Senior Data Scientist/ AI Engineer

Who Are We?

Simply Business is a digital insurance brokerage that specializes in one thing: protecting the businesses our customers are working hard to build. We’re doing this by simplifying the insurance-buying process for all small businesses, blending together a combination of technology, data, and insurance knowledge. Our proprietary technology platform allows small business owners to easily search and compare quotes from over 20 top-rated insurance providers, customize their coverage, and purchase and access their policies – all online.

Founded in the UK in 2005, Simply Business is an insurtech pioneer with nearly 20 years of experience supporting small businesses. Simply Business is passionate about building an outstanding product for our customers – one that empowers their entrepreneurial spirits.

More importantly, we’re doing it all while taking care of our people. We’ve consistently been named a best place to work, including most recently ranking in Built In’s 2025 Best Companies to Work for in the US (Top 100), and Best Places to Work in Boston.

We want team members who have the drive to challenge boundaries. If you’re smart and passionate about delivering brilliant customer experiences, we’d love to hear from you.

Job CategoryTechnologyPosition TypePermanentCompensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range$0.00 - $0.00Target Openings1What Is the Opportunity?Our Data Science team's mission is to help transform Simply Business into a leading InsurTech AI company. As a leading player in the market, we already use data to drive company strategies. We have an impressive data capability built on cutting-edge tech, including AWS cloud services, Snowflake, and Kafka. We're working hard to grow our data science function and expand our portfolio of data science products to drive enhanced insight, better strategies, and process automationWhat Will You Do?

• Drive data science projects by building machine learning solutions to support different areas of the business.
• Work with other data scientists to experiment, explore, and assess new ideas, and perform exploratory data analysis and modeling.
• Work with our MLOps engineers to deploy models live.
• Work with tech and business stakeholders to facilitate a wider adoption of machine learning across Simply Business.
• Mentor and support members of the Data Science team.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Excellent storytelling, presentation, and communication skills—you'll be able to use a variety of data visualization techniques to easily explain your analysis to a non-technical audience.
• Demonstrable experience working with business stakeholders on machine learning projects.
• Experience with NLP and Deep Learning is a plus.
• Proficiency in generic Python programming language is also a plus.

What is a Must Have?

• Extensive experience modeling and delivering a variety of data science solutions in production.
• Expertise in statistical data analysis, including experimentation, scientific methods, and A/B testing.
• Experience with Python for data science and SQL.

What Is in It for You?

Here are some of the great benefits and perks that come from being a Simply Business employee:

• Group plan for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.

• Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance coverage.

• Participation in the Company’s bonus program-Participation in 401(k) plan with a 5% employer match.

• Commuter benefits to help cut down on parking and public transit costs.

• 25 days of vacation time plus 10 sick days and 10 company holidays.

• A genuine investment in your learning and development-Regular team outings and volunteer opportunities. 

• An awesome office space.

• A hybrid working model, giving our employees great choice and flexibility to work in a way that’s best for their particular job, their teams, and their lives.

Employment Practices

Simply Business is an equal opportunity employer. We’re committed to welcoming and helping employees grow within an inclusive & diverse culture.