Senior Data Scientist at LegalAndGeneral

We are currently hiring for a Senior Data Scientist within the Commercial team in Group Protection, responsible for designing and pricing insurance products. The Data & Analytics function plays a critical role in owning the data lifecycle and delivering insight and modelling that directly influences pricing, profitability and customer outcomes. You’ll join a small, high-impact team where you’ll have real ownership, visibility and the opportunity to shape end-to-end data science solutions. This is a hands-on role where your work will move beyond theory into practical application, solving real business problems and driving measurable commercial value. What you'll be doing: • Developing and delivering data science solutions using a variety of data sources to inform business decision-making and improve customer outcomes • Applying machine learning techniques to design accurate and effective models tailored to business needs • Leading stakeholder engagement and managing relationships, translating technical outputs into clear business insights • Sourcing, cleansing and engineering data, including performing exploratory analysis and preparing datasets for modelling • Visualising model outputs and analytical results to a high standard, championing data visualisation best practice • Collaborating with data professionals and stakeholders to automate and productionise data science solutions • Ensuring robust documentation and undertaking peer review and quality assurance to maintain accuracy and integrity • Providing subject matter expertise across data initiatives to enhance customer experience and business performanceWho we're looking for: • Experience working with large and complex datasets with strong attention to detail • Strong knowledge of machine learning techniques and model development approaches • Proven ability in data manipulation, feature engineering and dataset creation • Experience building and deploying models from experimentation through to production • Confidence working with stakeholders, gathering requirements and guiding on analytical approaches • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R and SQL for data science and analysis • Experience working across multidisciplinary teams and delivering collaborative data solutionsWhatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer: • The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes • Generous pension contribution • Life assurance • Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only) • At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday • Competitive family leave • Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only) • There are many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online • We’re creating net‑zero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable, modern offices across the UK, all designed to bring people together and elevate the in‑person experience