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Actuary/Data Scientist

Star Actuarial Futures
London
7 months ago
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Senior Data Scientist

Are you an innovative data scientist or qualified actuary with demonstrable experience of developing analytics & AI solutions?

Then this is a fantastic opportunity to join a collaborative, leading-edge firm where you will be supported, valued and empowered to make the most of your career.

With a degree in a data science-related or quantitative discipline, you will have insurance P&C experience.

You will also be proficient in various coding languages (e.g. R, Python) and development environments (e.g. R Studio, Jupyter, VS Code).

Alongside this, you will be experienced in data visualization and communication around this to present insights to a non-technical audience.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Support the development & delivery of high value analytics & data science projects across the group's core functions, with a focus on M&A/underwriting and claims, to solve critical business challenges.
  2. Build collaborative relationships with key partners across the organization to develop innovative, practical solutions.
  3. Lead the development of proof of concepts and quickly create analytics and AI prototypes to demonstrate business value and drive innovation.

Contact Information:

Diane Anderson, Associate Director

M: +44 (0)7492 060219

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