Director, Data Science - Pricing & Underwriting (Remote)

Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 281,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. in the United States is seeking a Director II, Data Science for the Excellence team to lead a group of data scientists who develop gradient boosted loss cost models with applications across pricing and underwriting.

This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on technical work. The position involves standardizing modeling processes, overseeing the ART rollout, and guiding production deployments across multiple lines of business.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of predictive analytics and model diagnostics.
• Experience leading data scientists; people management preferred.
• Ability to translate strategy into a technical roadmap and communicate to leadership.
• Insurance or financial services experience preferred.
• Strong collaboration across design, underwriting, and product delivery.

Responsibilities

• Direct development and deployment of GBM-based loss cost models.
• Standardize modeling processes, validation, deployment, and handoff.
• Remain hands-on in coding and problem-solving with the team.
• Set technical standards through code reviews and mentoring.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure models align with business goals.
• Lead and develop a team of data scientists and foster learning.

Skills

SQL

Python

GBMs/GLMs

Statistical inference

Pricing models

Leadership

Model deployment

Education

Advanced degree in Statistics / Mathematics / Data Science

Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of relevant experience

Tools

Earnix

Job description

Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. in the United States is seeking a Director II, Data Science for the Excellence team to lead a group of data scientists who develop gradient boosted loss cost models with applications across pricing and underwriting.

This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on technical work. The position involves standardizing modeling processes, overseeing the ART rollout, and guiding production deployments across multiple lines of business.