Senior Data Scientist

Join us and let’s make a bigger difference together.

Established in 1840, we’re Australia’s first member-owned wellbeing company. Today we have over $1 billion in revenue and provide smart solutions and services to more than 700,000 Australians. We employ over 7000 people and our purpose is to Help People to Thrive.

It’s an exciting time to be joining Australian Unity – we have grown significantly over recent years and are transforming to capitalise on further growth opportunities to help our customers and employees thrive. We operate with commercial principles and with a strong social purpose to create community value. Australian Unity is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Our Opportunity:

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will be harnessing advanced data science and machine learning techniques to facilitate data-driven decision-making. This includes managing the end-to-end data science process, from ideation and data gathering to initial modelling, production, and post-deployment reporting and maintenance.

The Senior Data Scientist will also play a pivotal role in managing the feature store, which serves as the data science database, housing critical tables, views, stored procedures, and ETL jobs. You’ll have an open-minded approach to continually improve and augment feature sets, recognising that valuable features may exist beyond the current database. Additionally, you will be responsible for orchestrating various processes spread across different environments.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing, deploying, and maintaining machine learning models.
• Generating accurate sales pipeline budgets through advanced forecasting.
• Conducting AB classification experiments to optimise campaigns.
• Performing post-campaign analysis to evaluate marketing and advertising effectiveness.
• Creating AI solutions using OpenAI APIs and other technologies.
• Analysing customer behaviour and preferences for personalised marketing.
• Leading the development of new predictive models.

About You:

To be successful in the role you will have:

• A Bachelor degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics) is required; advanced degree (Master's or Ph.D.) is a plus.
• Proven experience in data science, machine learning, and predictive modeling.
• Proficiency in Python, R & SQL.
• Strong knowledge of machine learning.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated strong customer focus.

What’s on Offer:

You will enjoy a range of great employee benefits and rewards including:

• Competitive salary + bonus program
• Enjoy additional yearly Well-Being and Community leave days
• 14-week paid parental leave, with equal benefit for both parents PLUS our Bump to Baby
• Employee Referral Program
• Employee Assistance Program – support and assistance for you and your partner at those times in life when you need it most
• Maxxia Rewards - a great range of discounts and benefits at selected retail outlets, department stores, attractions, travel, cinemas, restaurants.
• Discounts across the Australian Unity business including Private Health Insurance, General Insurance + more!
• Available access to LinkedIn Learning courses through our great Learning platform

For further benefits visit: https://www.australianunity.com.au/careers/culture

Australian Unity is an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from all members of the community, including people of Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander descent, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and, mature aged people.