Data Scientist - Remote

Overview

The Data Scientist is responsible for applying advanced analytics, statistical modeling, and machine learning techniques to support strategic decision-making across the organization. This role partners closely with stakeholders in Underwriting, Actuarial, Claims, Product, Revenue, and Customer Experience to translate business questions into analytical solutions that improve operational performance, risk evaluation, and customer outcomes.

In Short

• Partner with stakeholders across Underwriting, Actuarial, Claims, Product, and Revenue to identify opportunities where data can inform better business decisions.
• Translate business questions into analytical frameworks, hypotheses, and statistical approaches.
• Analyze customer, broker, and operational data to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities to improve engagement, retention, and operational performance.
• Conduct exploratory data analysis to investigate business problems and generate actionable insights.
• Communicate analytical findings through visualizations, dashboards, and written summaries.
• Develop predictive models and statistical analyses to support pricing, underwriting, claims, reserving, and operational initiatives.
• Apply machine learning techniques including regression, classification, clustering, and other statistical learning methods to solve complex business problems.
• Evaluate model performance and continuously improve models based on new data and changing business needs.
• Explore internal and third-party data sources to enhance model performance and uncover new insights.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to deploy analytical models into production systems and operational workflows.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in data science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or a related quantitative field required.
• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) preferred.
• 3 - 7 years of experience in data science, advanced analytics, or statistical modeling roles.
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL.
• Experience with statistical modeling and machine learning techniques.
• Experience with data visualization and analytical tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker, or similar).
• Ability to translate complex analytical findings into clear business insights.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

• Flexible PTO
• Generous parental and caregiver leave
• 401K match
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision plans
• Remote-first culture
• Annual $1000 tuition reimbursement stipend
• And more!