Data Scientist

Key Skills

Apache Kafka, AWS, Azure, DevOps, Linux Operating system, PowerBI, Python Programming, UI design, UX design

Job Description

We are a leading financial services provider committed to making decisions easier and lives better for our customers and colleagues around the world. From our environmental initiatives to our community investments, we lead with values throughout our business. To help us stand out, we help you step up, because when colleagues are healthy, respected and meaningfully challenged, we all thrive. Discover how you can grow your career, make impact and drive real change with our Winning Team today.

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Job Description

Employer: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA)

Job Site: 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116

Job Title: Data Scientist

Job Duties:

Provide advanced data analytics expertise as member of analytics group during projects of diverse scope and work closely with stakeholders to deliver data-driving strategies that guide business decisions. Duties include:

• Develop and implement analytics enabled solutions to improve business processes, generate insights, and support business goals and strategy development for sales and distribution;
• Refine statistical and machine learning models using advanced algorithms such as natural language processing, experimental design and survival modeling, and leverage findings to offer strategic business insights and guidance;
• Discover creative ways to source and use data to support modeling efforts utilizing structured and unstructured data and big data technologies;
• Handle data sets from disparate sources using appropriate engineering methodologies, computational frameworks and cloud-based systems; and
• Pilot and integrate models into existing systems and processes, monitor model performance and identify future enhancement opportunities.

Telecommuting permitted within Boston metropolitan area.

Minimum Requirements:

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Statistics, Biostatistics, Applied Mathematics or related field and 3 years of data analytics experience.

Experience must include:

• 3 years data analysis experience using Python, R, SQL and SAS;
• 3 years of data engineering, data management, data transformation and data manipulation experience using Apache Spark, Hive and Hadoop;
• 3 years of experience using data visualization tools including Rshiny, Plotly, Flask, Javascript and Power BI;
• 3 years of modeling experience using GLM, Bayesian modeling, survival modeling and experimental design;
• 3 years of experience using machine learning engineering tools including Pytest, Flake8, Sonar and Azure cloud platform;
• 2 years of experience developing probabilistic models, data mining and machine learning algorithms including model development validation, testing and implementation.

Experience may be gained concurrently.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under ‘945’ in Hong Kong.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs

without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact recruitment@manulife.com.

Salary & Benefits

The annual base salary for this role is listed below.

Primary Location

Boston, Massachusetts

Salary range is expected to be between

$83,440.00 USD - $154,960.00 USD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact recruitment@manulife.com for the salary range for your location. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Manulife/John Hancock offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.