Director I, Data Science - Military Veterans

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The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role. Some roles at Liberty Mutual have a corresponding compensation plan which may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on multiple factors set forth in the compensation plan for the role.

The creative problem solvers in Liberty Mutual’s Insights & Solutions group harness the power of data, analytics and technology to develop innovative solutions that drive our US Retail Markets business forward and support a high-performing culture. This group brings together highly talented thinkers and doers ready to challenge the status quo and make an impact. As a member of this cross-functional group, you’ll collaborate with teams across Liberty Mutual to deliver analysis that unlocks insights and sparks new, better ways of working.

The Telematics Data & Research Science team is seeking a senior level IC scientist to support various initiatives in the Telematics and Mobility space. Projects will range from partnering with internal and external partners on designing and conducting research studies, to leveraging our vast amounts of Telematics data to deliver science-powered solutions to important strategic business problems. Subject areas our team tackles include complex spatial-temporal statistical analysis, constructing data pipelines to handle billions of records, advanced Machine Learning methods on highly correlated data, and beyond!

This highly technical position will be a great fit for someone with a strong sense of curiosity, tenacity, and desire to face challenging problems at the frontier of Telematics Data Science. This position offers the opportunity to own end-to-end research projects.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of working effectively with highly talented professionals to develop creative solutions to complex problems, be comfortable with data and statistical modeling, and have an appreciation of the business applications and implications of their research. Solid communication and interpersonal skills are critical to the role, and the individual we hire will work very closely with the team, internal partners, and external vendors as we work to test and implement new ideas. This will be a highly visible position within the Telematics and Mobility space, and provide ample opportunity to influence strategy through science and research.

There is no perfect candidate! If you have an interest in applying your research and technical skills to problems in this space, please apply!

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This role may have in-office requirements based on candidate location.

Responsibilities:

• Applies broad knowledge of sophisticated analytics techniques to manipulate large structured and unstructured data sets in order to generate insights to inform business decisions.
• Identifies new strategic opportunities for use of theoretical methods and tools.
• Applies forward looking thinking to inform methodological advancement.
• Drives innovation in the application and development of tools and practices.
• Mines large data sets using sophisticated analytical techniques to generate insights and inform business decisions.
• Identifies and tests hypotheses, ensuring statistical significance, and builds predictive models for business application.
• Translates quantitative analyses and findings into accessible visuals for non-technical audiences, providing a clear view into interpreting the data.
• Enables the business to make clear tradeoffs between and among choices, with a reasonable view into likely outcomes.
• Responsible for larger components of highly complex projects.
• Guides aspects of project design as a technical consultant for the team.
• Customizes analytic solutions to specific client needs.
• Regularly engages with the data science community and leads cross functional working groups.

• Broad knowledge of predictive analytic techniques and statistical diagnostics of models.
• Advanced knowledge of predictive toolset; reflects as expert resource for tool development.
• Demonstrated ability to exchange ideas and convey complex information clearly and concisely.
• Ability to establish and build relationships within and outside the organization.
• Ability to give effective training and presentations to management and other groups.
• Ability to use results of analysis to persuade team, department management or senior management to a particular course of action.
• Broad knowledge of business drivers and market context.
• Has a value driven perspective with regard to understanding of work context and impact.
• Competencies typically acquired through a Ph.D. degree (in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Actuarial Science or other scientific field of study) and a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, a Masters degree (scientific field of study) and a minimum of  6 years of relevant experience or may be acquired through a Bachelors degree (scientific field of study) and a minimum of  8 years of relevant experience.

This position may have in-office requirements depending on candidate location.

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Liberty Mutual has proudly been recognized as a "Great Place to Work" by Great Place to Work® US for the past several years. We were also selected as one of the "100 Best Places to Work in IT" on IDG's Insider Pro and Computerworld's 2020 list. For many years running, we have been named by Forbes as one of America's Best Employers for Women and one of America's Best Employers for New Graduates as well as one of America's Best Employers for Diversity. To learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion please visit: https://jobs.libertymutualgroup.com/diversity-inclusion

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