Senior Data Scientist, Insurance

Coalition is the world's first Active Insurance provider designed to help prevent digital risk before it strikes. Founded in 2017, Coalition combines comprehensive insurance coverage and innovative cybersecurity tools to help businesses manage and mitigate potential cyberattacks. Opportunities to make an impact with bold thinking are real—and happening daily at Coalition. About the role As a Senior Data Scientist at Coalition you will be responsible for measuring, understanding, and helping optimize Coalition’s underwriting. You will perform statistical analysis to provide data-driven insights. You will help us understand and improve our cyber risk selection and reduction, pricing and automation in order to grow our revenue in a safe and efficient manner. Responsibilities Analyze diverse datasets including claims data, cybersecurity risk signals, and underwriting databases to extract meaningful patterns and insights Large scale data analysis with the objective of producing valuable risk signals to be used for underwriting or risk evaluation of organizations Develop and refine statistical and machine learning models to assess cybersecurity risks with applications to underwriting and pricing. Create comprehensive reports on underwriting efficiency metrics and risk selection quality to inform strategic decisions Apply statistical techniques to evaluate and improve our cyber risk assessment methodology Provide analytical support for underwriting strategies to balance growth with risk management Identify, analyze, and implement opportunities to automate underwriting workflows using advanced analytics and data-driven strategies Collaborate cross-functionally with actuarial, product, and engineering teams to implement data-driven improvements. Lead cross-functional initiatives in area of expertise. Serve as both a technical lead and a mentor within the underwriting intelligence team. Work alongside other data scientists, software engineers, and cyber security engineers to improve underwriting at Coalition. Intellectual curiosity and proactive approach to identifying improvement opportunities Skills and Qualifications Master's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Actuarial Science, or related discipline) 5+ years of experience in underwriting, quantitative analysis, or risk modeling in the insurance industry Knowledge of underwriting, pricing, reserving, or risk management processes in insurance Expertise in data manipulation and analysis using SQL and Python, or similar analytical tools Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker) Experience with development and monitoring of insurance models Experience with dashboard creation for operational metrics tracking Strong communication and analytical skills Intered to learn how to work on cybersecurity datasets using big data technologies (Snowflake, AWS Athena) Capable of working with remote teams Bonus Points Experience in cyber insurance or cyber security. Prior experience working with large datasets and big data technologies 100% medical, dental and vision coverage Flexible PTO policy Annual home office stipend and WeWork access Mental & physical health wellness programs (One Medical, Headspace, Wellhub, and more) Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement Why Coalition? Work at Coalition is centered on the joint mission to Protect the Unprotected. We have built a remote-first, highly inclusive culture that welcomes people from diverse backgrounds. We trust each other to take responsibility, share ownership of outcomes, and put in the work together to protect businesses from digital risk. Coalition’s exceptional growth stems from its ability to address real-world problems for organizations of all sizes while remaining true to our founding values of character, humility, responsibility, purpose, authenticity, and inclusion. We’re always looking for collaborative, inquisitive individuals to join #OurCoalition. 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