Data Scientist Entry Level

Kemper is one of the nation’s leading specialized insurers, and they are seeking a Data Scientist to join their Auto Data Science team. This role involves building and developing analytical solutions to drive competitive advantage and support the organization's success.

Responsibilities

• Independently designs and develops analytical solutions.
• Develops and automates processes that can be deployed throughout the organization to solve reoccurring analytics needs.
• Communicates project progress and challenges to the working team.
• Develops database, technical, and business knowledge.

Qualification

Required

• Graduate degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or other STEM field with 2-4 years of experience working in a data science/analytics environment
• Proficient in Python programming language (scikit-learn, pandas, numpy, scipy, matplotlib, etc.)
• Proficiency and experience with several modeling techniques such as generalized linear models, decision trees, ensemble learning, regularized models (ridge/lasso/nets), clustering, and neural networks
• Ability to work with various data formats. This includes relational databases (especially), delimited text files, data frames, and JSONs
• Excellent overall communication skills, particularly possessing the ability to translate technical results for wide audiences

Preferred

• PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or other STEM field with related industry experience
• Some experience with natural language processing
• Prior experience working with imbalanced datasets and AWS