Data Scientist / Data Analyst / Analytics Positions
Available in Sandton, Johannesburg and Cape Town
Junior and Senior Positions.
Data Analytics Team with a focus on the personal and commercial lines businesses.
Accountable for actuarial functions which will contribute to the profitable development and financial results of the Group.
Working closely with the senior management team across Product, Pricing, Underwriting and Claims Services contributing to the development and execution of the broader strategy.
Key Accountabilities Develop effective pricing and risk management strategies to balance profitability and growthBenefit tracking and performance monitoring of financial, underwriting and distribution indicatorsCreate and maintain business reports to direct thought processes that drives actionContribute to the development and maintenance of the internal data assets to support pricing and other modelling initiativesContinuous process improvement and strategy evaluation
Participate in strategic projects where actuarial input is required Support current underwriting segmentations models Interacting with distribution (sales) and claims with the objective of constantly incorporating market trends into the product solution value chain Supporting the development of product solutions for various market segments and channels
Ad-hoc analysis - statistical investigations as required from time to time by the business Qualification and Experience BSC degree e.g. Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial, Data Science For junior role : One to two years working experience, preferably in general insurance.
For more senior role : Three to five years working experience, preferably in general insurance.
Advanced computer literacy skills in one or more of the following: Emblem, SAS, SQL, R, Python, etc.
Strong modelling skills including experience in performing statistical investigations and building pricing / predictive models Strong data management skills Logical and analytical abilitySelf-starter, problem solver and finisher
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