Verikai stands apart from traditional insurtech companies. As a remote-first team, we're fueled by a commitment to cultivating top talent. Here, you'll thrive in a collaborative environment that celebrates integrity, teamwork, and inclusivity. Diverse perspectives are valued, and a "dare to fail" spirit fuels groundbreaking innovation.
This dedication to fostering talent is central to our mission. We're revolutionizing the insurance industry through cutting-edge technology, and we're looking for passionate individuals to join us on that journey.Verikai is the leading provider of predictive analytics and AI-powered solutions for the insurance industry. Through our innovative platform, Verikai empowers insurers with advanced data-driven risk assessment insights, streamlining the underwriting process and optimizing business outcomes.
With a commitment to technological advancement, Verikai is changing the insurance industry by assisting underwriters with decision-making when it comes to risk.
We are a growing and well-funded company with a great product and even better ideas. If you want to make an immediate impact on the way the insurance industry works while working in a fun, fast-paced, and supportive environment, you’ve come to the right place.
As part of the analytics team at Verikai, you will be in front of real customer issues and the data they generate in real time. You will be tasked with analyzing large-scale datasets and rewarded by witnessing your analysis been leveraged by the customers and creating tremendous value for them. You will have the opportunity to train yourself, with help from more senior team members, on using various data tools to analyze various types of complex datasets. You will also be able to manipulate our cutting-edge machine learning platform and improve it to build insightful models while learning and practicing how to build a truly operational model.
Our culture will allow you to work closely with all aspects of the business, and really shine on building up our analytics process and infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Innovate and implement cutting-edge machine learning algorithms, aiming to extract greater lift from our data and deliver enhanced value to our customers
- Proactively seek out and identify useful attributes from various data sources to enhance our core data assets. Rigorously validate the utility and relevance of new data to ensure it contributes to the improvement of our models and insights
- Conduct thorough descriptive and statistical analyses on customer data to uncover valuable patterns and insights. Apply creative analytical approaches to ensure that results are directly aligned with customer needs and support their business decision-making processes
- Present results, findings, and models to customers and stakeholders with a high level of technical expertise and industry knowledge. Act as a technical expert, industry insider, and company promoter, ensuing that presentations are clear, informative, and persuasive
- Work closely with other data scientists, engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to integrate machine learning models and statistical analyses into our products and services. Ensure seamless collaboration and knowledge sharing across the teams
- Keep up with the latest developments and trends in machine learning, data science, and the insurance technology industry. Apply this knowledge to continuously improve our models, methodologies, and approaches
- Adhere to data privacy regulations and ensure that all data handling practices comply with relevant legal and ethical standards. Maintain the highest levels of data security and confidentiality
Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Statistics, Mathematics, Actuarial Science or Computer Science with at least 5 years of relevant working experience
- Possesses extensive expertise in machine learning algorithms and techniques, including supervised learning, unsupervised learning, and deep learning
- Has in-depth knowledge of statistical analysis methods and their applications in data science
- Skilled in optimizing data processing workflows to efficiently handle and analyze large amount of data
- Demonstrates advanced proficiency in Python, with extensive experience in writing efficient, maintainable, and well-documented code
- Has a working knowledge of PySpark, capable of performing basic data manipulation and processing tasks in a distributed computing environment
- Experience of working on a cloud-based ML platform is a plus; Experience of working with insurance related data is a plus
- Takes full accountability and ownership for their work, ensuing tasks are completed to the highest standards and within deadlines
- Demonstrates exceptional attention to detail in all aspects of work, ensuring accuracy and completeness
- Able to think critically and make informed decisions by assessing all available data and considering various perspectives
- Capable of working autonomously with minimal supervision, managing time effectively and prioritizing tasks to meet deadlines
- Maintains a positive and professional attitude, demonstrating reliability, flexibility, and a strong work ethic
- Committed to supporting and assisting colleagues, contributing to a collaborative and team-oriented work environment
- Communicates clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, ensuing complex statistical concept is conveyed accurately to colleagues and stakeholders
- Mentor and support the professional growth of the junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development
Reports to: AVP of Data Science
Company:VERIKAI Verikai Inc.
Salary Range:$120,000.00 -$170,000.00
Benefits:
The wage range for this job is based on role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay takes into account a variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skills, education, training, licensure and certifications, experience of the candidate, the role's scope, complexity, and other business and organizational needs. In addition to the base compensation, we offer a competitive Total Rewards package, which includes but is not limited to medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401(k) plan for full-time and part-time employees who are eligible for benefits.Your recruiter may be able to tell you more about our total rewards offerings and the specific wage range for the relevant location(s) during the hiring process.
