Job description
Date: Jul 12, 2023
Primary Location: Boston, MA, US
Company: Lincoln Financial
Alternate Locations: Boston, MA (Massachusetts)
Work Arrangement:
Hybrid/Common Days+ : Work 2-3 days a week in a Lincoln office with a designated workspace.
Relocation assistance: is not available for this opportunity.
Requisition #: 71881
The Role at a Glance
Lincoln National Corporation seeks a Data Scientist II; EMPLOYER: Lincoln National Corporation; LOCATION: Hybrid position within commutable distance of Boston office located at 101 Huntington Ave, Floors 8 & 9, Boston, MA 02199. JOB DUTIES: Apply statistical theory and methods, data mining, exploratory data analysis, and predictive modeling techniques to provide and deliver data-driven insights to internal stakeholders. Identify business problems that can be solved with data analytics including exploratory data analysis, summary statistics, data mining, clustering, regression, time series, and machine learning techniques. Research and evaluate relevant data resources and best practices for leveraging stakeholder knowledge/resources needed for clear definitions and data understanding. Create sets of structured and unstructured data using best practices for data aggregation, integration, and storage. Complete Exploratory Data Analysis on prepared data to summarize main characteristics, identify potential issues, and ensure accuracy. Analyze and interpret statistical data to identify relationships, patterns, trends, and anomalies in data. Manipulate data using major programming languages including SQL, R, or Python to draw insights, and source and compile data. Create visualizations and data storylines to share results with stakeholders and communicate actionable insights using data. Continuously research and train to expand knowledge of emerging data science principles, theories, techniques, data infrastructure, statistical concepts, and basic modeling techniques. Utilize complex predictive modeling techniques to work with increasingly complex machine learning techniques and models including clustering, text analysis, GBM, SVM, random forest, etc. Supervise a team of Associate, Data Scientists and Data Scientists I to strategically design and implement innovative data science solutions to support the achievement of business goals. REQUIREMENTS: Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in data science, statistics, or a closely related quantitative field and 1 year of experience applying concepts such as probability, statistics, modeling, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical solutions to business problems. Required experience must also include the following: 1 year of (i) utilizing third party data sources including medical, financial, and government data to answer business questions; (ii) working with mathematical concepts such as averages and/or variances, as well as core statistical concepts including distributions and hypothesis testing in order to support key business strategies including market sizing, A/B testing, and outlier detection; (iii) utilizing statistical, basic predictive modeling and data mining techniques, and working with increasingly complex statistical models including time series, GLMs, clustering, machine learning, text analytics; (iv) using a major programming language including SQL, R, or Python in order to manipulate data, draw insights, and source and compile data. Hybrid position within commutable distance of Boston office located at 101 Huntington Ave, Floors 8 & 9, Boston, MA 02199. Salary: $102,301/yr - $184,500/yr. Apply to https://jobs.lincolnfinancial.com & use Req ID #71881
What’s it like to work here?
At Lincoln Financial Group, we love what we do. We make meaningful contributions each and every day to empower our customers to take charge of their lives. Working alongside dedicated and talented colleagues, we build fulfilling careers and stronger communities through a company that values our unique perspectives, insights and contributions and invests in programs that empower each of us to take charge of our own future.
What’s in it for YOU:
- A clearly defined career framework to help you successfully manage your career
- Leadership development and virtual training opportunities
- PTO/parental leave
- Competitive 401K and employee benefits
- Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program
- Tuition assistance program
- A leadership team that prioritizes your health and well-being; offering a remote work environment and flexible work hybrid situations
- Effective productivity/technology tools and training
Pay Range: 102,301 - $184,500
Actual base pay could vary based on non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, education, location, licensure requirements, proficiency and qualifications required for the role. The base pay is just one component of Lincoln’s total rewards package for employees. In addition, the role may be eligible for the Annual Incentive Program, which is discretionary and based on the performance of the company, business unit and individual. Other rewards may include long-term incentives, sales incentives and Lincoln’s standard benefits package.
About The Company
Lincoln Financial Group, a Fortune 200 company with over 10,000 employees, provides advice and solutions that help empower Americans to take charge of their financial lives with confidence. Our core business areas — Life Insurance, Annuities, Retirement Plan Services and Group Protection — focus on supporting, preserving and enhancing over 17 million customer’s lifestyles and retirement outcomes.
Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE: LNC) and its affiliates. The company had $324 billion in end-of-period account values as of June 30, 2021.
Ranked one of the Best Large Employers in America and Best Employers for Women by Forbes magazine as well as one of Newsweek’s Most Responsible Companies, Lincoln Financial Group makes a serious investment in our employees’ futures through a broad range of wealth accumulation and protection plans, health and wellness programs, and career development resources designed to help each individual reach their personal and professional goals.
Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE: LNC) and its affiliates. The company had $324 billion in end-of-period account values as of June 30, 2021.
Ranked one of the Best Large Employers in America and Best Employers for Women by Forbes magazine as well as one of Newsweek’s Most Responsible Companies, Lincoln Financial Group makes a serious investment in our employees’ futures through a broad range of wealth accumulation and protection plans, health and wellness programs, and career development resources designed to help each individual reach their personal and professional goals.
Lincoln is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Lincoln Financial Group is a committed corporate citizen included on major sustainability indices including the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America and FTSE4Good. Dedicated to diversity and inclusion, we earned perfect 100 percent scores on the Corporate Equality Index and the Disability Equality Index. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
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If you are interested in a career at Lincoln, we encourage you to review our current openings and apply on our website. Lincoln values the privacy and security of every applicant and urges all applicants to diligently protect their sensitive personal information from scams targeting job seekers. These scams can take many forms including fake employment applications, bogus interviews and falsified offer letters.
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Additional Information
This position may be subject to Lincoln’s Political Contribution Policy. An offer of employment may be contingent upon disclosing to Lincoln the details of certain political contributions. Lincoln may decline to extend an offer or terminate employment for this role if it determines political contributions made could have an adverse impact on Lincoln’s current or future business interests, misrepresentations were made, or for failure to fully disclose applicable political contributions and or fundraising activities.
Any unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles submitted through our web site or to personal e-mail accounts of employees of Lincoln Financial Group are considered property of Lincoln Financial Group and are not subject to payment of agency fees.
Lincoln Financial Group (“LFG”) is an Equal Opportunity employer and, as such, is committed in policy and practice to recruit, hire, compensate, train and promote, in all job classifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, Veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants are evaluated on the basis of job qualifications. If you are a person with a disability that impedes your ability to express your interest for a position through our online application process, or require TTY/TDD assistance, contact us by calling 260-455-2558.