Head of Data Science: Overview
We are working with an app-based insurance company, founded to offer fairer priced car insurance to young drivers. Unlike mainstream insurers they use data from users real-world driving rather than unreliable demographics data. By providing to lower risk drivers only, they offer discounts of up to 40% to drivers who deserve a better deal. As the Head of Data Science, you will have the opportunity to build out the team and create an exciting new machine learning product.
What the job involves
- Analysing data from the telematics platform to measure user behaviour
- Develop complex behaviour models to produce accurate user profiles
- Building end-to-end machine learning models
- Creating innovative solutions to empower the business and solve problems moving forwards
About you: What you need to be the Head of Data Science
- 2-6 Years of experience in a commercial setting
- Ideally from a quantitative academic background (maths, stats, data science) but open to all backgrounds with the right skills
- Experience in languages such as Python, R and SQL
- Experience working in cloud (AWS, REST API)
- Strong data analysis skills with the ability to drill down into complex, granular data sets
- Strong problem-solving abilities and capable of articulating specific functional or other technical problems
- Experienced in creating and delivering reports/dashboards using tools such as Google Data Studio, Tableau or others
- Fluent English
Experience in start-up environments and building a team is a big bonus