Junior Data Scientist (hybrid or remote)

The Allstate Foundation

The Allstate Foundation, known for its progressive approach in the insurance industry, seeks a Junior Data Scientist to join its Data, Discovery, and Decision Science (D3) team. The role involves leveraging data for decision-making, contributing to Allstate's mission to offer tailored insurance solutions. The D3 team, with over 360 skilled professionals, thrives on innovation and diversity, working towards enhancing analytical capabilities across the organization.

In this role you can expect to have the responsibilities:

• Develop and implement statistical and machine learning models to address business needs.
• Communicate findings to team and leadership, ensuring model integration into business processes.
• Collaborate to enhance business decisions using data and predictive modeling.
• Innovate with new modeling techniques and tools.

This role comes with the following benefits:

• Flexible annual leave entitlement.
• Dental and healthcare insurance.
• Attractive pension package.
• Discounts on gym memberships, public transport, and parking.
• Access to world-class learning platforms and courses for development.
• Clear career paths and internal mobility opportunities.
• Flexible working arrangements.

This role requires you to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field with relevant experience or higher qualifications.

You would benefit from having:

• Experience with machine learning or statistics for problem-solving.
• Proficiency in statistical software and libraries such as R or MLlib.
• General purpose programming with Java, Scala, or C/C++.
• Familiarity with distributed computing frameworks like Spark, Mesos, or Hadoop.
• Knowledge of high performance and parallel computing, and numerical optimization.

Allstate NI is committed to equal employment opportunities without discrimination. Furthermore, they complete background checks on all candidates offered a position.