Data Scientist Consultant I

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. 

Job Description

This role is responsible for leading the use of data to help provide solution to business problems within Finance department. This includes: the development and execution of new machine learning predictive modeling algorithms, the coding/development of tools that use machine learning/predictive modeling to make business decisions, searching for and integrating new data (both internal and external) that improves our modeling and machine learning results (and ultimately our decisions), and discovery of solutions to business problems that can be solved through the use of machine learning/predictive modeling.

This role is responsible for leading the use of data to help provide solution to business problems within Finance department. This includes: the development and execution of new machine learning predictive modeling algorithms, the coding/development of tools that use machine learning/predictive modeling to make business decisions, searching for and integrating new data (both internal and external) that improves our modeling and machine learning results (and ultimately our decisions), and discovery of solutions to business problems that can be solved through the use of machine learning/predictive modeling. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Uses best practices, with coaching, to develop statistical, machine learning techniques to build models that address business needs and executes on modeling/machine learning projects effectively, contributing to a wide variety of projects
• Uses technical knowledge combined with business input to develop tools and dashboards for business partners and stakeholders
• Communicates findings to team and leadership and ensures models are well understood and incorporated into business processes
• Collaborates with the team in order to improve the effectiveness of business decisions through the use of data and machine learning/predictive modeling
• Innovates on projects by using new modeling techniques or tools
• Participates in the development of pipelines that streamline update process of developed tools

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job does not have supervisory responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications:

Education and Experience

• Master's or PhD
• 2 or more years of related experience

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• None

Functional Skills

• Experience in managing and manipulating large, complex datasets and ability to analyze and interpret moderate to complex concepts
• Ability to provide written and oral interpretation of highly specialized terms and data, and ability to present this data to others with different levels of expertise
• Demonstrated Analytic Agility and ability to quickly learn and switch topics
• Ability to use and learn a wide variety of tools and languages to achieve results
• Ability to code and develop prototypes in various languages
• Experience in using statistical modeling and/or machine learning techniques to build models that have driven company decision making

Primary Skills

Artificial Intelligence Markup Language, Business Acumen, Business Case Analyses, Data Analytics, Waterfall Project Management

Shift Time

Shift B (India)

Recruiter Info

Annapurna Jha

About Allstate

Joining our team isn't just a job — it's an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger – a winning team making a meaningful impact.

The Allstate Corporation is one of the largest publicly held insurance providers in the United States. Ranked No. 84 in the 2023 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue, The Allstate Corporation owns and operates 18 companies in the United States, Canada, Northern Ireland, and India. Allstate India Private Limited, also known as Allstate India, is a subsidiary of The Allstate Corporation. The India talent center was set up in 2012 and operates under the corporation's Good Hands promise. As it innovates operations and technology, Allstate India has evolved beyond its technology functions to be the critical strategic business services arm of the corporation. With offices in Bengaluru and Pune, the company offers expertise to the parent organization's business areas including technology and innovation, accounting and imaging services, policy administration, transformation solution design and support services, transformation of property liability service design, global operations and integration, and training and transition.

Learn more about Allstate India here.

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