Homebased Data Scientist

4 weeks ago


Leeds, United Kingdom Direct Line Group Full time

Counter Fraud Data Scientist (Full Time, Permanent Position)
Leeds – Hybrid
At Direct Line Group, insurance is just the start. Combining decades of industry experience with talented people in every field, we’re a customer-obsessed market powerhouse. We're looking for a Counter Fraud Data Scientist to join our Counter Fraud Department. You will be reporting into our Counter Fraud Head of Performance and Analytics.
In this role you will be driving the identification and delivery of fraud reduction opportunities and will have specific responsibility for developing strategies through robust analytics. You will bring statistical depth to identify fraudulent claims through the optimisation of existing fraud defence tools and development of ad hoc and strategic defence capabilities to improve our performance.
This role is key in reducing fraud and maximising benefits by applying statistical techniques and programming to develop fraud referral strategies. This role will allow you to enhance your knowledge of programming and will allow you to gain experience and develop your management skills whether that is with data or with a specific strategy.
Drive development of fraud referral strategies in addition to identifying new sources of fraud referrals by sourcing, analysing, and drawing conclusions from disparate data sources.
Utilise advanced statistical techniques to optimise strategies through SAS and open-source software to reduce fraud loss.
Have an understanding and/or practical application of Machine Learning and AI to feed into current strategic development.
Responsible for supporting the design and implementation of reporting and analysis to ensure that fraud claims benefit initiatives are accurately and effectively tracked, challenged, and reviewed.
Support strategic & operational change activity through the clear articulation of business risk and current performance.
Drive advancements in operations and contribute to increased Counter Fraud savings by supporting and developing claim cluster reporting.
Create ad hoc reports for members of other teams within Counter Fraud to help increase benefits and reduce fraud.
Keep strong relations with not only members of the Counter Fraud team but also other areas of the business that are connected.
Experienced in Data Analytics, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field.
Previous experience of Insurance or Fraud strategy development is preferred.
Solid understanding of data manipulation techniques and data modelling concepts.
Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies in data analysis and programming.
That’s why we offer excellent benefits to suit your lifestyle and a flexible working model combining the best parts of home and office-working, varying with the nature of your role. 9% employer contributed pension.
~50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover
~ Life Assurance
~ Additional optional Health and Dental insurance
~ Generous holidays, 22 days (excluding bank holidays). Buy as you earn share scheme.
~ Employee discounts and cashback
~ Our hybrid model way of working offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone. When you'll be in the office depends on your role, but most colleagues are in 2 days a week, and we'll consider the flexible working options that work best for you. Read our flexible working approach here
From senior leadership to inclusivity networks, adaptive working to inclusion training, we’ve made it our mission to give you everything you need to be authentically you. LI-Hybrid
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