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Company

Marsh McLennan · 1 day ago

Parametric (Re)Insurance Research & Development Specialist

New York - 1166

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry Level

$66K/yr - $108K/yr

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Responsibilities

Show passion and curiosity to advance the state of the art in catastrophe risk transfer and insurance in the context of evolving environmental challenges.

Conduct independent research on parametric instruments and natural hazards, and provide progress reports for the team, clients, and colleagues on a regular basis.

Translate research hypotheses into well-structured code (MATLAB is our core software platform) and demonstrate ability to rigorously test these hypotheses and thoroughly document results.

Advance with independence through obstacles and resourcefully find alternatives and solutions to technical, business, mathematical, or programmatic challenges that arise continuously.

Communicate with excellence in oral (presentations) and written forms, and show ability to convey difficult technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Portray the team’s work professionally in a multi-cultural, global business environment, with clients and colleagues.

Qualification

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Required

A completed or (about to complete) Ph.D. degree in a technical discipline related to the study of natural hazards, engineering, or science, with at least one journal publication we can review.

Excellent coding skills in MATLAB (preferred), Python, or similar computing language. Eventually, all production code is translated into MATLAB, our core platform. Coding skills will be tested.

Exceptional attitude and flexibility to work effectively under pressure, with a cohesive team, and with different external audiences.

Show passion and curiosity to advance the state of the art in catastrophe risk transfer and insurance in the context of evolving environmental challenges.

Conduct independent research on parametric instruments and natural hazards, and provide progress reports for the team, clients, and colleagues on a regular basis.

Translate research hypotheses into well-structured code (MATLAB is our core software platform) and demonstrate ability to rigorously test these hypotheses and thoroughly document results.

Advance with independence through obstacles and resourcefully find alternatives and solutions to technical, business, mathematical, or programmatic challenges that arise continuously.

Communicate with excellence in oral (presentations) and written forms, and show ability to convey difficult technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Portray the team’s work professionally in a multi-cultural, global business environment, with clients and colleagues.

Preferred

Technical publications as first author in international peer-reviewed journals.

Expertise in MATLAB coding.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

Health and welfare benefits

Tuition assistance

401K savings

Other retirement programs

Employee assistance programs

Company

Marsh McLennan

Glassdoor

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Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman.

Founded in 1871

New York, New York, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.mmc.com/

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