Data Scientist

Company Description

PartnerRe is a leading, privately owned, multi-line global reinsurer with a reputation of financial stability and strength, and a commitment to rebuilding businesses and communities after risk events around the world.

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Job Description

About this job:

The role holder, based in Singapore, will join the global analytics team within Life & Health, and should make a significant contribution to the enhancement of PartnerRe Life & Health’s value proposition.

They will be responsible for providing advice and expertise to internal and external clients, via:

• Import and analysis of data to estimate targets associated with disability, mortality, and longevity (and their drivers)
• Development & deployment of predictive models
• Effective data driven storytelling
• Consultative activities related to analysis of data
• Research and product development on application of analytic techniques to existing and new product areas
• Development of self and others on analytic techniques
• Internal and external presentations and publications.
  
  

Qualifications

About you:

You will be a technically excellent thought leader and individual contributor with relevant experience and expertise, and an ability to be pragmatic and demonstrate commercial sense. A desire to experience new and challenging areas is a key requirement.

The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator, capable of working in a dynamic, culturally diverse international environment. They will be able to lead complex developments and projects independently, but will also be an effective team player ready to meet the business needs.

The individual must be adept at handling practical data sets so that questions posed by the business can be addressed within short timescales.

Experience/Skills

• Statistical skills normally acquired though graduate level education
• Minimum of 3 years post graduate experience in a business setting.
• Practical experience in statistical analysis of data and predictive modeling using the R programming language (especially tidyverse)
• Breadth and depth are required (survival analysis, discrete data, regression-like methods, modern ML (tree-based) methods, etc.)
• Familiarity with Linux, SQL and/or Shiny is desirable
• Life and/or Health insurance industry strongly desirable
• (re)Insurance experience is a plus but not required
• Corporate language is English; additional languages are beneficial
  
  

The position is based in PartnerRe’s Singapore office, but occasional travel maybe expected.

Additional Information

PartnerRe provides a working environment in which diversity is valued, where all employees feel welcome, respected, and empowered to perform at their best. We invite you to learn more about D&I at PartnerRe.

Thank you,

PartnerRe Hiring Team