Planning Analytics and Risk Management - Associate Data Scientist, Innovation and Research

Cincinnati Financial; Fairfield (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cincinnati Insurance Companies' Planning Analytics and Risk Management department has an open position for an Associate Data Scientist. This role will be based at our corporate headquarters in Fairfield, Ohio, reporting to the Innovation and Research leadership team.

The position supports strategic initiatives across commercial and personal lines, reinsurance, and life insurance. The pay range is $65,000 - $105,000 annually, with eligible associates potentially receiving annual cash bonuses

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in computer science, data science, or another quantitative field is required; doctoral degree preferred.
• Coursework, research, internships, or project experience in data science, software development, AI, or ML is expected.
• Experience developing analytical, technical, or data-driven solutions is preferred.

Responsibilities

• work closely with business and technology teams to understand needs, challenges, and opportunities
• learn business processes and identify pain points from stakeholders and SMEs
• design, build, and deploy full-stack applications, including UIs, backend services, APIs, and AI-enabled workflows
• write production-ready code with testing, documentation, error handling, and peer review
• assess business value, implementation effort, and operational impacts
• design and build machine learning models and evaluate model performance
• communicate findings and technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences

Skills

AI/ML concepts

Programming skills

CS fundamentals

Web development

Collaboration skills

Education

Graduate degree in CS/Data Science

Doctoral degree preferred

Job description

Make a difference with a career in insurance

At The Cincinnati Insurance Companies, we put people first and apply the Golden Rule to our daily operations. To put this into action, we're looking for extraordinary people to join our talented team. Our service-oriented, ethical, knowledgeable, caring associates are the heart of our vision to be the best company serving independent agents. We help protect families and businesses as they work to prevent or recover from a loss. Share your talents to help us reach for continued success as we bring value to the communities we serve and demonstrate that Actions Speak Louder in Person .

If you're ready to build productive relationships, collaborate within a diverse team, embrace challenges, and develop your skills, then Cincinnati may be the place for you. We offer career opportunities where you can contribute and grow.

Build your future with us

The Cincinnati Insurance Companies' Planning Analytics and Risk Management department has an open position for an Associate Data Scientist. This position will be based at our corporate headquarters in Fairfield, Ohio, reporting to the Innovation and Research leadership team.

The Innovation and Research team supports strategic initiatives across commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance. The work may impact any stage of the insurance life cycle, ranging from agency relationships, marketing, risk selection, pricing, underwriting, loss control and risk mitigation, operations, retention, claims, and fraud. The team's goal is to bring new data, analytics, artificial intelligence, and technology into the corporation to improve business efficiency, effectiveness, growth, and profitability.

The pay range for this position is $65,000 - $105,000 annually. The pay determination is based on the applicant's education, experience, location, knowledge, skills, and abilities. Eligible associates may also receive an annual cash bonus and stock incentives based on company and individual performance.

Be ready to:

• work closely with business and technology teams to understand needs, challenges, and opportunities
• learn business processes and identify pain points from stakeholders and subject matter experts
• design, build, and deploy full-stack applications, including user interfaces, backend services, APIs, and AI-enabled workflows
• write production-ready code with appropriate testing, documentation, error handling, and peer review
• assess business value, implementation effort, operational impacts, and technology tradeoffs
• contribute to system design, deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement efforts
• design and build machine learning models and evaluate model performance
• communicate findings, recommendations, and technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

Be equipped with:

• understanding of artificial intelligence and machine learning concepts, including familiarity with large language models and model evaluation
• strong programming, debugging, and software development skills
• knowledge of computer science fundamentals, including data structures, operating systems, networking, and databases
• understanding of system design principles and the ability to explain technical decisions and tradeoffs
• familiarity with web development, version control, software testing, and application deployment practices
• strong problem-solving skills, curiosity, initiative, and a continuous learning mindset
• good collaboration skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills

Bring education and experience from:

• a graduate-level degree in computer science, data science, or another quantitative field (required); doctoral degree (preferred)
• coursework, research, internships, or project experience demonstrating application of data science, software development, artificial intelligence, or machine learning concepts
• experience developing analytical, technical, or data-driven solutions (preferred)

Enhance your talents

Providing outstanding service and developing strong relationships with our independent agents are hallmarks of our company. Whether you have experience from another carrier or you're new to the insurance industry, we promote a lifelong learning approach. Cincinnati provides you with the tools and training to be successful and to become a trusted, respected insurance professional - all while enjoying a meaningful career.

Enjoy benefits and amenities

Your commitment to providing strong service, sharing best practices and creating solutions that impact lives is appreciated. To increase the well-being and satisfaction of our associates, we offer a variety of benefits and amenities.

Embrace a diverse team

As a relationship-based organization, we welcome and value a diverse workforce. We grant equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race; creed; color; sex, including sexual orientation , gender identity and transgender status ; r