Senior Actuarial Data Scientist

PEMCO; Idaho Falls (ID); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Vacation and holidays

Life and disability insurance

Volunteer time program

Job summary

PEMCO in the Greater Seattle area seeks a Senior Data Scientist - Actuarial to conduct complex actuarial and predictive analyses, support product development, pricing strategies, and system changes. You will create large-scale models, write SQL queries, and mentor junior staff while upholding PEMCO's values and mission.

The role collaborates with Product and other units, documents workflows, and promotes best practices to drive efficiency and business impact.

Qualifications

• S. degree or equivalent work experience (Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics or related field) is required
• Graduate or other professional degree or equivalent work experience is preferred
• 6+ years of experience in actuarial and statistical predictive modeling is required — Proven knowledge of HR industry practices
• MS Office: Skilled proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook is required
• Proficiency in Python, R, SAS and/or SQL
• Must be able to demonstrate high level of skill in quantitative modeling, knowledge of data structures and ability to write complex SQL queries is required
• Analytical and data-driven: a structured thinker who can put complex ideas into clear frameworks; uses data to conduct root cause analysis and develops high quality, consumable, and consistent metrics that drive strategic objectives and priorities is required
• Highly Analytical: Is passionate about working with disparate datasets bringing data together to answer business questions. Collaborates to create, manage, and translate data to meaningful insights. Can work with external vendors to integrate data for analysis; knows how to build efficient and scalable infrastructure and data models
• Communicates clearly and informatively, verbally and in writing, with colleagues, customers, and the community in both technical and non-technical professional language
• Organized: Has excellent time management skills and easily manages multiple tasks, activities, and projects
• Organizes data visually and speaks clearly and persuasively in group presentations and meetings with multiple peer groups and senior management

Responsibilities

• The Senior Data Scientist - Actuarial position is responsible for conducting complex actuarial and predictive analysis to support product development, rating, reserving, process improvements and system changes for PEMCO.
• Independently perform complex analytical support for actuarial and product development.
• Develop large-scale predictive modeling and multivariate analysis.
• Create queries and tools to assist the development and implementation of rates, rating plans, pricing strategies and financial analysis.
• Collaborate with Product Team and other business units to provide business solutions.
• Develop and document system workflows and business processes.
• Pioneer best practice in building tools and processes to create efficiencies.
• Mentor less experienced members, helping them improve and sharpen their skills by sharing best practices.
• Demonstrate behaviors consistent with PEMCO's policies, values, code of ethics and business conduct.
• Authentically support the PEMCO Brand and constantly are on the lookout for top talent to join us to achieve our Mission to Worry Less and Live More.

Skills

BS degree

Graduate degree

6+ years actuarial experience

MS Office proficiency

Python, R, SAS, SQL

Quantitative modeling & SQL

Analytical thinking

Data visualization

Communication

Organizational skills

Group presentations

Education

BS degree or equivalent in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics or related field

Tools

SQL

Job description

PEMCO in the Greater Seattle area seeks a Senior Data Scientist - Actuarial to conduct complex actuarial and predictive analyses, support product development, pricing strategies, and system changes. You will create large-scale models, write SQL queries, and mentor junior staff while upholding PEMCO's values and mission.

The role collaborates with Product and other units, documents workflows, and promotes best practices to drive efficiency and business impact.