AI Data Scientist

Location: Melbourne

Ways of Working: Hybrid – 2 days in office and 3 days from home

Term: Permanent Opportunity

Who are we?

Guild Insurance is Australia's leading provider of insurance solutions for allied healthcare professionals. For over 60 years, we've been providing exceptional products, services, and unparalleled customer experiences driven by a genuine care for our clients' professional and financial well-being. With over 140 industry partnerships and 80,000 customers nationally, we are uniquely positioned to offer insurance our customers can depend on.

Why Join Us?

• Lead Innovation in a Trusted Brand: Be part of a respected Australian-owned insurer with over 60 years of history, now investing in cutting-edge AI to transform the insurance landscape
• End-to-End Ownership & Impact: Drive the full lifecycle of AI/ML solutions—from ideation to deployment—on real-world problems that directly impact customers and business outcomes
• Modern Tech Stack & Tools: Work hands-on with Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, and LLMs like OpenAI and Claude in a cloud-native, scalable environment
• Collaborative & Ethical Culture: Join a team that values mentorship, inclusivity, and responsible AI practices, with a strong focus on knowledge sharing and continuous learning
• Strategic Role with Executive Visibility: Influence enterprise-wide AI strategy while engaging with senior leaders across technology, analytics, and insurance operations

What you’ll do

We are seeking an experienced and visionary AI Data Scientist who is not only technically exceptional but also thrives in leading cross-functional teams. In this pivotal role, you’ll help scale Guild Insurance’s AI capabilities across the enterprise by designing and deploying end-to-end machine learning solutions that deliver real business impact. You’ll collaborate with stakeholders to uncover opportunities, translate complex data into actionable insights, and champion ethical, scalable AI practices—while mentoring peers and fostering a data-driven, innovative culture.

Key Responsibilities of the role…

• Lead AI/ML Solution Delivery: Design, develop, and deploy end-to-end machine learning solutions, ensuring they are scalable, explainable, and aligned with industry regulations and ethical standards
• Drive Technical Excellence: Champion best practices in ML Ops, model governance, and responsible AI while evolving data science workflows, tools, and frameworks to support enterprise-wide AI adoption
• Foster a Collaborative Culture: Mentor and support the growth of others in team, promote knowledge sharing, and advocate for inclusive, ethical AI practices across teams
• Deliver Business Impact: Partner with stakeholders to identify AI opportunities, influence strategic direction, and translate complex data science concepts into actionable business insights

Knowledge, experience, and skills we are looking for…

• Extensive Data Science Background: 8–10 years of hands-on experience in data science, with a strong track record in delivering BI and AI solutions across complex business environments
• Advanced Technical Proficiency: Deep expertise in Python (including libraries like scikit-learn, pandas, numpy, TensorFlow), R, and SQL, with solid knowledge of supervised and unsupervised learning techniques such as regression, classification, clustering, and NLP
• Cloud & ML Platform Experience: Proven experience working with Azure cloud services, ML lifecycle tools (e.g., MLflow, Azure ML, SageMaker), and modern platforms like Microsoft Fabric and Databricks.
• LLM & AI Tooling: Practical experience with large language models and AI tools such as OpenAI, Claude, and Manus, as well as Azure AI Solutions and Foundry
• End-to-End Project Delivery: Demonstrated ability to lead full-cycle data science projects—from problem definition and data wrangling to model development, evaluation, and deployment—within Agile, cross-functional teams
• Business-Focused Mindset: Strong capability to translate business problems into analytical models and communicate insights clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Our employee experience:

We thrive together at Guild Group. Our people feel truly connected to our purpose and are motivated by it. With our eyes on the future, our people thrive on a challenge and learn from each other. Guild Group team members truly care about each other and our customers, and everyone contributes to make a real difference by supporting the people our communities rely on.

What we offer?

• Competitive benefits: Includes a remuneration package with annual incentives, paid parental leave, enhanced long-service leave, and an extra day of paid leave.
• Flexible work environment: Hybrid working model (2 days in office, 3 days from home) to support work-life balance.

Employee wellbeing and perks: Access to wellbeing initiatives, learning opportunities, staff discounts, and an innovative Employee Assistance Program.

Guild Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and treat our people and clients with fairness, dignity, and respect. We are open to candidates that may require a part-time arrangement of 4 days per week.

If you have any questions, please email Sandra at recruitment@guildgroup.com.au. Please do not apply via email

Let's thrive together!