Senior Catastrophe Risk Analytics Lead

SageSure Insurance Managers LLC; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

SageSure Insurance Managers LLC seeks a Senior Catastrophe Risk Analyst to advance scientific, statistical, and model-based understanding of catastrophe risk across perils such as hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, floods, and severe convective storms.

You’ll support development and evaluation of catastrophe models, enhance internal risk views, and deliver insights to inform underwriting, portfolio management, and reinsurance strategy, collaborating with risk, underwriting, actuarial, and data

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Atmospheric Science, Hydrology, Earth Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or related quantitative field.
• 5+ years of experience in catastrophe modeling, natural hazard risk research, insurance analytics, or related field.
• Proficiency with catastrophe modeling platforms (RMS, Verisk, AIR, etc.).
• Strong coding and data analysis skills (Python, R, SQL).
• Experience working with geospatial data and tools (GIS, QGIS, ArcGIS).
• Familiarity with stochastic simulation, probabilistic risk modeling, and related statistical methods.
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and research skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional, research-driven environments.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate third-party catastrophe models (e.g., RMS, Verisk, CoreLogic) and contribute to internal risk views.
• Analyze large datasets (exposure, claims, hazard) to assess model performance and identify improvement areas.
• Conduct claims analysis, event response, and post-event analytics.
• Support integration of climate science and emerging research into catastrophe risk analytics.
• Collaborate with underwriting, actuarial, risk, data science to apply research findings to decisions.
• Design tools/frameworks to improve model transparency and interpretability.
• Monitor academic, regulatory, and industry developments in catastrophe risk modeling.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Master's/PhD in quantitative field

Tools

RMS

Verisk

AIR

Python

R

SQL

GIS

QGIS

ArcGIS

Job description

SageSure Insurance Managers LLC seeks a Senior Catastrophe Risk Analyst to advance scientific, statistical, and model-based understanding of catastrophe risk across perils such as hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, floods, and severe convective storms.

You’ll support development and evaluation of catastrophe models, enhance internal risk views, and deliver insights to inform underwriting, portfolio management, and reinsurance strategy, collaborating with risk, underwriting, actuarial, and data