Data scientist
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We’re on a mission to use AI to unlock the future of insurance decision making. Will you join us? Shift is a technology-first organization made up of smart, creative team members from diverse backgrounds and locations. Our fast-growing team is changing the way insurance works with AI. From Data Science and Project Management to Sales, Marketing, IT and Operations, we’re looking for passionate teammates who are willing to do whatever it takes to make our clients successful using the power of Artificial Intelligence. To free insurers to be there for more customers in more ways than ever before. We think big. And we think insurance is an industry that’s ripe for transformation. The right technology can unlock new ways of doing business for insurers–which in turn creates new ways for customers to benefit from insurance. Vision An insurance industry in which better decisions lead to amazing opportunities and outcomes. When it comes to making insurance decisions, Insurers must meet ever-increasing expectations for speed, accuracy, fairness and transparency. Shift helps insurers succeed in all areas, creating new opportunities for insurers and their customers. Mission To imagine and invent solutions that transform insurance decisions for the benefit of all. Insurance is a force for good in the world, especially when it’s designed to meet the needs of today’s customers. We unlock the good in insurance by using AI to automate and optimize decision making, so insurance decisions are fast, accurate, fair, and transparent. Our Values We trust talent. We value experience and potential. Whether you’re a recent graduate or a mid-career professional, we’re interested in what you’ve done, but even more interested in what you will do to contribute to the future of insurance with Shift. We are stronger together. We’re a team with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and stories. We count on each other to help solve difficult problems and deliver the best for our clients–together. We focus on what matters to our customers. Big ideas are great. Big ideas that contribute to achieving big goals are even better. We focus on doing what it takes to enable our customers to serve their customers better. Because that’s when everybody wins. We make it happen. The (not so) secret ingredient for Shift’s incredible growth and success? It’s our commitment to our teammates, our customers, and ourselves to go above and beyond–in large and small ways–to move the insurance industry forward. Latest Tweets Shift Stats Founded 2014 in Paris, France Employees 500+ Offices 9 Funding $320 Million Customers 115+ Data Scientist Data Scientist at Shift Technology Singapore - Singapore The future of insurance starts with AI. To date, Shift Technology's AI-powered products have benefitted more than 300 million policyholders globally by reducing underwriting risk, identifying more fraud, and automating critical tasks throughout the claims process. Shift harnesses the power of AI to enable the world’s leading insurance organizations to make better decisions. Our products help insurers improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and deliver superior customer experiences to their policyholders. Our culture is built on innovation, trust, and a drive to transform the insurance industry by imagining and innovating solutions that impact insurers and their customers - like you! We come from more than 50 different countries and cultures and together we are creating the future of insurance. Shift Technology offers a unique opportunity to brilliant candidates to accelerate their careers in data science Data scientists work on a broad range of subjects, acquiring a lot of technical and professional experience in data science, data engineering, coding, business understanding and client interactions; skills invaluable in any career. Our company is small enough that each person’s achievements have an impact on overall performance, yet big enough to be a world leader in our domain. We are a fast growing company, the best contributors will grow to managerial or product tech lead positions much more rapidly than in bigger companies What you'll do... The data science team is in charge of technically delivering the Shift products to clients, the key role in the success of our projects with clients. It is a hands-on job, expect to be doing everything you can imagine from the technical side in an AI company: Implementation of the data engineering , usually from client extracts to the insertion of the data in our data stores (SQL, Elastic Search) Developing, testing, tuning models and putting them in production for tasks such as fraud detection and automation detection in complex environments. Automate key business tasks by implementing them in our production process framework in C# Conduct meetings with clients and interact with external stakeholders, whether it is direct user feedback, presenting business cases or defining the roadmap of evolutions for that client You will actively participate in the definition and development of our suite of products on fraud detection, anti-money laundering and claim automation, working on various data types such as structured data, free text, documents and images. What You Bring... As a result of the range of the role, we are looking for people with diverse skills and proficiencies to help make our customers successful. We are open to people not having exactly all of the required skills, but in each one of those they must be willing to build expertise. As a result, you are: Looking to move into the next stage of your data science career , bringing 3-4 years relevant experience. Code-savvy , either by having a degree in computer science and/or having developed some apps with actual users, or by willing to spend a lot of time practicing. Writing scripts for models and notebooks is not enough at Shift, we thrive on people who can write maintainable, production-quality code that will run everyday without breaking. AI-savvy , either by having a degree in machine learning and/or statistics or be looking to work on those subjects. Having a clear understanding of statistics and machine learning problems, tasks and common resolutions is important to communicate internally and explain to the client how the product is working. Client facing . You will need to be comfortable, clear and professional when talking to clients during meetings and by email. Expect to talk with a client every other day and grow your communicational and presentational skills! Business smart . We don’t expect candidates to know the insurance sector, but we want people who can learn and master the business aspects of our products English speakers . We are an international company with offices in many countries and 50+ nationalities, the Shift working language is English. Additional fluency inIndonesian Bahasa or Thai a Plus. Recruitment Process Coding exercise Talent Acquisition interview Technical interview To support our permanent, full time employees at every stage of their careers and lives, we provide a competitive total rewards and benefits package. Here are the global benefits we’d like to highlight: Flexible remote and hybrid working options Competitive Salary and a variable component tied to personal and company performance Company equity Focus Fridays, a half-day each month to focus on learning and personal growth Generous PTO and paid holidays 2 MAD Days per year (Make A Difference Days for paid volunteering) Additional benefits may be offered by country - ask your recruiter for more information. Intern and Apprentice position are eligible for some of these benefits - ask your recruiter for more details. At Shift we strive to be a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from and hire people who will contribute to the diversity of our company, without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, age, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other non-merit criteria. Shift Technology is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our application and employment process. Should you require accommodation, please email and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs. Please be aware of scammers and only trust correspondence that comes from emails ending in shift-technology.com Shift Technology does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruiters or employment agencies in response to the Shift Technology Careers page or a Shift Technology social media post. Any unsolicited CVs, including those submitted directly to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Shift Technology. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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