Junior Data Scientist: Predictive Modeling & Insights

Great American Insurance Group; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) with company match and commuter

Job summary

Great American Insurance Group is seeking a data science professional to analyze large datasets and build predictive models for underwriting, pricing, claims, and customer retention. You will design data pipelines, deploy automated reporting, and translate business problems into actionable data solutions.

You will collaborate with actuarial, underwriting, claims, and product teams, communicating insights with compelling visualizations and ensuring data quality and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Actuarial Science, or a related quantitative field or equivalent work experience is required.
• PhD preferred.
• No prior work experience is required.

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 data storytelling and visualization.
• Monitors and maintains model performance and data quality and integrity.
• Explores new data sources, modeling techniques, and technologies to enhance business performance.
• Collaborates with data engineers to ensure data quality, accessibility, and scalability.

Skills

Data analysis

Predictive modeling

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Data Science/Statistics/CS/Actuarial Science

Tools

Python

SQL

scikit-learn

XGBoost

LightGBM

Airflow

dbt

Job description

Great American Insurance Group is seeking a data science professional to analyze large datasets and build predictive models for underwriting, pricing, claims, and customer retention. You will design data pipelines, deploy automated reporting, and translate business problems into actionable data solutions.

You will collaborate with actuarial, underwriting, claims, and product teams, communicating insights with compelling visualizations and ensuring data quality and governance.