Actuarial Data Scientist at Shepherd

About the role

The role involves joining the Actuarial & Predictive Analytics team to own end-to-end commercial auto pricing models. This high-impact role blends statistical rigor with shipping real products to achieve the industry's first fully autonomous underwriting.

Responsibilities

• Own commercial auto pricing models end-to-end, from initial feature development through production deployment and iterative refinement.
• Design and maintain robust feature pipelines that transform raw submission, claims, and third-party data into high-quality model inputs.
• Collaborate closely with actuaries and underwriters to translate domain expertise into predictive features that improve pricing accuracy and loss ratios.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience building and deploying predictive pricing models for personal or commercial auto insurance in production environments.
• Strong command of statistical methods including GLMs, GBDTs, and Bayesian methods, alongside proficiency in Python and SQL.
• An AI-native mindset with the ability to reason from first principles and communicate complex findings to non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience with machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
• Knowledge of data engineering practices and tools.

Skills

• Python programming skills.
• SQL database management.
• Statistical modeling techniques (GLMs, GBDTs, Bayesian methods).
• Data pipeline design and maintenance.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Benefits

• Work at the cutting edge of insurtech, building the industry's first fully agentic submission system for complex commercial construction projects.
• Benefit from strong backing and industry validation, following a $42M Series B led by Intact Private Capital, one of the world's largest insurers.
• Directly shape the risk infrastructure for the next generation of financial services, leveraging real-time data from partners like Procore and Autodesk.

Pay

Salary Not Disclosed

Schedule

Full-time

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.
• Flexible work schedule.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Health and wellness benefits.
• Employee recognition programs.