Data Scientist II

Coalition, Inc.; Canada; Remote; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering company in the insurance sector as a Data Scientist, where your analytical skills will drive innovative solutions to optimize underwriting processes. You will engage in large-scale data analysis, utilizing advanced statistical techniques to enhance risk assessment methodologies. This role offers the chance to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, contributing to the development of automated systems that balance growth and risk management. Embrace the opportunity to make a significant impact in a remote-first, inclusive environment that values diversity and innovation.

Benefits

100% medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible PTO

Annual home office stipend

WeWork access

Mental & physical health wellness programs

Qualifications

• 3-6+ years in underwriting or quantitative analysis in insurance.
• Advanced SQL and expertise in Python or R required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze datasets to extract insights for underwriting decisions.
• Collaborate with teams to improve data-driven underwriting strategies.

Skills

Statistical Analysis

SQL

Python

Data Visualization

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Data Manipulation

Risk Modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Looker

Snowflake

AWS Athena

Job description

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Coalition is the world's first Active Insurance provider designed to help prevent digital risk before it strikes. Founded in 2017, Coalition combines comprehensive insurance coverage and innovative cybersecurity tools to help businesses manage and mitigate potential cyberattacks.

Opportunities to make an impact with bold thinking are real—and happening daily at Coalition.

About the role

As a Data Scientist at Coalition you will be responsible for measuring, understanding, and helping optimize Coalition’s underwriting. You will perform statistical analysis to provide data-driven insights. You will help us understand and improve our cyber risk selection and reduction, pricing and automation in order to grow our revenue in a safe and efficient manner.

Responsibilities

• Analyze diverse datasets including claims data, cybersecurity risk signals, and underwriting databases to extract meaningful patterns and insights
• Large scale data analysis with the objective of producing valuable risk signals to be used for underwriting or risk evaluation of organizations
• Create comprehensive reports on underwriting efficiency metrics and risk selection quality to inform strategic decisions
• Apply statistical techniques to evaluate and improve our cyber risk assessment methodology
• Provide analytical support for underwriting strategies to balance growth with risk management
• Deliver analysis that will directly inform the development of automated underwriting systems
• Collaborate cross-functionally with actuarial, product, and engineering teams to implement data-driven improvements
• Work alongside senior data scientists, software engineers, and cyber security engineers to improve underwriting at Coalition
• Intellectual curiosity and proactive approach to identifying improvement opportunities
• Ability to work effectively with guidance from senior data science team members

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Actuarial Science, or related discipline)
• 3-6+ years of experience in underwriting, quantitative analysis, or risk modeling in the insurance industry
• Knowledge of underwriting, pricing, reserving, or risk management processes in insurance
• Advanced SQL skills for querying complex databases and joining disparate data sources
• Expertise in data manipulation and analysis using Python, R, or similar analytical tools
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker)
• Experience with dashboard creation for operational metrics tracking
• Strong communication and analytical skills
• Capable of working with remote teams

Nice-to-have Skills

• Actuarial qualification
• Experience in cyber insurance or cyber security.
• Prior experience or willingness to learn how to work with large datasets and big data technologies (Snowflake, AWS Athena)

Perks

• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible PTO
• Annual home office stipend and WeWork access
• Mental & physical health wellness programs like Headspace, Lumino, and more!
• Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement

Why Coalition?

Work at Coalition is centered on the joint mission to Protect the Unprotected. We have built a remote-first, highly inclusive culture that welcomes people from diverse backgrounds. We trust each other to take responsibility, share ownership of outcomes, and put in the work together to protect businesses from digital risk. Coalition’s exceptional growth stems from its ability to address real-world problems for organizations of all sizes while remaining true to our founding values of character, humility, responsibility, purpose, authenticity, and inclusion.

We’re always looking for collaborative, inquisitive individuals to join #OurCoalition.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Insurance

Coalition is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly. We collect, use, and store personal information as necessary for the recruitment process and in compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations in all regions where we operate. We want you to understand what personal information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding access, correction, and deletion of your data where applicable. Information submitted, collected, and processed as part of your application is subject to Coalition's Privacy Policy. For further details, please review our full Privacy Policy or contact us with any questions regarding how your information is handled.

Coalition is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable laws in each country where we operate. This commitment includes, but is not limited to, ensuring equal treatment in recruitment, selection, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, and all other aspects of employment. Coalition does not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind, and we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace.