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American Family Insurance

American Family Insurance

Actuarial Data Scientist (Flex Home/Office)

Actuarial Data Scientist (Flex Home/Office)

Job Details
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Uploaded On
December 17, 2024
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Location
WI Madison
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Remote?
No
Company Overview
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Headquarters
Madison, WI
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Number of Employees
13500
Estimated Number of Actuaries
120
Salary
$
86
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142
k
Glassdoor Ratings
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Recommend to a Friend
45%
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Overall Score
3.2 / 5

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This role is part of American Family’s Actuarial Tools & Modeling team in the personal lines product area. The team is responsible for developing data-driven solutions to new and complex business problems primarily related to Insurance pricing. As a member of this team, you will apply and integrate statistical, mathematical, predictive modeling and business analysis skills to manage and manipulate complex data from a variety of sources. You will collaborate closely both within and across teams to build modeling processes, iteratively enhance model performance, and share out results to stakeholders. Furthermore, you will work with product and IT teams to implement models into production, and then monitor/adjust based on changing markets and future trends.

Position Compensation Range:

$86,000.00 - $142,000.00

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.

Primary Accountabilities 
•    Optimize model capabilities and collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure models are developed to deliver on a broad array of business needs.
•    Gain a thorough understanding of existing models and lead future model enhancement efforts.
•    Perform analysis of emerging experience, monitor marketplace and economic trends and review implications.
•    Support development of a modeling framework.
•    Builds and tests models and investigates areas for future improvement with minimal guidance.
•    Regularly communicate research findings and analysis to management. 
•    Effectively work with any number of other cross functional/operational areas (e.g. product development, state management, actuarial pricing, IT) on specific initiatives.  
•    Prepare state filing model support and assist on filing objections.
•    Act as a mentor for less experienced actuaries/data scientists and interns.
•    May perform other duties as assigned. 

Specialized Knowledge & Skills Requirements 
•    Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service.
•    Ability to work as part of a team and to communicate effectively.
•    Proficiency in programming languages suitable for database access, scripting, and statistical analysis. Preferred proficiency in SQL and Python.
•    Familiarity with version control for software development.
•    Demonstrated experience using large amounts of structured, semi structured, and unstructured data.
•    Experience formulating, approaching, analyzing and solving problems on massive datasets.
•    Solid knowledge managing data to scale using data summarization, query and analysis software and tools.
•    Preferred: three or more years of relevant actuarial and modeling experience. 

Must have demonstrated experience in property & casualty insurance.

Education and Licenses
•    Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Sciences, Actuarial Science, or related field or equivalent experience.
•    Preferred: 2 or more actuarial exams.   

Travel Requirements
•    Up to 10%.

Physical Requirements
•    Work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

Working Conditions
•    Not Applicable.
 

In this flex office/home role, you will be expected to work a minimum of 10 days per month from one of the following office locations: Madison, WI 53783; Boston, MA 02110; Denver, CO 80112; Eden Prairie, MN 55343; Keene, NH 03431; St. Joseph, MO 64507; Phoenix, AZ 85034.

Role not eligible for sponsorship.

Relocation may be provided depending on the need of the department.

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We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements listed above. Skills can be used in many different ways, and your life and professional experience may be relevant beyond what a list of requirements will capture. We encourage those who are passionate about what we do to apply!

We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

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American Family Insurance

American Family Insurance, also known as AmFam, is a private mutual company that provides personal, commercial, and life insurance, along with investment and retirement-planning products. Established in 1927, it's headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. AmFam offers a dynamic environment with a focus on innovative risk assessment and management strategies, leveraging advanced analytics and data to drive decision-making in insurance and financial services.

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