Full-Time

Data Scientist

Posted on 2/1/2025

Pacific Life

Pacific Life

1,001-5,000 employees

Consulting
Financial Services

Compensation Overview

$108k - $132kAnnually

+ Incentive Pay

Mid

Newport Beach, CA, USA

Hybrid position requiring some in-office days.

Category
Data Science
Data & Analytics
Required Skills
Agile
Python
Data Science
R
SQL

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Degree
Experience
Requirements
  • 2+ years of experience in recent hands-on predictive model development and deployment
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, IT, Engineering or related quantitative field
  • Proficiency in statistical analysis, quantitative analytics, multivariate testing, predictive analytics
  • Ability to write/troubleshoot object-oriented programming languages such as SQL and Python
  • Technical skills in modeling (AI/ML), R and/or Python, SQL, AutoML tools like DataRobot, H2O driverless AI
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills that align with the people-first culture at PL
  • Passionate about achieving results and comfortable operating in uncharted territory
  • Ability to challenge status quo and help others achieve while working in an 'Agile' mindset
Responsibilities
  • Develop, implement, and maintain analytic products to solve business problems
  • Analysis of large, complex datasets to extract actionable insights
  • Performing data pre-processing, feature engineering, algorithm selection, model evaluation, and communication of findings and recommendations to stakeholders
  • Engaging with business partners to frame 'the right question to ask'
  • Managing the analytics project life cycle in an agile framework
  • Participating in sourcing and assessing new technologies to champion scalable data-driven solutions
  • Helping propagate the knowledge of their craft across the enterprise
Desired Qualifications
  • Financial Services experience, particularly in the Insurance and/or Retirement Services industry
  • Knowledge of visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, etc.)
  • Knowledge of ML Ops and model deployment platforms like ML Flow, AWS SageMaker, Snowflake/Snowpark
  • Strong knowledge of and measurable experience in natural language processing with transformer architecture a plus
  • Track record of collaborative development and delivery of analytical applications

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$189.4M

Headquarters

Newport Beach, California

Founded

1868

Simplify Jobs

Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Partnership with T. Rowe Price introduces innovative lifetime income solutions to the market.
  • Enhanced annuity features address diverse retirement income needs with flexible growth and protection options.
  • Integration with Selerix elevates digital customer experience, aligning with tech-forward industry trends.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition in annuities may pressure Pacific Life's market share and profitability.
  • Integration with Selerix could expose Pacific Life to potential data privacy and security risks.
  • High equity exposure in annuities may increase vulnerability to market volatility.

What makes Pacific Life unique

  • Pacific Life offers enhanced annuity features with high equity exposure for growth potential.
  • Integration with Selerix provides real-time updates, improving benefits administration accuracy and efficiency.
  • Recognized as a Civic 50 honoree, Pacific Life emphasizes community-minded initiatives and corporate citizenship.

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Paid Vacation

Paid Parental Leave

Adoption Assistance

401(k) Retirement Plan

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