Senior Actuarial Data Scientist – Hybrid

American Family Insurance

Senior Actuarial Data Scientist analyzing operational, economic, financial, and organizational data at American Family Insurance. Developing data-driven strategies and predictive models in a hybrid environment.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeMadison • Massachusetts, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $113,000 - $194,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Analyze and model operational, economic, financial, and organizational data
Help quantify competitive performance
Evaluate the impact of operational changes
Develop data-driven strategies and solutions to complex business problems
Build modeling frameworks and predictive models for new datasets using advanced analytics
Explore data to test hypotheses, identify important causes, and answer business questions
Develop and run statistical programs/tests to analyze complex relationships
Incorporate industry/competitor insights, stay current on best practices, and propose innovative solutions
Research and maintain awareness of insurance industry best practices and our strategies

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service
Ability to work as part of a team and to communicate effectively
Proficiency in programming languages suitable for database access, scripting, statistical analysis, and system development
Understanding of software development best practices including source control, coding standards and testing frameworks
Demonstrated experience formulating, approaching, and solving complex analytical problems using a quantitative, scientific approach
Demonstrated experience working with large, complex datasets using big data technologies and script
Solid knowledge and understanding managing data to scale using data summarization, query and analysis software and tools
Background in data science (e.g., statistical modeling, machine learning, and data visualization) with experience using Python/R and SQL
Some P&C insurance experience
Model Implementations using machine learning/statistical methods and end-to-end modeling best practices (cleaning/imputation, selection, evaluation, tuning) plus strong coding standards (organization, unit testing)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits
Competitive 401(k) contribution
Pension plan
Annual incentive
9 paid holidays
Paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees)
Student loan repayment program
Paid-family leave

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Hard Skills & Tools

statistical modelingmachine learningdata visualizationPythonRSQLbig data technologiesdata summarizationquery analysismodeling frameworks

Soft Skills

customer-driven solutionsteamworkeffective communicationproblem-solvingquantitative analysisinnovative thinkinganalytical thinking