Senior Data Scientist

SureGuard; United States; Remote; USD 141,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance sector seeks a specialist to design predictive models leveraging extensive data sources. The role requires a Master's or Ph.D. in a related field, with experience in statistical modeling and data analytics, and offers a competitive salary range.

Qualifications

• Experience with predictive modeling tools and techniques.
• 7+ years in actuarial or predictive modeling roles.
• Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and evaluate predictive models for insurance data.
• Data preparation and feature development.
• Conduct business value assessment and product pricing analyses.

Skills

Statistical modeling

Data analysis

SQL

NLP

Machine Learning

Education

Masters or Ph.D.

Tools

SAS

Python

R

AWS Sagemaker

Job description

Summary

Designs, develops and programs methods, processes, and systems to consolidate and analyze unstructured, diverse “big data” sources to generate actionable insights and solutions for client services and product enhancement. Interacts with product and service teams to identify questions and issues for data analysis and experiments. Develops and codes software programs, algorithms and automated processes to cleanse, integrate and evaluate large datasets from multiple disparate sources. Identifies meaningful insights from large data and metadata sources; interprets and communicates insights and findings from analysis and experiments to product, service, and business managers.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Develop leading edge predictive models on data from multiple insurance companies

• Perform all functions required to build and evaluate models end to end including:

• Data Preparation

• External data research and acquisition

• Data profiling and harmonization across carriers

• Feature development

• NLP/ML modeling

• Model validation and interpretation

• Business value assessment and product pricing analyses

• Additional work assignments not related to specific project work such as new feature development, external data research, providing user feedback on new products and tools under development

Qualifications

• Masters or Ph.D.

• Experience using statistical modeling tools such as SAS, Emblem, DataRobot, Sagemaker, Python, R; experience with Python and AWS Sagemaker preferred

• FCAS or near FCAS with appropriate work experience.

• 7+ years of experience in an actuarial or predictive modeling role in the US or Canadian P&C industry either with a carrier or consulting firm

• Experience with P&C policy administration and claims processing concepts

• Experience working with Guidewire ClaimCenter and/or PolicyCenter data preferred

• Expert SQL skills

• Passion for solving complex data problems

• Experience and skill in communicating insights to both technical and non-technical personnel at all levels of the organization

• Strong customer orientation and ability support sales conversations with customers

• Ability to plan and carry out projects with minimal direction, yet a team player

• Self-motivated and detail-oriented

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $141,000 - $252,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Disability Accommodations and Guidewire’s Appeals Process. Guidewire provides accommodations to the hiring process to create a fair opportunity for candidates with disabilities to contend for open positions. Accommodation requests should be directed to [e-mail]. If things do not go as hoped, we invite you to use our appeals process. Guidewire promises to independently review any denied accommodation and any decision not to offer you the position. The appeals process is the same in either case. Within five business days of receiving a notice of denial of an accommodation, or receiving a notice of your non-selection for a vacancy, e-mail [e-mail] to make an appeal. Guidewire will assign a new decision-maker to review the request and/or hiring decision, who will then notify you in writing of a decision within 10 business days.

About Guidewire

Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.

As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.

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Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.