Data Scientist - Senior

Established in 2021, Independence Pet Holdings is a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America.

We believe pet insurance is more than a financial product and build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and help improve the well-being of pets. As a leading authority in the pet category, we operate with a full stack of resources, capital, and services to support pet parents. Our multi-brand and omni-channel approach include our own insurance carrier, insurance brands and partner brands. 

Job Summary:

Independence American Insurance Company (IAIC), a subsidiary of IPH, has over 50 years of underwriting experience and a history of innovation in the pet insurance industry. IAIC has built a reputation as a trusted and dependable partner. We are a pet-focused underwriter with deep insurance industry experience, offering a product with proven consumer appeal.

As a data scientist you will research, designs, and implements data models and statistical algorithms to analyze diverse data to build learning systems.

General Responsibilities

• Interacts with product and service teams to identify questions and issues for data analysis and experiments.
• Develops and codes software programs, algorithms, and automated processes to cleanse, integrate, and evaluate large datasets from multiple disparate sources.
• Applies knowledge of statistics, machine learning, programming, data modeling, simulation, and advanced mathematics to recognize patterns, identify opportunities, pose business questions, and make discoveries.
• Designs, develops, and evaluates predictive models, advanced analytics solutions and advanced algorithms that lead to optimal value extraction from the data.
• Generates and tests hypotheses and analyzes and interprets the results of product experiments.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Level Specific Responsibilities:

• Translates complex functional and technical requirements into detailed architecture, design, and high performing software and applications
• Collects, parses, manages, analyzes, and visualizes large sets of data using multiple platforms. Delivers big data and batch/real-time analytical solutions that leverage emerging technologies
• Supports the creation of high quality/standard framework tools, templates, and deploys to the team
• Assists in defining the analytical roadmap, strategy, experimental design, and product delivery, including, but not limited to software solutions, API’s and measurement

Experience:

• 6 years’ relevant

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistical, Math, Analytics, Data Science, related field and/or equivalent work experience (One-year relevant experience is equivalent to one-year college)

Accountability/Complexity:

• May manage projects requiring the responsibility of delegation of work and review of resulting work product
• Works independently under limited supervision
• May be responsible for providing guidance, coaching, and/or training to other employees within job area
• May function as a team lead and/or assistant to the supervisor/manager

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All of our jobs come with great benefits including healthcare, parental leave and opportunities for career advancements. Some offerings are dependent upon the location of where you work and can include the following:

• Comprehensive full medical, dental and vision Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance at no cost to the employee
• Company paid short-term and long-term disability
• 12 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Retirement savings plan
• Personal Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays and company-wide Wellness Day off
• Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations
• Pet friendly office environment
• Commuter Benefits
• Group Pet Insurance
• On the job training and skills development
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)