Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. James Search Group is partnering with a leading P&C insurance carrier to appoint a Director of Data Science. The role will build and scale production-grade data science capabilities, establish end-to-end development and monitoring practices, lead hands-on framework development, and mentor a growing team while supporting Claims, Underwriting, Risk, and Distribution.
Responsibilities
- Architect and standardize end-to-end data science development practices (from exploration to deployment and monitoring)
- Lead as a hands-on, code-first practitioner , building reusable Python frameworks and tools
- Partner cross-functionally with Data Engineering, MLOps, Analytics, and business teams to deliver models that actually reach production
- Establish rigorous model performance, monitoring, and business impact measurement frameworks
- Drive roadmap clarity, prioritization, and technical design through cross-functional collaboration
- Mentor and elevate a growing team, embedding strong engineering and documentation habits
Skills
- 8+ years of applied, hands-on data science experience (insurance or related industries preferred)
- Proven track record building scalable ML frameworks and enforcing engineering standards
- Deep expertise across the full ML lifecycle, including deployment and monitoring
- Strong collaboration skills across technical and business stakeholders
- A mindset focused on building systems that scale — not one-off models
- Familiarity with P&C insurance
Benefits
- Bonus
- 401k match
- Comprehensive benefits
- Market-leading PTO
- Remote-first (U.S.) with optional hybrid/on-site across multiple office locations
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