We are looking for a talented Lead Data Scientist for our Research and Risk team, a team that is at the core of everything we do. In this role, you will research, develop and improve the machine learning models predicting claims frequency, claims severity and fraud detection. This role focuses on researching advanced modeling techniques, continuous experimentation, and an iterative approach to productizing our learnings. You will work closely with product management, underwriting, actuaries, machine learning engineers and other product/engineering teams.
A day in the life
Use advanced statistics, machine learning, and mathematical approaches to develop highly predictive risk models to enhance pricing, loss prediction, and rate plan optimization
Create POCs to validate new product ideas and experiments to improve existing predictive models
Design data collection strategies and their applications for building new products
Translate business goals into actionable research and ensure the research contributions align with company-wide objectives
Collaborate with engineering and product leads to ensure the successful deployment and scaling of research-driven solutions
Serve as a technical leader and coach for the Data Science team, helping to shape team processes and best practices
A day in the life
Use advanced statistics, machine learning, and mathematical approaches to develop highly predictive risk models to enhance pricing, loss prediction, and rate plan optimization
Create POCs to validate new product ideas and experiments to improve existing predictive models
Design data collection strategies and their applications for building new products
Translate business goals into actionable research and ensure the research contributions align with company-wide objectives
Collaborate with engineering and product leads to ensure the successful deployment and scaling of research-driven solutions
Serve as a technical leader and coach for the Data Science team, helping to shape team processes and best practices
Requirements:
Advanced degree (MSc required; Ph.D. strongly preferred) in Statistics, Machine Learning, or a closely related field, with at least 7 years of experience working in data science roles.
High proficiency in statistics, machine learning algorithms, data manipulation and analysis.
Extensive experience in research-oriented roles, analyzing business problems from a data science perspective, conducting literature research, and implementing and testing solutions
Expertise in supervised and unsupervised machine learning models (e.g., GLM, GAM, XGBoost, Deep Learning).
A proactive approach to staying updated with the latest developments in AI and incorporating them to enhance existing products.
A product-driven mindset with a knack for transforming research outcomes into impactful products.
Experience managing stakeholders and prioritizing across multiple business and technical needs.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate experiment goals and methodologies clearly and communicate insights effectively to the team.
Advanced degree (MSc required; Ph.D. strongly preferred) in Statistics, Machine Learning, or a closely related field, with at least 7 years of experience working in data science roles.
High proficiency in statistics, machine learning algorithms, data manipulation and analysis.
Extensive experience in research-oriented roles, analyzing business problems from a data science perspective, conducting literature research, and implementing and testing solutions
Expertise in supervised and unsupervised machine learning models (e.g., GLM, GAM, XGBoost, Deep Learning).
A proactive approach to staying updated with the latest developments in AI and incorporating them to enhance existing products.
A product-driven mindset with a knack for transforming research outcomes into impactful products.
Experience managing stakeholders and prioritizing across multiple business and technical needs.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate experiment goals and methodologies clearly and communicate insights effectively to the team.
This position is open to all candidates.
