Hybrid Lead Data Scientist

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About the role

  • Lead Data Scientist responsible for building next-generation risk models at Zego, a company transforming motor insurance for good drivers.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the building and scaling of next-generation risk models, overseeing everything from creative feature discovery and advanced modeling to robust pipeline deployment and long-term R&D strategy
  • Establish a reliable Data Science workflow: clear guard-rails, templates, and documentation across the full project lifecycle
  • Shorten the idea-to-production cycle: from first data pull to live rate change
  • Foster a culture of collaborative experimentation: pairing Pricing, Data Science, Machine Learning Engineering & Systems Engineering
  • Line management and mentorship: manage 2 Data Scientists and mentor members of the team and help them in their development
  • Define coding standards and best practice, map common processes and establish playbooks for them
  • Help decide on tooling used during the Data Science project lifecycle

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Data Science or related field
  • At least 5 years proven experience in insurance pricing and applied ML, including leading projects and people, with a particular focus on Data Science operations
  • Strong Python programming skills, with experience in developing and maintaining analytics packages and tools. Familiarity with data science libraries such as pandas and scikit-learn
  • Proficient in SQL, particularly with cloud data warehouses like Snowflake
  • In-depth knowledge of GLMs and other machine learning algorithms
  • Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms (we’re on AWS) and data visualisation tools (Looker, matplotlib, seaborn)
  • Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git), CI/CD pipelines, and software development best practices in a data-intensive environment
  • Excellent communication and project management skills, with a proven ability to work collaboratively across teams and present complex information in a clear, accessible way
  • Care about documentation, reproducibility, and teaching others “the why” behind decisions

Benefits

  • Market-competitive salary
  • Private medical insurance
  • Company share options
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Annual flexible hybrid working contribution for travel or personal development

Job title

Lead Data Scientist

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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