Actuarial Data Scientist

Hippo

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, CAAustin, TXDallas, TXMorristown, NJ
Salary
$145,000–$160,000 / yr
Posted
5 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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This role $152k
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This role pays less than 61% of similar roles. Most pay $126,800–$196,387 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $152k versus about $162k for comparable roles.

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About Hippo

Hippo Insurance is a home insurance company that offers proactive home insurance products using smart home technology and data to help homeowners prevent claims before they happen. Industry: Insurance Technology & Homeowners Insurance

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TL;DR · Actuarial Data Scientist

The Actuarial Data Scientist joins the actuarial team to lead loss cost modeling for the homeowners insurance program. This role involves owning the design, development, and deployment of predictive models for frequency and severity while ensuring alignment with pricing strategy and business objectives. The individual will build and scale Python and SQL-based tooling to embed expected loss ratio and segmentation analytics into production-ready workflows. Additionally, the role expands modeling capabilities across demand and aggregation models to inform pricing and business mix decisions. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Python, SQL, Airflow, and statistical modeling techniques such as GLMs, regularization, and tree-based ensembles like XGBoost and LightGBM. The position addresses complex insurance problems by translating modeling insights into actionable recommendations for underwriting and product teams within the personal lines property space.

What you'll do

  • Lead homeowners insurance modeling efforts by setting technical standards and best practices.
  • Own the design and annual build of by-peril loss models.
  • Expand modeling capabilities across conversion, retention, and aggregation to inform pricing strategy.
  • Implement and scale models within an Airflow-based Python modeling pipeline.
  • Develop reusable analytical tooling and workflows to improve efficiency across the actuarial team.
  • Translate complex modeling insights into clear business recommendations for cross-functional partners.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in statistics, mathematics, data science, or another quantitative field.
  • Master's degree in a quantitative discipline (preferred).
  • 5+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or actuarial modeling in insurance, preferably personal lines or property.
  • Working knowledge of P&C insurance in loss cost modeling and exposure to demand, underwriting, and/or claims modeling.
  • Strong background in statistical modeling including GLMs, regularization, tree-based ensembles, and model validation techniques.
  • Knowledge of actuarial principles as they relate to insurance pricing.
  • Advanced proficiency in Python (pandas, scikit-learn, statsmodels) and SQL.
  • Actuarial credentials such as ACAS/FCAS (preferred); experience with cloud infrastructure, Airflow, catastrophe modeling, or geospatial analytics (preferred).

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