Senior Data Scientist

We are Qatar Insurance Company (QIC), the leading insurance provider in GCC. With a history dating back to 1964, we have established ourselves as a pioneer in the insurance industry, offering innovative solutions to meet the diverse needs of individuals and businesses. Our vision is to make QIC group become the first Digital Ecosystem in the region by combining insurance and non-insurance services in one platform. Through our digital platforms, such as qic.online and the QIC app, we empower customers to manage their needs anytime and anywhere. Our employees have been featured in Forbes 30 under 30, teach at online universities, serve on program committees of major IT conferences, and have previously worked at Yandex, Tinkoff, Avito, Ozon, and other leading tech companies. About the position

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will be at the forefront of our ML journey – building powerful, scalable models that target fraud, reduce losses, and drive revenue through smart recommendation systems. Your work directly influences key business outcomes and paves the way for our evolving AI capabilities. Responsibilities

Research and Model Development Analyze business tasks and formulate ML problem statements together with product teams Exploratory Data Analysis : exploring insurance data, identifying patterns and insights Feature Engineering : creating features from raw data (transactions, policies, claims, behavioral data) Model Prototyping : rapid validation of hypotheses and MVP solutions A / B Testing : designing experiments to validate ML solutions Production Development Model deployment to production : from Jupyter notebook to production API ML pipeline setup : automation of training, validation, and deployment Real-time inference : integrating models into business processes (underwriting, claims processing) Performance optimization : accelerating inference, scaling workloads Requirements

Technical Skills Background with financial / insurance data is an advantage 5+ years of experience in ML / DS with a focus on product development Programming languages : Python (advanced level), SQL ML stack : scikit-learn, XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost, pandas, numpy Deep Learning : TensorFlow or PyTorch for NLP and recommendation systems MLOps : experience deploying models into production (Docker, CI / CD, monitoring) Big Data : PySpark or similar tools for large-scale datasets Git and collaborative development Feature Engineering : creating and selecting features for various types of data Model Validation : cross-validation, A / B testing, quality metrics Statistics : probability theory, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals Working with imbalanced data (critical for anti-fraud tasks) Time Series Analysis : forecasting and trend analysis Model interpretability : SHAP, LIME to explain results to business stakeholders We offer

Long-term service agreement contract with QIC with 3 months probation period We are diverse — our digital nomads work remotely from 20+ different countries Payment in US dollars monthly to your bank account using SWIFT Full-time remote, work schedule : 5 days per week, Sunday to Thursday, GMT +3 timezone Vacation policy : Qatar Holiday Calendar, 20 vacation days, 10 sick offs, and 3 mental health days Performance reviews are conducted twice a year, with the possibility of a raise Potential opportunity to apply for a Qatar ID and relocation to Doha, Qatar Quality healthcare, wherever you are in the world—with up to $1,500 in dental coverage included. Language classes

Master communication. Learn English, Arabic—or any second language of your choice. Mental health support

Wellbeing isn’t optional. Get access to services like Yasno—with 70% covered—and recharge with 3 extra Mental Health Days each year. Tax consultations

We’ll guide you through the complexity of local and international tax rules. Your growth is our shared goal. We’ll support it with $600 / year for additional courses, plus internal workshops. QIC running club

Join our Strava club for weekly motivation, coaching, and marathon support. USD, EUR, or AED salary payouts

Get paid in USD, EUR, or AED—whichever fits your setup best. Extra paid leave

Enjoy generous vacation time, paid sick leave, and bonus days for years of service. Technologieswe work with

We are open to working with new stacks and technologies that can help us build the best solutions on the market

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