Root Inc. · 2 days ago
Data Scientist II, Pricing
United States
Full-time
Remote
Entry, Mid Level
$117K/yr - $146K/yr
2+ years expRoot Inc. is an innovative insurtech company focused on transforming the car insurance industry through technology. As a Data Scientist II, you will refine pricing models, ensure regulatory compliance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize performance.
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Responsibilities
Support the refinement of pricing models to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, responding to objections and inquiries from departments of insurance
Contribute to the continuous improvement of our pricing models, driving both regulatory compliance and performance optimization
Collaborate with Product, Actuarial, and State Product Management teams to ensure alignment across departments
Apply your technical skills in R, SQL, and H2O to analyze and optimize pricing models
Contribute to large-scale data science modeling projects, employing best practices in coding, version control, and project execution
Qualification
Required
Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline (Master's or PhD preferred) and 2+ years of experience applying advanced quantitative techniques, ideally in the insurance or financial services industry
Strong proficiency in R (e.g., tidyverse, data.table) and SQL, with the ability to independently query, manipulate, and model data
Technical proficiency in version control systems such as Git, with experience contributing to data science projects
Strong business intelligence and data visualization skills, with the ability to communicate insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
An ownership mentality, with the ability to take initiative and drive work forward in a collaborative team environment
Strong communication skills, enabling you to explain complex technical concepts clearly to cross-functional stakeholders
Preferred
Familiarity with pricing models and understanding of insurance regulatory environments is a strong plus
Experience with H2O and other advanced modeling techniques is a plus
Experience with cloud utilities such as AWS (e.g., EC2, S3) is a plus for scalable data processing and storage
Company
Root Inc.
Root Inc. is disrupting the archaic, trillion-dollar insurance industry.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Matt Bonakdarpour
Chief Technology Officer
Megan Binkley, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
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