Data and Analytics Associate – Junior Data Scientist

About the role

We are looking for a Data and Analytics Associate to join our Enabling Advanced Analytics team in Bangalore. The role focuses on solving high‑priority business problems for P&C Re Operations using data‑driven methods, advanced analytics and AI‑enabled solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into clear analytical problem statements and develop data‑driven solutions under senior guidance.
• Apply statistical, machine‑learning and data‑mining techniques to generate actionable insights.
• Build end‑to‑end data‑science solutions, from proof‑of‑concept to production deployment, collaborating with IT and business stakeholders.
• Identify data gaps, recommend improvements to data collection processes and ensure data quality.
• Own assigned tasks, deliver results on schedule and contribute to innovative analytics initiatives.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline (STEM, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, etc.).
• Minimum 2 years of hands‑on experience building data‑science solutions.
• Strong foundation in statistics, probability and problem‑solving with a consulting mindset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to address both technical and non‑technical audiences.

Required skills

• Python programming.
• PySpark (Spark) and SQL.
• Power BI for data visualisation.
• Classical machine‑learning algorithms: linear/logistic regression, decision trees, random forests, XGBoost/LightGBM, k‑means, hierarchical clustering, PCA.
• Feature engineering, hyper‑parameter tuning and model evaluation.
• Natural language processing and Generative AI concepts (LLMs, prompt engineering, Retrieval‑Augmented Generation).