Data Scientist - Fraud

Job Title: Data ScientistLocation: Leicester / Bexhill /London/ HybridWe are unable to offer sponsorship for this position.Welcome to Hastings DirectWe’re a digital insurance provider with ambitious plans to become the best and biggest in the UK market. We’ve made huge investments in our pricing and data capabilities over the past few years, along with nurturing our 4Cs culture.We provide insurance for over four million customers, but we know there’s even bigger opportunity out there – our Pricing, Data and Analytics community value curiosity, collaboration and constructive challenge.We are always looking for new ideas and diverse perspectives to question established thinking and drive meaningful change. Great pricing is built on trust, innovation and precision, so our aim is to ensure customers receive a fair and accurate price based on their individual risk, supporting fair outcomes, while delivering sustainable and profitable growth for our company.Pricing is more than just a number – it’s a strategic capability. At the heart of Hastings is deep risk insight – continually improving how we assess, segment and price risk through data and analytics.Job Details:Develop best in-class ML models to predict claims outcomes, fraud and other risk KPIs.Work with ML Engineers to deploy ML models.Monitor deployed ML models and link performance to commercial value KPIs.Present your work to Operational and Commercial stakeholders.Explore new technologies and contribute to setting team’s best practices.Skills, we would love you to have:Proficiency in Python and experience with ML libraries for building and deploying machine learningsolutions in cloud environments.Ability to think commercially and link ML model performance to commercial KPIs.Experience using structured query languages (SQL).Keen interest in emerging new ML techniques and their commercial value.Ability to communicate across teams of Data Scientists, Data Engineers, ML Engineers, Operational and Commercial stakeholders.  The interview process:Our interview process involves the below: Recruiter screening call Intro with Hiring managerInterview with hiring team – Case studyAs a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive – what this means to you is if you’re applying for a job with us, you’ll have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment journey. We also welcome applications through the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS).For more information on the DCS, please visit our inclusive business page on our career's websiteBenefits: In addition to a competitive salary, you will also receive…Flexible working – we champion a flexible hybrid working approach – please speak to your recruiter to discuss in more detailCompetitive bonus scheme - all colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonusFinancial wellbeing – as well as providing you with 4x your salary with our life assurance c...