What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Data Scientist position at QBE?
Primary Details
Time Type: Full time
Worker Type: Employee
At QBE, our purpose is to give people the confidence to achieve their ambitions inside and outside of work. From development opportunities, to flexible work options and highly competitive reward and benefits packages, we understand the importance of living our values when it comes to our people. Everything we do at QBE is underpinned by our company’s cultural elements – because we know it's not just what we do that matters, it's how we do it that makes the difference.This opportunity is accountable for serving as modelling and data science partner for assigned business areas responsible for the scientific integrity of work products, including study design, research methodology, and deployment of statistical approaches. Model with high degree of creativity and self-direction. Mentor team members and share relevant expertise and knowledge of QBE and the data science function.
Primary Responsibilities
Required Education
Required Experience
Preferred Competencies/Skills
Preferred Education Specifics
Preferred Licenses/Certifications
Preferred Knowledge
- Build relationship with analytics manager to size analytical opportunities and create delivery plans to ensure a positive commercial return against investments made while managing relationships with offshore analytics team
- Develop analytical models to identify fraud, drive recoveries and renewals, drive profitable growth, improve underwriting, pricing and claims performance
- Assist in the development of commercial propositions involving the use of analytics within insurance core function through own analysis, prior experience, research and development
- Work with information management specialist to identify and classify new feature sets, explore machine learning algorithms to extract new feature sets
- Provide technical expertise to analytics partners to build and put models into production, quantify and analyze model performance; guide and oversee model refreshing requirements
- Facilitate analytical conversation with business around “the art of the possible using data science”, explore data from a modelling perspective, and perform initial exploratory data analysis to assess business value
- Ensure model implementations conform to regulatory requirements and produce clear documentation to support
- Positively promote the department, division and company as a whole, in order to maximize brand leverage and develop team profile
- Manage analytical projects and coordinate activities with other shared service partners by prioritizing relevant activities and providing subject matter expertise
- Undertake personal development to ensure up to date skills and knowledge
- Act as a point of reference to guide and advise junior members of the team to ensure sharing of knowledge and best practice
Required Education
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
Required Experience
- 5 years relevant experience
Preferred Competencies/Skills
- Strong project management, collaboration and communication skills
- Ability to apply logic and reasoning to identify solutions to complex business problems and implement solutions
- Business and financial acumen and curiosity to learn and keep up with market trends and innovations
- Adapt and be flexible in a complex changing environment
- Ability to lead, manage and motivate a team, engage and influence stakeholders at all levels
- Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
- Identify problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
- Clearly and confidently convey information to a wide audience
- Choose a solution to a problem even in ambiguous or difficult situations
- Keep an open-mind, consider unique approaches and be open to change and considerable variety in the workplace
- Establish a high degree of trust and credibility with others
Preferred Education Specifics
- Degree qualified (or equivalent) in econometrics, mathematics, statistics or related discipline
Preferred Licenses/Certifications
- Certified Specialist in Predictive Analytics (CAS) or other data science related certifications
Preferred Knowledge
- Strong knowledge of statistical / data mining methods and application in a business environment
- Strong understanding of Data Science domain, statistical and analytical model development and implementations, proficient in machine learning techniques and related disciplines
- Advanced understanding of data modelling techniques, tools/language - R, Scala, Python, SAS etc.
- Advanced knowledge of visualization tools like PowerBI, Tableau etc.
- Advanced knowledge of Property & Casualty insurance product and market trends
QBE Cultural DNA
Everything we do at QBE is underpinned by our DNA (which interlinks seven cultural elements) – because we know it's not just what we do that matters, it's how we do it that makes the difference. We expect all employees to role model and inspire the right behaviors that link to our cultural elements:
We are customer-centered- We are technical experts
- We are diverse
- We are fast-paced
- We are courageous
- We are accountable
- We are a team
All employees are expected to adhere to QBE’s Code of Ethics and Conduct and apply sound risk management practices
US Only - Travel Frequency
- Infrequent (approximately 1-4 trips annually)
US Only - Physical Demands
- General office jobs: Work is generally performed in an office environment in which there is not substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions. Must have the ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time. Must be able to operate basic office equipment including telephone, headset and computer. Incumbent must be able to lift basic office equipment up to 20 lbs.
US Only - Disclaimer
- To successfully perform this job, the individual must be able to perform each essential job responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.
Job Type
- Individual Contributor
Global Disclaimer
The duties listed in this job description do not limit the assignment of work. They are not to be construed as a complete list of the duties normally to be performed in the position or those occasionally assigned outside an employee’s normal duties. Our Group Code of Ethics and Conduct addresses the responsibilities we all have at QBE to our company, to each other and to our customers, suppliers, communities and governments. It provides clear guidance to help us to make good judgement calls.
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Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.
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