Summary

The Data Scientist II will work with actuarial, marketing, operations, and/or our media and technology teams to develop statistical models and data-driven research that reveals key insights that drive the strategic direction of corporate initiatives. This position will be responsible for solving important business problems through data mining and statistical analysis. The Data Scientist II demonstrates a strong working knowledge of statistical techniques and the ability to learn new ones. As a compliment to modeling and statistical expertise, this position is also expected to be comfortable with the manipulation and cleansing of transaction-based data typical of the financial services industry.

WHY Jewelers Mutual: 

We are a financially secure, exceptionally positioned, and intellectually curious company driven by our core values of Agility, Accountability and Relevancy! We continue to raise the tide of the jewelry industry we’ve served since 1913 through our innovative people, our unyielding customer commitment, and evolution of our products and services to be the most trusted advisor to all we serve.

With a generous benefits package, office locations throughout the United States, and a mantra of “making your mark today”, consider evolving your career and shining bright with Jewelers Mutual Group!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Leverage proprietary and third-party datasets in novel ways to derive insights, optimize processes, and drive strategy
• Extract data from source systems to create refined datasets that further enable predictive models and advanced analytics
• Help design new tools and systems for data analysis, research, testing, prediction, and monitoring of results
• Collaborate with agencies and partners to ensure continuity and advancement of analytics reporting and analysis
• Monitor key metrics to help identify issues, trends and opportunities, design new ways to monitor the business
• Explore new experimentation methods and statistical techniques that could sharpen or speed up decision-making processes
• Translate business problems into analytical questions for investigation              

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Leadership Responsibilities  

None

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Professional experience in a data or analytics role or Master's degree (computer science, physics, mathematics, statistics, engineering, bioinformatics, etc.) with an emphasis on predictive modeling.
• 2-5 years of professional experience in an analytic role. No actuarial exams required.
• Experience solving real problems using advanced analytics
• Ability to tell a story with data; strong time and project management skills with the ability to manage detail work and communicate project status effectively to all levels
• Property/casualty insurance background or jewelry industry experience is helpful.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects or controls; and talk or hear.