Data Scientist

Key Skills

Analytical and Problem solving, Data Analysis, Data Analytics, Data science techniques, Effective communication skills, Microsoft-Excel, Python Programming, R Programming, SAS, SQL

Job Description

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Do you thrive in a high-volume, fast-paced environment? Do you enjoy the challenge of a position where no two days are alike? We are looking for positive, high-energy professionals who are not just looking for a job, but a meaningful career!

At Farmers, our ambition is to be the leader in delivering peace of mind, innovating for customers whenever and wherever they need us. That means having people like you who can help us evolve to meet changing customer and business needs. Continuous development is critical to our success at Farmers; that means being curious, continually innovating, being open to new opportunities and embracing change. As the needs of our business and customers change, and you acquire needed experience, you may have opportunities to use your knowledge and skills in a different role. As you take on these new challenges, Farmers is committed to providing you with the necessary training and support along your career journey.

Job Summary

Farmers Insurance Exchange (Woodland Hills, CA) seeks a Data Scientist I to contribute to the development and implementation of predictive analytics through the application of advanced statistical and analytical techniques to deliver data driven insights supporting business objectives. Specific duties include: use appropriate modeling techniques to address business needs; build supervised machine learning models to help solve business problems and enhance Claims efficiencies; apply various model algorithms to fit the predictive model; perform appropriate evaluation of model performance; perform open-ended exploration of new data sources; model specific metrics to evaluate performance; retrieve the needed data, appropriately partition the data into training and test sets for unbiased estimate of model performance; review programs to ensure they conform to quality standards; support preparation of internal/external, structured/unstructured data sets to build/rebuild/refresh predictive models; build customized queries to extract data from Farmers systems; investigate and understand data from external sources; use computing languages to process and transform the data into features that can be fed to commonly implemented methods in data science; communicate models to other modelers; communicate model results to business stakeholders; contribute to the continuous improvement of the modeling process; and share the learnings from the projects within the data science team to improve overall team knowledge and standards. Option to work remotely is available.

Position requires a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Statistics, Applies Statistics, or a closely related field of study, plus 2 years of experience in the job offered, or similar data management or data analyst position. Must have 2 years of experience with each of the following: working with complex datasets requiring the ability to infer the business context and design structure of datasets with minimal provided supporting documentation; communicating data insights to stakeholders to provide business value through analytics; communicating observed potential data anomalies to IT or technical audience to support defect resolutions; querying relational databases with SQL involving subqueries, window functions, and an emphasis on query performance optimization; coding in a scripting/programming language such as Python, R, or SAS for data analysis or modeling work; and creating Excel workbooks where the formulas include a variety of lookup based functions. Option to work remotely is available.

Benefits

• Farmers offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience, qualifications and location.
• Annual rate of pay: $113,153
• Bonus Opportunity (based on Company and Individual Performance)
• 401(k)
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Assistance