Data Scientist

Bupa
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Job Description:

Actuarial Data Scientist

Location:London EC2R 7HJ

Working Options:Flexible / Hybrid (i.e., up to 3 days WFH)

Type:Permanent

Salary:Ranging £52,500 - £65,500 (Neg) + fantastic benefits (depending on experience & location).

Hours:Full time 37.5 hours

At Bupa, we're passionate about technology. With colleagues, customers, patients, and residents in mind, you'll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects and make a real impact on their lives.

The Actuarial Data Scientist will identify underlying trends in our insurance data using various statistical models and software. This role involves self-directed project work and collaboration with stakeholders across Pricing, Finance, and Healthcare Management.

We are seeking a talented Data Scientist to join our team and utilise our new data platform on Snowflake to drive trend insights and forecasting for BUPA.

How you'll help us make health happen:

  1. Lead Inflation Trend Insights & Forecasting:Utilise Bupa's cutting-edge data platform to uncover inflation trends and support inflation forecasting.
  2. Work on Claims Inflation Forecasting:Forecast expected levels of claims inflation in different areas of the business.
  3. Trend Identification:Detect new trends and changes in data to enhance forecasting accuracy.
  4. Model Building & Insights:Create impactful timeseries models (and other models as required) and deliver actionable insights to stakeholders.
  5. Identify Trends in Insurance Data:Use a range of statistical models and software (e.g., SAS, R, Python) to understand how member, provider, claim, demographic, and other external data link to our volumes and claim spend.
  6. Present Data:Use appropriate visualisation tools (e.g., PowerBI, Tableau) to present data.
  7. Communicate Insights:Effectively communicate insights to the wider business to help steer company strategy (e.g., Reserving, Planning, Pricing, Claims Management).
  8. Automate Processes:Streamline processes using Python, Power BI, and other tools.
  9. Monitor Models:Ensure the reliability and performance of models through effective monitoring.
  10. Handle Large Data Sets:Work with both structured and unstructured data to derive insights.
  11. Collaborate with Engineers:Partner with data engineers to define requirements for model builds and data feeds.
  12. Innovate & Challenge Norms:Lead best practices and challenge existing processes to drive innovation.
  13. Support & Train Team:Help colleagues get the most out of our new data platform.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

Essential:

  1. Snowflake Expertise: Advanced proficiency in using Snowflake for data management and analysis.
  2. Skilled in statistical modelling and analysis using tools such as SAS, R, Python, etc.
  3. Experienced in handling large datasets, both structured and unstructured.
  4. Capable of identifying and analysing trends in data to support forecasting and decision-making.
  5. Proficient in building and validating timeseries and other predictive models.
  6. Competent in automating processes using Python, Power BI, or similar tools.
  7. Adept at presenting data using visualisation tools like PowerBI, Tableau, etc.
  8. Strong communication skills for effectively conveying insights to various stakeholders.
  9. Proactive in challenging existing processes and driving innovation.
  10. Experienced in monitoring model performance and ensuring reliability.

Desirable Qualities:

  1. Experience or understanding of the Insurance industry.
  2. Actuarial Concepts: Knowledge of key actuarial principles.
  3. Transformation Experience: Background in environments undergoing data platform transformation.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social, and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family-friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

  1. 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
  2. Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
  3. An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
  4. Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
  5. Various other benefits and online discounts

Why Bupa?

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all our people to "Be you at Bupa", we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type:Full time

Job Area:IT

Locations:Angel Court, London

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