Senior Data Science Leader – Pricing & Underwriting

Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company; Connecticut; Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 249,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Leaves of absence

Job summary

The Cigna Group is seeking a senior Director of Data Science to lead and mentor a team of data scientists, driving the strategy for renewal risk estimation and related analytics. You will guide solution design, modeling, evaluation, and governance to deliver reliable business outcomes.

You will collaborate with pricing, underwriting, actuarial, and technology stakeholders to translate business needs into production‑ready models, communicate assumptions clearly, and ensure solutions are

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data science, advanced analytics, statistical modeling, machine learning, actuarial analytics, or a related quantitative field.
• Experience developing predictive models, machine learning solutions, and advanced analytical methods using large, complex datasets.
• Experience leading Data Scientists and delivering complex analytical initiatives that solve business problems and influence decisions.
• Strong knowledge of statistical modeling, predictive analytics, machine learning, model evaluation, and experimental design.
• Proficiency with modern data science technologies such as Python, SQL, Spark, and machine learning frameworks.
• Experience developing, validating, monitoring, and governing analytical models in production environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to explain complex concepts to varied audiences.
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands‑on technical contribution.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Data Scientists while building a culture of learning, collaboration, technical excellence, and innovation.
• Guide the strategy and long‑term evolution of renewal risk estimation capabilities and related analytics.
• Set priorities and allocate resources across a portfolio of high‑impact data science initiatives to deliver reliable business outcomes.
• Provide hands‑on technical direction for solution design, predictive modeling, machine learning, statistical analysis, forecasting, model evaluation, and risk estimation.
• Establish practical standards for peer review, documentation, validation, monitoring, performance tracking, governance, and ongoing model maintenance.
• Improve model performance, explainability, reproducibility, reliability, and business relevance while meeting enterprise standards.
• Partner with pricing, underwriting, actuarial, data, technology, and analytics teams to turn business needs into clear analytical roadmaps and production‑ready solutions.
• Communicate model outputs, assumptions, limitations, and recommendations in a clear way for technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Support adoption of analytical solutions by helping stakeholders understand how to use model insights in pricing and underwriting workflows.

Skills

Data science leadership

Statistical modeling

Communication with stakeholders

Hands-on technical contribution

Predictive modeling

Experiment design

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Statistics/ Data Science/ Mathematics/ CS

Tools

Python

SQL

Spark

ML frameworks

Job description

The Cigna Group is seeking a senior Director of Data Science to lead and mentor a team of data scientists, driving the strategy for renewal risk estimation and related analytics. You will guide solution design, modeling, evaluation, and governance to deliver reliable business outcomes.

You will collaborate with pricing, underwriting, actuarial, and technology stakeholders to translate business needs into production‑ready models, communicate assumptions clearly, and ensure solutions are