Junior Data Scientist — Insurance Analytics & Insights

Summit Consulting; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Wellness plans

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Great American Insurance Group in the United States seeks a data scientist to analyze large datasets, design predictive models for underwriting and pricing, and build data pipelines.

The role collaborates with actuarial, underwriting, and product teams, communicates insights to leadership, and helps drive innovative data solutions while focusing on data quality, governance, and scalable analytics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Actuarial Science, or related field (PhD preferred).
• Experience: No prior work experience required.
• Proficient in Python, SQL and ML libraries (scikit-learn, XGBoost, LightGBM).
• Familiar with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and data pipelines tools (Airflow, dbt).
• Familiar with geospatial data, telematics, or catastrophe modeling.
• Proficiency in data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI) and dashboard development.

Responsibilities

• Assists in analyzing large, complex datasets to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities.
• Designs, develops, and deploys predictive models for underwriting, pricing, claims, and customer retention.
• Assists with designing and implementing data pipelines and automated reporting tools.
• Collaborates with actuarial, underwriting, claims, and product teams to translate business problems into data science solutions.
• Communicates data insights and recommendations to leadership through storytelling and visualization.
• Monitors and maintains model performance and data quality and integrity.
• Drives innovation by exploring new data sources, modeling techniques, and technologies to enhance business performance.
• Collaborates with data engineers to ensure data quality, accessibility, and scalability.

Skills

Python

SQL

ML libraries

Cloud platforms

Airflow

dbt

Tableau

Power BI

Geospatial data

Telematics

Catastrophe modeling

Education

Data Science

Statistics

Computer Science

Actuarial Science

PhD preferred

Job description

Great American Insurance Group in the United States seeks a data scientist to analyze large datasets, design predictive models for underwriting and pricing, and build data pipelines.

The role collaborates with actuarial, underwriting, and product teams, communicates insights to leadership, and helps drive innovative data solutions while focusing on data quality, governance, and scalable analytics.