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*Data Scientist

Zurich North America

Schaumburg, IL
Full Time
Mid Level
12 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Zurich (Schaumburg, IL) seeks a Data Scientist to solve business challenges using advanced analytics and work with team members to deliver solutions. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders, identifying and preparing data, developing and validating models, deploying solutions, and building relationships across the organization. The position offers remote work flexibility up to 60% of the time and is part of Zurich North America's efforts to provide innovative insurance and risk management solutions while fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborating with business stakeholders to understand their challenges and structuring an advanced analytical solution to solve it
  • Identifying key internal/external, structured/unstructured data sources to define the optimal data set for testing hypotheses and partnering with others to connect these data sources
  • Preparing internal/external, structured/unstructured data sets to build, rebuild, or refresh predictive models
  • Leading effort to design, develop, and validate models
  • Working closely with stakeholders to develop a strategy on how to use the model to generate the desired impact
  • Supporting the project after deployment to ensure that impact is achieved
  • Monitoring model accuracy and working with stakeholders to ensure proper use and impact
  • Contributing to the development of improvements to analytic techniques to solve business challenges
  • Supporting IT implementation and system integration of models
  • Leading development of best practices and improvements to analytic techniques
  • Building collaborative relationships across the organization

Requirements

  • Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Engineering Science, Analytics, or a closely related field
  • 3 years of experience in solving business challenges using advanced analytics, or as an Associate Data Scientist or similar role
  • 3 years of experience using data science tools and libraries including Python, Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow/PyTorch, and Hugging Face
  • 2 years of experience working with ML algorithms including regression, classification, clustering, and decision trees
  • 2 years of experience with NLP tasks such as document classification, entity extraction, and summarization in an insurance industry setting
  • 2 years of experience working with cloud platforms and AI deployment (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud)
  • 1 year of experience communicating with business unit stakeholders and cross-functional teams
  • Experience involving statistical modeling and advanced machine learning concepts
  • Experience deploying models or data science solutions into production to make a business impact

Nice to Have

  • Experience in the insurance industry setting
  • Experience with system integration and deployment in cloud environments

Qualifications

  • Master's degree or foreign equivalent in relevant field
  • Minimum 3 years of relevant experience solving business challenges with advanced analytics

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive compensation package with a proposed salary range of $116,334
  • Comprehensive employee benefits package for employees and eligible dependents
  • Potential for short-term incentive bonuses and merit increases
  • Flexible remote work arrangement (up to 60%)

Working at Zurich North America

Zurich North America has over 150 years of experience managing risk and supporting resilience. The company strives to provide ongoing career development opportunities, fosters an environment of diversity and inclusion, and promotes actions that drive equity and a sense of belonging. Zurich aims to build a brighter future for colleagues, customers, and communities by encouraging unique perspectives, experiences, and ideas, and by supporting sustainable change and innovation in the insurance industry.

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Job Details

Posted AtJul 11, 2025
Job CategoryData Science
SalaryCompetitive salary
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeHybrid
ExperienceMid Level

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About Zurich North America

Website

zurichna.com

Company Size

10000+ employees

Location

Schaumburg, IL

Industry

Insurance Agencies and Brokerages

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