Senior Data Scientist

Hastings Direct GB Jan 29, 2026

Type Full Time
Pay Not listed
Work Hybrid
Level Senior

Senior Data Scientist focuses on build a deep understanding of our price optimisation lifetime value function and contribute to its development.

What the role involves

  • Build a deep understanding of our price optimisation lifetime value function and contribute to its development.
  • Develop new experimental pricing approaches, exploring new optimisation approaches, model structures, and automated learning.

Skills and requirements

  • Track record of building, validating, and maintaining pricing models (e.g. GLMs, GAMs, tree‑based models).
  • Experience in liaising with multiple stakeholders to effectively frame problems and building solutions with effective commercial outcomes.
  • Proficiency in Python, SQL, Azure ML, Git, Azure Cloud Services.

Confirmed role details

  • Bexhill/Leicester/London– Hybrid.
  • We’ve made huge investments in our pricing and data capabilities over the past few years, along with nurturing our 4Cs culture.
  • Develop real innovation to the Insurance Industry!
  • The Data Scientist will assist in the identification and creation of cutting-edge data assets and predictive models that feed into Hastings’ market-leading pricing activities.

Candidate fit

  • Ability to work independently or collaboratively as part of a team to deliver solutions to a well-defined set of requirements.
  • 1st Round – Intro call with Hiring manager.
  • 2nd Round – Case study round.
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