Data Scientist | Lebanon, NJ, USA

Data ScientistJob DescriptionThe Data Science team of the North America Data Analytics division at Chubb is seeking a data scientist with 2+ years of industry experience to join our fast-paced, high-energy team. This team is responsible for building data pipelines and delivering predictive modeling and data science solutions to our business partners that will meet business objectives and move-the-needle to improve upon key performance metrics.As a data scientist, you will develop predictive modeling / machine learning solutions to complex business problems and create value to the business. This position offers exposure to a wide variety of analytic tools and technologies as well as unique challenges in problem-solving. Be ready to leverage internal/external data sources as you develop, deploy, and monitor best-in-class model solutions.In this role you will:• Collaborate with business partners and peers within the organization to understand and scope the problem, gather business requirements, and develop robust model solutions that drive improvement in key business metrics.• Execute all aspects of analytics initiatives including exploratory data analysis, data preprocessing, model development, model deployment and monitoring.• Ability to synthesize data, to uncover inherent trends in data, to assess impact of data on business usage, and to make recommendations for improvement.• Thoughtfully identify and construct predictive variables from both internal and external data sources.• Research, recommend, and implement statistical and other mathematical methodologies appropriate for the given business problem.• Create/Maintain excellent working relationships with business partners across the Chubb organization including Product, Actuarial, IT, and analytics peer groups.• Provide supporting documentation for the models developed including documentation of methodologies used, data issues encountered, and responses to regulatory requests.• Prior exposure to NoSQL databases.Qualifications• Required:• Hands on experience utilizing both supervised and unsupervised ML algorithms.• Excellent understanding of data mining, predictive modeling, and data visualization.• Significant programming experience in either Python or R.• Significant programming experience in SQL.• Working knowledge/familiarity with Git version control.• Ability to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences in written, oral and presentation formats.• The ability to multi-task, learn new things quickly, and demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills.• Preferred:• Experience in architecting and consuming APIs at scale.• Advanced knowledge of model tuning, evaluation, and operationalization.• Nice to have:• Prior experience in insurance.• Experience with Deep Learning libraries (Tensorflow / Keras, PyTorch, MXNet, etc.).• Experience with Text Analytics and Natural Language Processing.• Prior exposure to auto-ML platforms or technologies like H2O or DataRobot.• Hands-on experience with big data technologies and cloud (Databricks / Spark, Azure/AWS/GCP).• Comfortable with command line (Linux, Windows) scripting.• Experience with at least one other programming language aside from Python or R, like Julia, Scala, Go, Java, or C++.Location:• We are open to the following work locations for this position: (Philadelphia, PA - Jersey City, NJ - Whitehouse Station, NJ - Simsbury, CT).• Please note there will be limited expected travel to various work locations for in person collaboration and meetings.In Jersey City, NJ the pay range for the role is $65,500 to $108,000. The specific offer will depend on an applicant's skills and other factors. This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program. Chubb offers a comprehensive benefits package, more details on which can be found at https://careers.chubb.com/global/en/north-america. This range is specific to Jersey City, NJ and may not be applicable to other locations.About UsChubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.