Data Science Specialist

Primary DetailsTime Type: Full timeWorker Type: Employee

Data Science Specialist

• Location: Sydney or Melbourne
• Type: Permanent, full time
• Hybrid role, Happy to talk flexible working

The opportunity

Join our dynamic Data & Analytics team as a Data Science Specialist, where you'll drive innovation across the insurance domain by transforming business challenges into analytical solutions.
The purpose of this role is to leverage advanced analytical and machine learning expertise to develop, refine, and communicate data-driven insights and solutions

Your new role

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop and refine analytical use cases aligned with strategic priorities.
• Lead diverse projects across underwriting, claims, and risk, translating business needs into data-driven solutions.
• Interrogate complex datasets and models to formulate, test, and iterate hypotheses rapidly.
• Present insights through clear visualisations and storytelling to influence decision-making.
• Provide expert guidance on machine learning techniques and tools to uplift team capability.
• Collaborate with onshore and offshore analytics teams, ensuring and delivery excellence.
• Uphold compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
• Share reusable practices and contribute to the broader analytics community.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated experience producing insights from large datasets utilising state of the art techniques such as Machine learning.
• Proficiency in Python expected, experience in R, Spark, and other programming environments also valuable.
• Comfortable working in Linux, Databricks and Azure cloud-based platforms.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Tertiary degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics).
• Postgraduate qualifications are highly regarded.

About QBE

We can never really predict what's around the corner, but at QBE we're asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage. We're an international insurer that's building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We're proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities. With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we're big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too? Your career at QBE — let's make it happen

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• 'Hybrid Working' – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
• Life Leave, supporting the life events we all experience, leaving your annual leave for rest
• Free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• 18 weeks' gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
• Voluntary super contributions and company matching
• Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums
• A range of discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services

Rewards & Recognition

We value our employee's experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2025 Winner of Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award at the Insurance Business Australia Awards for our program
• 2023 Most Inclusive Workplace at the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) Awards 
• 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice
• 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards
• Platinum employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion
• Ranked in the top ten in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2025 for medium sized program as voted by graduates
• Family Friendly Workplace accredited employer since 2021

Apply now

APPLY NOW and let's make it happen 

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QBE recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks please contact us at

Skills:

Communication, Critical Thinking, Data Science, Data Visualization, Financial Products, Intentional collaboration, Machine Learning, Managing performance, Mentorship, Research Analysis, Risk Management, Scrum (Agile), Stakeholder Management, Strategic Leadership, Team ManagementApplication Close Date: 17/08/2025 11:59 PM

How to Apply:

To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.

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