Hybrid Data Scientist: Underwriting Analytics

Novacore Insurance Services, LLC; Conshohocken (Montgomery County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Mentorship and professionaldevelopment

Year-round social events

Upward mobility

Job summary

Novacore Insurance Services, LLC is seeking a Data Scientist - Underwriting Analytics to bridge actuarial output and underwriting action. You will codify guidelines, develop underwriting scores, and translate models into actionable terms and pricing decisions.

The role sits hybrid from Conshohocken, PA, with collaboration across actuarial, product, and underwriting teams. You’ll leverage modern data tools, build predictive models, and apply AI frameworks to automate guideline codification and

Qualifications

• Strong grounding in mathematical statistics, actuarial science, and practical insurance/underwriting fundamentals.
• Data science, Actuarial or actuarial-adjacent background (2+ actuarial exams passed, or an equivalent quantitative pricing credential).
• You'll work constantly with actuarial output, but this is not an actuarial pricing seat.
• P&C insurance experience, commercial lines and/or MGA/program business preferred.
• Strong SQL and Python, with hands-on GLM / predictive modeling experience applied to underwriting or pricing, not exclusively reserving.
• Familiarity with modern data tools: version control (Git), cloud platforms, BI tools (Power BI, Tableau), or notebook environments (Jupyter).
• You already use AI tools in your daily workflow.
• Curiosity about how LLMs and agentic frameworks can automate guideline codification and gap-analysis work.

Responsibilities

• Guideline Codification & Gap Detection: Translate guidelines into structured rule sets and build gap analyses.
• Building the Score: Combine loss cost and target loss ratio with actuarial to build underwriting models using GLM, predictive modeling, clustering.
• Pulling the Levers: Translate models into underwriting actions—gates, appetite, terms, and pricing flexibility.
• Cross-Functional & Infrastructure: Document findings, build reusable frameworks, and partner with product and actuarial teams.

Skills

SQL

Python

GLM

Predictive modeling

Clustering

AI tools

LLMs

Agentic workflows

Data visualization

Education

2+ Actuarial exams passed

Tools

Git

Power BI

Tableau

Jupyter

Job description

Novacore Insurance Services, LLC is seeking a Data Scientist - Underwriting Analytics to bridge actuarial output and underwriting action. You will codify guidelines, develop underwriting scores, and translate models into actionable terms and pricing decisions.

The role sits hybrid from Conshohocken, PA, with collaboration across actuarial, product, and underwriting teams. You’ll leverage modern data tools, build predictive models, and apply AI frameworks to automate guideline codification and