Senior Data Scientist

Company: Tesco Insurance
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Location: City of Edinburgh
Job Description:

Overview

Serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

Position

Title: Senior Data Scientist – Partnerships Team

Salary: Up to £65,000 + annual bonus & benefits

Location: Edinburgh, Permanent

Office Attendance: Hybrid; travel to Edinburgh office 1‑3 days per week; occasional travel to London.

Closing date: 20th July 2026, 5pm

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Work closely with senior commercial managers across the Partnerships team to identify and resolve problem statements for a variety of products.
  • Build and maintain demand models to ensure customers get the right product at the right time while driving efficiencies across Partnerships.
  • Drive AI initiatives within Partnerships, collaborating with third parties and internal stakeholders to launch new tools and enhance customer journeys.
  • Collaborate with colleagues in Insurance & Money Services and partners such as Travelex and Blackhawk to gain a broad perspective of multiple markets.

Minimum Criteria

  • Strong data science capabilities; experience with Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Copilot Studio and PowerBI is a plus.
  • Proficient in Python, SQL, Spark (or PySpark, SparkSQL) and DAX.
  • Excellent communication skills to translate technical models for commercial colleagues.
  • Commercial acumen to identify and drive trade‑driving and efficiency solutions.
  • Strong relationship management skills to build meaningful connections with stakeholders and partners.
  • Customer‑orientated mindset to keep customers at the heart of everything.

Benefits

  • Colleague pension scheme.
  • Private Medical Insurance (WL2+) and virtual GP service for you and your family 365 days a year.
  • Performance‑related annual bonus.
  • Generous holiday allowance (minimum 7.2 weeks, with option to purchase additional).
  • Colleague Clubcard with 10% discount (increasing to 15% each payday) and a second card to share.
  • Family‑oriented initiatives: enhanced maternity leave pay, shared parental leave policy, and 8‑week paid paternity leave.
  • Learning opportunities and award‑winning training.
  • Buy‑as‑you‑Earn and Save‑as‑you‑Earn share schemes.

Everyone’s Welcome

We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and celebrating diversity. A more diverse business helps us deliver on our purpose to serve our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

Interviews

Interviews are expected to be held from the week commencing 20th July 2025. We encourage discussion about flexibility and part‑time options.

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Posted: July 9th, 2026