Lead Machine Learning

Lead Machine Learning

Salary Circa £60,000 National / Circa £70,000 London

We are recruiting for a lead machine learning to join our team. The team is based in Norwich and London. 

A bit about the job:

We are excited to be looking for an outstanding data scientist to help us scale the impact of machine learning across Aviva. The role sits in our high-profile machine learning team where our mission is to drive better predictive modelling decisions, faster.  In the role you’ll:

• Driving Innovation: use your research skills to creatively solve the most impactful business problems with the appropriate tools and technology.
• Deploying solutions: use your experience in delivering machine learning systems to ensure that new insights are turned into real business value.
• Leveraging your expertise: as a lead data scientist you’ll support, train and collaborate with both the wider data science team and non-technical stakeholders.

This is a great opportunity to make an impact and accelerate your data science career – joining a strong highly experienced team that’s recognised as a centre of excellence in our global data science community, together with the backing Aviva, the UK’s largest insurer, who are investing in data science as a distinctive capability.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Numeracy e.g. degree level or higher in a scientific discipline such as Maths/Computer Science.
• Data Science fundamentals e.g. data prep, feature engineering, model validation, etc.
• Machine Learning e.g. expertise in a specific area of ML algorithms/technology.
• Programming e.g. fluency in Python/R, with the ability to build best practice ML pipelines.
• R&D e.g. identified, proposed, and delivered an impactful machine learning project.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.  And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you.  We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Salary Circa £60,000 National / Circa £70,000 London (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications).
• Bonus opportunity – 10% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days.
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts.
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme.
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave.
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work.
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others.
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools.

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Sahra Abdulla a call on 07775 042 835 or send an email to sahra.abdulla@aviva.com.