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Plymouth Rock Assurance · 1 month ago

Data Science, Predictive Modeling Intern

Boston, MA, 02111, United States

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$25/hr - $28/hr

Plymouth Rock Assurance is a leading insurance company that focuses on providing exceptional service and innovative solutions. The Data Science, Predictive Modeling Intern will be responsible for researching and developing predictive models and analytical techniques to inform pricing, underwriting, and product strategies within the company.

Auto InsuranceFinancial ServicesInsurance

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

The Data Science Intern will work with internal and external data to understand key drivers of expected insurance losses and lifetime customer value. This will require that the Intern acquires an understanding of various internal and external data sources, is able to illicit hypothesis from internal personnel regarding key variables and test those hypotheses using available data

The Data Science Intern will help develop and enhance models used in a variety of contexts within the product management structure of Plymouth Rock. The Intern will be responsible for advancing the modeling capabilities within Plymouth Rock and transferring those advancements to other product management personnel

The Data Science Intern will work with the product community to facilitate the application of models developed considering the regulatory and competitive contexts within which we operate. This will include ensuring that models are well understood, the implications are appropriately assessed, implementation plans are defined, validation of results are undertaken, and adjustments are made rapidly

Qualification

EconometricsBayesian statisticsModeling programming languagesData analysisResiliencyInsurance knowledgeCommunication skillsCreative thinkingFlexibility

Required

Graduate Student from a program in the areas of economics, statistics, or a related field

Practical experience in Econometrics and Statistics, preferably in a business context

Strong written and oral communication skills and an ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

High standards for the work products delivered

Creative thinker with the ability to synthesize information from various sources and apply that information to concrete business problems

Flexibility and resiliency characteristic of a professional

Proficiency with modeling programming language (SQL, R, SAS, Python)

Preferred

Doctoral preferred in the areas of economics, statistics, or a related field

Background in Bayesian statistics preferred

Knowledge of, and experience with, the technical aspects of insurance is a plus

Benefits

Friendly and collaborate work culture

Free On-site gym access

Free Coffee and Snacks

Company social events

Lunch and Learn Leadership program

Business Casual (Can wear jeans and sneakers!)

Convenient Location – across from South Station!

Company

Plymouth Rock Assurance

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Founded in 2001

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.plymouthrock.com

H1B Sponsorship

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