Data Scientist Senior or Lead

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As a senior or lead data scientist on the personal lines media team, you’ll research, develop and implement improvements and advances to our Real-time Bidding (RTB) API, which returns tens of millions of bids a month as we compete for online affiliate advertising space with first-price auction dynamics. You’ll work on Advertisement Personalization: a new area of research to explore whether we can optimize the funnel by putting the right ad copy in front of a lead.

You’ll be responsible for Lifetime-Value (LTV) Modeling: predicting and refining LTV and its components (Premium, Profitability, Retention) to drive competitive advantage through segmentation. In addition, you’ll be responsible for Yield Modeling: predicting the likelihood of a sale across various contexts as we seek to improve segmentation and calibration to drive competitive advantage and achieve cost-per-sale targets as well as budget and sales forecasting.

This is a remote position for U.S.

- based work only, requiring occasional travel for meetings and/or training.

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in Statistical/Quantitative Modeling and/or Machine Learning tools (R, Python, etc.) and in using various database tools (e.g. Hadoop, SQL) processing large volumes of structured and unstructured data.
• Or, bachelor's degree with quantitative focus in Econometrics, Statistics, Operations Research, Computer Science or related field (e.g. Mathematics) and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in Statistical/Quantitative Modeling and/or Machine Learning tools (R, Python, etc.) and in using various database tools (e.g. Hadoop, SQL) processing large volumes of structured and unstructured data.
• Or, master's degree or higher with quantitative focus in Econometrics, Statistics, Operations Research, Computer Science or related field (e.g. Mathematics).

• Proven experience in developing and deploying machine learning models.
• Proficient in Python for data analysis, modeling, api development and automation.
• Experience with AWS services, particularly Lambda, EC2, and S3, for deploying scalable solutions as well as experience with Docker/Podman for containerization and deployment of model-serving applications.
• Experience with version control systems, particularly Git, for collaborative development
• Experience with Github workflows and automations

• $89,600-$164,800/year depending on position level
• Gainshare annual cash incentive program up to 30%-40% of your eligible earnings based on company performance.

• 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6%.
• Medical, dental & vision, including free preventative care.
• Wellness & mental health programs.
• Health care flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, & life insurance.
• Paid time off including volunteer time off.
• Paid & unpaid sick leave where applicable, as well as short & long-term disability.
• Parental & family leave; military leave & pay.
• Diverse, inclusive & welcoming culture with Employee Resource Groups.
• Career development & tuition assistance.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Sponsorship for work authorization is available for this position only for candidates who hold an existing H-1B Visa.

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