What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Scientist - Strategic Analytics position at ACUITY, A Mutual Insurance Company?
Acuity is seeking a Data Scientist to work with business leaders to inform company strategies and decision-making through an objective viewpoint by leveraging the team’s expertise in deep business knowledge, leveraging data as an asset, and utilizing statistical and advanced analytical techniques as appropriate. The role of Data Scientist – Strategic Analytics uses advanced statistical and analytical techniques to inform highly complex and sophisticated business questions. This role will apply and integrate advanced statistical, mathematical, data mining, and business analysis skills and techniques to discover new behavioral insights, predict outcomes, prescribe decision options, and advise on turning new insights into actionable opportunities.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Develop solutions, to support analytic insights and visualization using mathematical models, algorithms, machine learning techniques, and robust analytics.
- Partner with business clients and technical leaders to spearhead the development of standards for appropriate statistical methodology, study design, power and sample size estimation, and data analysis plans for behavioral analytics.
- Provide data driven decision support for key initiatives of company strategy and measurement related to client, claims, sales, and campaign analyses to understand both growth and economic impact.
- Determine requisite data elements and partners with data engineers to design integrated datasets for analytical research purposes.
- Work closely with machine learning engineers and business partners to develop and build behavioral data science and analytics products.
- Effectively present analytical results and derived recommendations for action to senior leaders, peers, and product team members.
- Regular and predictable attendance.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s degree in data science, statistics, mathematics, computer science, economics, or related field. Advanced graduate level degree in a quantitative discipline (statistics, applied mathematics, computer science, econometrics, or a related field) is preferred.
EXPERIENCE:
A minimum of three years relevant experience to include research and data analysis, experiment design and measurement, or application of statistical research techniques.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:
- Expertise in one or more development or statistical analysis tool such as R, Python, SAS, SQL, SPSS, or other tools. Tableau experience is a plus.
- Proven excellence in research, quantitative analysis, problem solving, and analytical working techniques.
- Statistical knowledge and intuition.
- Strong aptitude and desire for learning new analytical and visualization tools, modeling, and quantitative techniques. Initiative to independently design and develop own deliverables while still being a team player.
- Demonstrates ability to deliver results and recommendations in written, verbal and presentation form at an appropriate level for a business audience.
*Acuity does not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization.*
This job is classified as exempt.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
