Staff Data Scientist: ML/AI for Claims Insights

The Travelers Indemnity Company; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 161,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Match

Paid Time Off

Wellness Program

Volunteer Matching

Job summary

The Travelers Indemnity Company is seeking a Staff Data Scientist to elevate our data-driven decision making within the Claim Research team. You will build complex models, apply advanced statistics, and collaborate with technology partners to deploy analytics to products in the marketplace.

You will mentor analysts, lead AI/ML best practices, and help shape strategy while communicating insights to leadership. A strong background in statistics and actuarial concepts is essential.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Decision Sciences, Actuarial Science or related analytical STEM field plus five years of experience or any suitable and equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Heavy concentration in mathematics, including statistics and programming, business intelligence/analytics, as well as data science tools and research using large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Lead business or technical projects focused on the design or development of analytical solutions.
• Lead development of community best practices in AI/Machine Learning, statistical techniques, and coding.
• Establish a practice/process of sharing expertise with the community through discussions, presentations, or peer reviews.
• Begin to challenge conventional thinking where appropriate.
• Anticipate potential objections and persuade peers, technical and business leaders to adopt a different point of view.
• Guide technical strategy of teams through own technical expertise.
• Set and manage expectations with business partners for multiple projects, generate ideas and build consensus, and be aware of potential conflicts.
• Communicate analysis, insights, and results to team, peers, business partners.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and leaders to support the successful execution of data science strategies.
• Be a mentor or resource for less experienced analytic talent, onboard new employees and interns, and provide support for recruiting and talent assessment efforts.
• Collaborate with Sr Staff Data Scientist on various training and skill development initiatives, including delivering training to the analytics community.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Modeling/Analytics

Actuarial

ML/AI

NLP

Deep Learning

Statistical Modeling

Stakeholder Elicitation

Insurance Data

LLM Applications

AI Evaluation

Education

Master's degree in Statistics/Math/Decision Sciences/Actuarial Science

5 years experience or equivalent

Tools

Statistical Software

Job description

The Travelers Indemnity Company is seeking a Staff Data Scientist to elevate our data-driven decision making within the Claim Research team. You will build complex models, apply advanced statistics, and collaborate with technology partners to deploy analytics to products in the marketplace.

You will mentor analysts, lead AI/ML best practices, and help shape strategy while communicating insights to leadership. A strong background in statistics and actuarial concepts is essential.