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# Senior Data Scientist

- **Company:** Coalition Inc.
- **Location:** San Francisco, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Business Analytics Applications, Data Analysis, Big Data, Cyber Security, Databases, Data Visualization, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Power BI, Tableau (Software), Data Processing, Sql Optimization, Snowflake, Information Technology, Looker Analytics
- **Published:** August 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/n3gzbgpxjr

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Actuarial Science, or related discipline)
 * 5+ years of experience in underwriting, quantitative analysis, or risk modeling in the insurance industry
 * Knowledge of underwriting, pricing, reserving, or risk management processes in insurance
 * Advanced SQL skills for querying complex databases and joining disparate data sources
 * Expertise in data manipulation and analysis using Python, R, or similar analytical tools
 * Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker)
 * Experience with dashboard creation for operational metrics tracking
 * Strong communication and analytical skills
 * Capable of working with remote teams

Nice-to-have Skills

 * Actuarial qualification
 * Experience in cyber insurance or cyber security.
 * Prior experience or willingness to learn how to work with large datasets and big data technologies (Snowflake, AWS Athena)

## Description

As a Senior Data Scientist at Coalition you will be responsible for measuring, understanding, and helping optimize Coalition's underwriting. You will perform statistical analysis to provide data-driven insights. You will help us understand and improve our cyber risk selection and reduction, pricing and automation in order to grow our revenue in a safe and efficient manner., * Analyze diverse datasets including claims data, cybersecurity risk signals, and underwriting databases to extract meaningful patterns and insights

 * Large scale data analysis with the objective of producing valuable risk signals to be used for underwriting or risk evaluation of organizations
 * Develop and refine statistical and machine learning models to assess cybersecurity risks with applications to underwriting and pricing.
 * Create comprehensive reports on underwriting efficiency metrics and risk selection quality to inform strategic decisions
 * Apply statistical techniques to evaluate and improve our cyber risk assessment methodology
 * Provide analytical support for underwriting strategies to balance growth with risk management
 * Identify, analyze, and implement opportunities to automate underwriting workflows using advanced analytics and data-driven strategies
 * Collaborate cross-functionally with actuarial, product, and engineering teams to implement data-driven improvements. Lead cross-functional initiatives in area of expertise.
 * Serve as both a technical lead and a mentor within the underwriting team.
 * Work alongside other data scientists, software engineers, and cyber security engineers to improve underwriting at Coalition. Intellectual curiosity and proactive approach to identifying improvement opportunities, Coalition is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly. We collect, use, and store personal information as necessary for the recruitment process and in compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations in all regions where we operate. We want you to understand what personal information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding access, correction, and deletion of your data where applicable. Information submitted, collected, and processed as part of your application is subject to Coalition's Privacy Policy. For further details, please review our full Privacy Policy or contact us with any questions regarding how your information is handled.


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