Counter Fraud Data Scientist (Full Time, Permanent Position)

Leeds – Hybrid

Let’s make the most of your talent.

About us:

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. And we all work together to be brilliant for customers, every single day.

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.

What you'll be doing:

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.

What we are looking for:

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.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies in data analysis and programming.

What we’ll give you in return:

We wouldn’t be where we are today without our people and the wide variety of perspectives and life experiences they bring. 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. Core benefits include:

9% employer contributed pension.
50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover
Up to 10% Bonus
Life Assurance
Income Protection
Additional optional Health and Dental insurance
Generous holidays, 25 days (excluding bank holidays). Plus, the option of buying or selling up to 5 days each year!
Buy as you earn share scheme.
Employee discounts and cashback
Plus, many more

Ways of Working

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

Being yourself

Difference makes us who we are. We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their whole selves to work – that’s why we champion diverse voices, build workplaces that work for people, and invest in the things that matter. 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. Discover more at directlinegroupcareers.com.

Let’s see where your ideas take us.

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