Data Scientist - CDI
Data Scientist - CDI
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ABOUT DESCARTES UNDERWRITING
Descartes was born out of the conviction that the everincreasing complexity of risks faced by corporations governments and vulnerable communities calls for a renewed approach in insurance. Our team brings together industry veterans from the most renowned institutions (AXA SCOR Swiss Re Marsh Aon ...) and scientists on top of their field to bring underwriting excellence. After 5 years of existence Descartes has secured a leading position in parametric insurance for weather and climaterelated risks utilizing machine learning realtime monitoring from satellite imagery & IoT. After a successful Series B raise of $120M USD we launched Descartes Insurance a full stack insurer licensed to underwrite risk by the French regulator ACPR. With a growing corporate client base (400 and counting) our diverse team is headquartered in Paris and operates out of our 18 global offices in North America Europe Australia Singapore Hong Kong and Japan. Descartes is trusted by a panel of Arated (re)insurers to carry out its activities.
ABOUT YOUR ROLE
Descartes Underwriting is seeking a Data Scientist to join our R&D Team. At the core
of our companys strategy your missions will focus on making direct contributions to
the development of new models for New business lines (Cyber etc).
Your responsibilities would include :
- Conducting research on the modeling and emerging risks (cyber...) andmachine learning methods;
- Improving or developing new models to improve our understanding ofemerging risks (Cyber);
- Participating in the development of Descartes technological platform;
- Identifying implementing and deploying new statistical and machine learningmethods to differentiate Descartes from its competitors;
- Identifying new and innovative ideas and testing stateoftheart methodsbased on recent research articles;
- Collaborating with the business team to fully understand our B2B client needsfurther strengthen our technical excellence and to ensure our products areefficiently integrated into the underwriting process and meet our clientsneeds;
- Participating in our R&D sessions;
- Working autonomously and pragmatically to make appropriate technicaldecisions.
ABOUT YOU
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
- Graduated from academic institutions/universities with a specialization incomputer science applied mathematics or data science for business;
- Ideally a previous experience (longterm internship) in data science orinsurance.
SKILLS
- Keen interest in emerging risks or related topics;
- Highly skilled in statistics probabilities applied mathematics and machinelearning methods;
- Proficient in Python (e.g. pandas scikitlearn);
- Fluency in English (written and verbal communication) is required;
- Good command of one additional language (e.g. Chinese French ItalianGerman Spanish...) is valued.
MINDSET
- Eager to learn more on the insurance industry;
- Interested in weather and natural perils modeling with a focus on nat cat risks(wildfires hail tsunamis earthquakes...);
- Results oriented with the ability to work in a dynamic and multiculturalenvironment;
- Excellent team player with an entrepreneurial mindset;
- Strong desire to learn and commitment to the organizations mission.
WHY JOIN DESCARTES UNDERWRITING
- Opportunity to work and learn with teams from the most prestigious schools and research labs in the world allowing you to progress towards technical excellence;
- Commitment from Descartes to its staff of continued learning and development (think annual seminars training etc.) ;
- Work in a collaborative & professional environment ;
- Be part of an international team passionate about diversity ;
- Join a company with a true purpose help us help our clients be more resilient towards climate risks;
- A competitive salary bonus and benefits;
- You can benefit from a punctual home office days.
At Descartes Underwriting we cherish value of diversity whatever it may be. We are committed to fighting against all forms of discrimination and for equal opportunities. We foster an inclusive work environment that respects all differences.
With equal skills all our positions are open to people with disabilities.
RECRUITMENT PROCESS
- Step 1: HR Interview with our Talent Recruiter
- Step 2: Technical online test (via Github)
- Step 3: Remote technical interview
- Step 4: In person team interview to meet our team and discover our offices (held remotely if you are abroad)
Employment Type
Full Time
