Senior Investments Data Scientist in London

Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Join our Investment Analytics Team as a Senior Data Scientist, where you’ll partner with investment professionals and cross-functional teams to shape the future of data-driven investing. As a Senior Data Scientist, you’ll play a key role in developing quantitative research and data science solutions that improve investment outcomes. You’ll collaborate closely with investment teams and Analytics colleagues, contribute to the development of internal tools, and support innovation initiatives across investments.

• Collaborate closely with investment teams to understand their challenges and contribute to data-driven solutions, building strong working relationships across the business.
• Translate business problems into experiments and end-to-end solutions, delivering work that provides clear, measurable value.
• Design, develop, and deploy quantitative research and machine learning models to enhance investment decision-making.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of scalable data science and ML systems, leveraging cloud platforms and big data tools.
• Manage work across multiple projects, balancing delivery priorities and collaborating with peers and leads to ensure timely outcomes.
• Communicate complex technical concepts and insights clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, using compelling storytelling to present assumptions, limitations and drive action.
• Stay abreast of the latest industry and academic developments in data science, quantitative finance and technology, identifying those with potential business impact.
• Apply and promote best practices in data science, including code quality, security, documentation, and agile methodologies.

• Significant experience applying data science in investments, with a proven track record of delivering end-to-end solutions from research prototype to production deployment.
• Deep expertise in quantitative research, backtesting, factor-based investing, and machine learning applications in trading.
• Advanced programming skills in Python and SQL; strong experience with data visualisation tools to present analysis to investment audiences.
• Hands-on experience with relational databases, cloud computing platforms and big data technologies.
• Demonstrated experience contributing to the design and scaling of data science and ML systems in a production environment.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analytics into actionable business insights.
• Strong understanding of the investment process, trading across asset classes, and financial markets.
• Proactive, analytical, and structured approach to problem-solving, with a passion for innovation and continuous improvement.
• Comfortable working under pressure in a fast-paced environment; strong prioritisation skills and experience working in agile, iterative teams.
• A curious mindset with appetite to learn new technologies and techniques, and to push for practical innovation.
• Advanced degree (MSc/PhD) in a quantitative discipline (Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Financial Engineering, CFA, CQF or similar).

At M&G, we’re committed to helping you thrive and supporting your wellbeing, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, while planning confidently for your future. Our UK benefits include:

• A valuable pension scheme of 18%, with 13% made up of Employer Contributions and 5% Employee Contributions.
• Share Save and our Share Incentive Plan, together with access to financial wellbeing and support services.
• 38 days annual leave including bank holidays, with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days and additional flexibility through our Time Off When You Need It policy.
• Comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave.
• Health & Protection cover including Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with family options.

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks. M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions. If you need assistance or an alternative means of applying for a role due to a disability or additional need, please let us know by contacting us.