Sr Data Scientist

Sr. Data Scientist

Global Product Development Nashville, TN

Why Asurion?

Asurion is seeking for a Senior Manager to join our Data Science team. An individual in this role identifies and solves complex business problems, drives the creation of new data products and analytical capabilities embedded in multiple business applications. Leads a team of data scientists to gather and analyze large volumes of data, evaluates scenarios to make predictions on future outcomes and supports decision making.

Role and Responsibilities:

· Frame &
communicate business problems as a Data Science/AI initiative in a collaborative way

· Work with a team of data scientists to build ML/AI solutions that drive business impact with minimal handholding

· Develop prototypes for new data product ideas

· Design and deploy complex, optimized, and large-scale machine learning algorithms and recommender systems to improve Asurion’s wireless &
connected home experiences

· Analyze and interpret the results of product experiments

· Work closely with product managers and stakeholders to identify and answer important product questions that help improve outcomes

· Utilize Natural Language Processing, particularly Generative AI, to analyze speech and social data

· Communicate findings to product managers and development groups

· Drive the collection of new data and the refinement of existing data

· Regularly invents new and novel approaches to problems;
takes initiative and breaks down barriers to solve problems;
recognized within team as the source of solutions.

Qualifications:

· Master's or PhD preferably in an engineering, statistics, technology, or science role with at least 2 years’ work experience. Exceptional candidates with no previous work experience are welcome.

· Prior experience in leading, mentoring, and coaching data scientists is preferred

· Prior experience in applying machine learning for customer experience &
fraud detection use cases is a plus

· Prior experience in leveraging Generative AI to build useful and helpful solutions is a plus

· Comfortable in using advanced statistical data modeling techniques and tools

· Experience using Python and working with large scale systems

· Familiar with optimization techniques and underlying machine learning algorithms concepts

· Solid statistical knowledge;
familiarity with hypothesis testing, experimental design and time series

· Familiarity with Linux/Unix/Shell environments

· Self-driven and able to ask and tackle the most important analytical questions with a view on driving product impact

· A strong passion for empirical research and for answering hard questions with data

· Result-driven and focused self-starters, great communicators that follows through on every initiative

· Love the responsibility of being individually empowered

· Ability to communicate complex quantitative analysis in a clear, precise, and actionable manner

About Asurion:

Simply put, Asurion helps people stay connected. As the global leader of connected life services, we provide over 290 million consumers around the world with simple, intuitive technology advice to help them get the most from their devices;
support to fix their issues and connectivity crisis, and device protection to ensure they receive a replacement or repair. When a product is missing or simply doesn't work properly, Asurion’s 19,000 employees are focused on solving the problem with people and processes operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, speaking six languages, and working across any device, platform, or provider. By partnering with leading retailers, mobile carriers and pay-tv providers, Asurion helps customers enhance their lives through their technology. For more information about Asurion Data Science Team, please visit www.Datascience.Asurion.Com