Senior Data Scientist

EXL

Senior Data Scientist leading advanced analytics and machine learning solutions within insurance practice. Bridging business objectives and data science execution while ensuring delivery quality.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PandasPythonScikit-LearnSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead delivery of advanced analytics and machine learning solutions for a large-scale transformation program within insurance practice.
Bridge business objectives, data science execution, and delivery excellence.
Remain deeply involved in model development and technical design.
Coordinate with offshore team to ensure delivery quality.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 – 8 years of experience in advanced analytics / data science
Insurance domain experience (P&C, Life, Health, Group Benefits, or Claims) strongly preferred.
Proven experience delivering end-to-end ML solutions in production environments
Strong hands-on experience in Python (pandas, scikit-learn, XGBoost / LightGBM, etc.)
Statistical modeling and ML algorithms (classification, regression, segmentation)
Deep understanding of feature engineering on transactional / behavioral data
Imbalanced classification techniques
Model evaluation, stability, and drift monitoring
Experience working with SQL and large-scale datasets

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

Machine LearningStatistical ModelingFeature EngineeringImbalanced Classification TechniquesModel EvaluationSQLData Science ExecutionModel Stability MonitoringRegression AlgorithmsClassification Algorithms

Soft Skills

Delivery ExcellenceCollaboration