Associate Data Scientist

Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company in Fort Wayne, IN seeks a Data Science professional responsible for analyzing and interpreting data to aid in achieving the company's long-term goals. Duties include production of statistical models and working with various stakeholders to provide actionable insights.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, proficiency in statistical programming, and a strong grasp of data mining and analysis techniques. Knowledge of the insurance industry is highly desired.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or related field required.
• 1-3 years' experience in Data Science or similar role is desired.
• Exposure to the insurance industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze statistical data and identify trends using advanced mathematical and computer science skills.
• Execute production of statistical models and tools.
• Cleansing and integrating structured and unstructured data.

Skills

Statistical programming (R, Python)

Data mining

Statistical analysis

Mathematics

Predictive modeling

Debugging and troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or Statistics

Tools

Excel

SQL

Python

R

SAS

Job description

Location: Corporate Office (Fort Wayne, IN)

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for executing the collection, storage, interpretation, and visualization of data for financial, business, and analytical solutions that help the organization achieve its long-term goals and objectives.

POSITION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyze statistical data on large sets and identify trends by using advanced mathematical and computer science skills.
• Execute the production of statistical models, tools, and processes.
• Write programs to cleanse and integrate structured and unstructured data in an efficient and reusable manner.
• Evaluate modelling results and communicate the results to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Work with actuaries, analysts, and other stakeholders directly or indirectly to provide data, reporting, advanced analysis, and insights.
• Perform deep dives into a varying array of data sources, determining the appropriate data for the analysis to be performed, identifying potential uses, and preparing for analysis.
• Complete other projects as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrate strong technical and analytical abilities.
• Possess fluency in statistical programming in a language such as R or Python.
• Demonstrate proficiency with data mining, mathematics, statistical analysis, and predictive modeling.
• Able to look at things differently, debug, troubleshoot, design, and implement solutions to complex technical issues.
• Effectively interface with external contacts, Brotherhood employees, managers, and department staff members.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or related discipline.
• Must have previous experience with Excel, SQL, and statistical programming languages (i.e. Python, R, SAS).
• One to three years of experience in Data Science related role is desired.
• Exposure to and understanding of the insurance industry is desired.

Because the company’s niche is the church and related ministries market, and because effective service requires a thorough understanding of this market, persons in this position must be familiar with church operations and must conduct themselves in a manner that will neither alienate nor offend persons within this target niche.

Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this position description in any way the company desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This position description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “at-will”.

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