Associate Data Scientist

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.

Job Description

Who is Allstate:

Allstate Insurance Company of Canada is a leading home and auto insurer focused on providing its customers prevention and protection products and services for every stage of life. The company is proud to have been named a Best Employer in Canada for nine consecutive years and prioritizes supporting employees and fostering an inclusive, welcoming corporate culture. Allstate is committed to making a positive difference in the communities in which it operates through partnerships with charitable organizations, employee giving and volunteerism. Serving Canadians since 1953, Allstate strives to provide reassurance with its "You’re in Good Hands®" promise.

Through our Employee Value Proposition, Opportunity, Flexibility, Community, Diversity and Family, we have worked hard to develop and nurture a culture where employees feel valued, experience personal growth, have career options and truly enjoy the work they do.

Role Designation: Hybrid

Benefits to joining Allstate

• Flexible Work Arrangements
• Employee discounts (15% on auto and property insurance, plus many other products and services)
• Good Office program (receive up to 400$ back after purchasing office equipment)
• Student Loan Payment Matching Program for Government Student loans
• Comprehensive Retirement Savings Program with employer matched contributions
• Annual Wellness allowance to support employees with improving health and wellbeing
• Personal reflection day
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Working within the community and giving back!

Job description:

Our team is growing and we are looking to hire an Associate Data Scientist to synthesize our extensive policyholder and claims data into business enhancing predictive models that will ultimately impact the company’s bottom line. This is a unique opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team who work on high-impact projects to bring efficiencies to all functional areas of our business. The team works in a fast-paced environment, using techniques and algorithms best suited for solving challenging problems of the insurance industry.

Accountabilities:

The successful candidate will gain exposure to all aspects of insurance operations with respect to claims, underwriting and pricing, as well as general areas of business operations such as human resources and marketing, working on high impact actionable projects. You will learn the business knowledge of the prospective stakeholder through their information datasets. Combining quantitative data with business domain knowledge, you will transform them into predictive models that provide insights that ultimately produce new and creative analytic solutions as part of our core deliverables. This role will work hand in hand with data scientists, business stakeholders in developing models and identifying strategies to improve the company’s bottom line.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years of Machine Learning and analytics experience within a professional services firm or similar industrial environment.
• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college in a Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Sciences, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering or a related field .
• Strong programming skills, ability to write production level code in Python.
• Working experience in Machine learning algorithms, model implementation and optimization to solve Regression, Classification and Segmentation problems.
• Experience with ML frameworks/libraries e.g. Scikit-learn, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Tensor flow or PyTorch.
• Business and analytics acumen to run and interpret the results of models - turn large amounts of complex, detailed information into clear summaries and business recommendations.
• Excellent collaboration skills and the ability to work in a team environment and across multiple sites and business units.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - be able to effectively communicate complex results to a business audience not familiar with complex data and analytics.
• Allstate Canada Group has policies and practices that provide workplace accommodations. If you require accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Skills

Communication, Insurance Industry, Machine Learning, Model Development, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Python (Programming Language), Statistical Analysis Systems (SAS) Programming, Structured Query Language (SQL), Team Collaboration Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. And one where you can impact the future for the greater good.

You’ll do all this in a flexible environment that embraces connection and belonging. And with the recognition of several inclusivity and diversity awards, we’ve proven that Allstate empowers everyone to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live.

Good Hands. Greater Together.®