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RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 500 Company and listed among itsWorld’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.
RGA Enterprise Services Company (RGA) seeks a Data Science Engineer to support the Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) business units in implementing and deploying predictive modeling solutions and commercial applications for both RGA internal and external clients across the globe. The position reports to RGA headquarters in Chesterfield, MO; 100% telecommuting permitted from anywhere in the U.S. Key responsibilities include: work with other Information Technology (IT) resources to operationalize and support predictive models, data pipelines and dashboards in Cloud infrastructure; work on data understanding, manipulating, and cleaning to ensure the data quality and integrity for effective modeling; communicate critical findings from analyses to the predictive team members and division's senior management team; implement and prepare data science models for access by internal and external consumers, including code restructuring and development of the API interface/protocol; develop and enhance statistical and machine learning models for mortality, morbidity, persistency, fraud, consumer, response and other insurance applications; support the development of commercial applications of predictive models for use in underwriting, claims, experience studies, risk management and projections; complete the full spectrum of data analysis on provided data sets, including statistical analysis plans and database schema design, perform data cleansing and create new insights and knowledge of the data; develop and share expertise in predictive modeling and advanced data analytics in insurance applications with clients and colleagues; and collaborate with local offices and support various predictive modeling projects. RGA’s compensation package includes an annual bonus plan. RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits. The compensation range noted below indicates that the base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. For this particular position, the offered salary is $130,000.00 and is non-negotiable.
Basic Qualifications:
The position requires at least a master’s degree, or its foreign equivalent, in Information Systems Management, Statistics, Computer Science, Analytics, or a related quantitative field, plus at least two (2) years of experience in a role involving the development of Machine Learning, Statistical or other similar Predictive Models. A qualified applicant's experience must include the following skills: working with predictive modeling and machine learning tools (Python and/or R); working with machine learning algorithms (GLM, Decision Trees, Time Series, Regression, and/or NLP); developing data engineering pipelines using SQL, Python, or comparable data transformation technologies; developing applications and Application Programming Interface (API) endpoints to enable access to Machine Learning and Statistical models; building scripts to manage data pipelines utilizing one of the shells available through the Linux/UNIX command line; building and delivering data pipeline and modeling solutions utilizing AWS resources and services (Lambda, Elastic MapReduce (EMR), Simple Storage Service (S3), SageMaker, DynamoDB, and/or Identity and Access Management (IAM)); and building and calling Deployment automation pipelines using CI/CD technology (Jenkins and/or Bamboo).
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What you can expect from RGA:
- Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.
- Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.
- Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.
Compensation Range:
Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and market location. In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan. RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.
RGA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression, sex, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.
