RELX

Senior Data Scientist

RELX  •  Dublin, IE (Onsite)  •  8 days ago
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Job Description

Senior Data Scientist – Insurance Analytics

About the Business

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner for risk assessment. Within our Insurance business, we provide customers with solutions and decision tools that combine public and industry specific content with advanced technology and analytics to assist them in evaluating and predicting risk and enhancing operational efficiency. Our solutions help drive better data-driven decisions across the insurance lifecycle, all while reducing risk and optimising processes.You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at the link below. 

https://risk.lexisnexis.com/insurance

About the Team:

You will join a collaborative team of technical specialists who support data science initiatives across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. The team works closely with colleagues in Technology, Product, Account Management, Project Management, Marketing, Finance, and Legal to improve products and support data‑informed decision‑making.

About the Role:

This role is suited to an experienced data professional who enjoys working across a variety of projects. You will apply data science and analytics techniques to real‑world business challenges, contribute to new and existing products, and communicate insights clearly to a wide range of audiences.

We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds and career paths who meet most—but not necessarily all—of the criteria below.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to data science projects across multiple business areas
  • Design and build analytical solutions, including data processing, statistical analysis, and machine learning
  • Explore new datasets and identify practical, high‑value use cases
  • Work collaboratively with technology, product, and data engineering teams to deliver reliable, production‑ready solutions
  • Communicate analytical findings clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
  • Support project planning, including requirements, timelines, and delivery
  • Help improve analytics platforms and cloud‑based workflows, including testing and migration activities
  • Use a combination of open‑source and proprietary tools to develop solutions
  • Share knowledge and support the development of colleagues through mentoring and collaboration
  • Travel occasionally between the UK and Ireland for meetings or workshops, where required

Skills and Experience

  • Professional experience in data science, analytics, or a related field
  • Strong experience working with data, including extracting, cleaning, and transforming structured and semi‑structured data
  • Proficiency in SQL and in at least one programming language such as Python or R
  • Experience or interest in scalable data processing (e.g. distributed or cloud‑based systems)
  • Understanding of data quality, integrity, and maintainable code practices
  • Familiarity with version control and collaborative development practices
  • Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly in writing and verbally
  • Experience working in regulated or commercial environments is helpful but not required
  • A degree or equivalent practical experience in a quantitative, technical, or analytical field
  • Advanced degrees and formal certifications are valued but not essential

Learn more about the LexisNexis Risk team and how we work here

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About RELX

RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.

Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.

Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.

RELX serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. It employs more than 36,000 people over 40% of whom are in North America.

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Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
London, GB
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relx.com
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