. This is ideal for someone ready to step into broader ownership increased autonomy and higher levels of crossfunctional influence.

Your new role

Reporting into the Data Science Manager youll apply data science and machine learning to realworld challenges turning complex data into clear commercially meaningful insights.

Typical responsibilities include:

• Deliver highquality commercially impactful analytics ML and AI solutions.

• Lead multistakeholder analytical projects across underwriting claims operations and customer functions; set structure cadence and deliverables.

• Act as a technical point of referral for Data Scientists advising on modelling approaches data quality coding standards and solution design.

• Demonstrate specialist knowledge (e.g. pricing or domainspecific modelling) and apply it to complex business problems.

• Present clear compelling and wellstructured analyses to technical and nontechnical audiences with a sharp focus on commercial implications.

• Translate ambiguous business questions into structured analytical problems; define success metrics and validation plans.

• Ensure models and outputs meet governance documentation and regulatory standards (e.g. GDPR EU AI Act); promote robust workflows version control testing peer review and model risk governance.

• Contribute to evolving data science methodologies internal tooling and governance frameworks.

About you

Youre a handson data scientist who enjoys solving real problems with data and you communicate your thinking with clarity and confidence. Youre collaborative open and comfortable operating in fastpaced crossfunctional environments.

What youll bring:

• Data science experience in commercial insurance.

• Experience delivering advanced analytics or ML solutions that achieve sustained business impact.

• Experience leading analytical workstreams or projects and coordinating inputs across multiple stakeholders.

• Advanced Python (pandas NumPy scikitlearn; visualisation libraries).

• Proficiency working in cloudbased Linux environments (e.g. Azure AWS GCP Databricks).

• Understanding of software engineering best practices including git modular code design and reproducible workflows.

• Excellent communication storytelling and stakeholdermanagement skills; comfortable presenting to senior technical and nontechnical audiences.

• Experience mentoring or coaching junior colleagues to raise the bar for the team.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.

Flexible working - balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all this can include part-time job share and compressed hours.

Pension you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.

Private medical insurance we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.

Family friendly policies we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity sexual orientation or how you become a parent.

Short term remote work abroad - you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.

Sustainable investing - we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial environmental and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our net-zero goal to achieve year-on-year reductions in carbon footprint by investing more in green businesses than the broader market so your savings are looking after the planets future as well as your own.
Cycle-to-Work benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper select and bike and/or accessories up to the value of 5000.

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Awards & Recognition

We value our employees experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

Winner of Excellence in Diversity Equity & Inclusion Award 2025 at the Insurance Business Australia Awards for our program

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025:Winner: Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year
Winner: Reinsurer of the Year - QBE Re Winner: ESG Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year Winner: Insurance Personality of the Year - Chris Wallace Executive Director UK insurance

AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner:Network Management of the Year

Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024:QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer

UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner:Green Technology Innovation of the Year

Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner:Parental Policies Award

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023:QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee

You can view all our awards here

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.