Data Science Intern/Co-op

Data Analysis

• Work with internal and external data to understand key drivers of expected insurance losses and lifetime customer value.
• Acquire an understanding of various internal and external data sources.
• Able to illicit hypothesis from internal personnel regarding key variables and test those hypotheses using available data.

Modeling

• Help develop and enhance models used in a variety of contexts within the product management structure of Plymouth Rock.
• Responsible for advancing the modeling capabilities within Plymouth Rock and transferring those advancements to other product management personnel.

Implementation

• Work with the product community to facilitate the application of models developed considering the regulatory and competitive contexts within which we operate.
• Ensure that models are well understood, the implications are appropriately assessed, implementation plans are defined, validation of results are undertaken, and adjustments are made rapidly.

Qualifications

• Graduate Student from a program (doctoral preferred) in the areas of economics, statistics, or a related field (background in Bayesian statistics preferred).
• Practical experience in Econometrics and Statistics, preferably in a business context.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and an ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• High standards for the work products delivered.
• Creative thinker with the ability to synthesize information from various sources and apply that information to concrete business problems.
• Flexibility and resiliency characteristic of a professional.
• Knowledge of, and experience with, the technical aspect of insurance is a plus.
• Proficiency with modeling programming language (SQL, R, SAS, Python).

About The Company

The Plymouth Rock Company and its affiliated group of companies write and manage over $2 billion in personal and commercial auto and homeowner’s insurance throughout the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, where we have built an unparalleled reputation for service. We continuously invest in technology, our employees thrive in our empowering environment, and our customers are among the most loyal in the industry. The Plymouth Rock group of companies employs more than 1,900 people and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation holds an A.M. Best rating of “A-/Excellent”.