Associate Scientist, Statistics and Data Science

Verisk Financial

Boston, MA

Full Time

Mid Level

1 day ago

Job Description

About the Role

Join Verisk - Extreme Event Solutions' growing Research and Modeling Department and be part of the Financial and Uncertainty Modeling team in Boston; working closely with statisticians, mathematicians, analysts and geoscientists. You have a strong desire to learn, as you will gain expert knowledge of a broad range of topics, including but not limited to; modeled perils and associated catastrophic events, postal codes in various countries around the world, insurance terms, and probability distributions. You have excellent communication skills and will use your technical and analytical skills to solve problems.

Key Responsibilities

Analyze insurance claims data from catastrophic events such as hurricanes, earthquakes, flood, and severe thunderstorms
Test accuracy of new methodologies by writing code in R or C++ and run simulations
Document results
Present findings concisely and create clear visualizations
Assist the client services team in explaining methodology and answering client questions

Requirements

Graduate degree in a quantitative field, such as data science, statistics, mathematics, or computer science, with 2-3 years of professional experience with data analytics projects
Strong analytical and quantitative skills, a solid understanding of probability concepts, and excellent problem-solving skills
Basic programming knowledge required; familiarity with R or similar statistical language is preferred
Excellent oral and written communication, time management and organizational skills are required
Ability to work independently or with a team

Nice to Have

Background in data science/machine learning
Experience with insurance claim data, insurance policy conditions, actuarial science, database management
Knowledge of SQL

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