Northwestern Mutual

Northwestern Mutual

Data Scientist

Milwaukee, WI, United States · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 3251 days ago
SQLData ScienceData VisualizationStatisticsSASResearchCommunicationProblem SolvingPublic Speaking

About the role

  • We believe relationships are built on trust.
  • These beliefs launched our company nearly 160 years ago.
  • Our business is about helping people secure their financial futures, and that starts with putting people first - our clients, our employees and our field representatives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Required

Nice to have

  • Graduate Degree in quantitative disciplines such as Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science or related field
  • Experience in statistical modeling and data mining using large and complex datasets
  • Strong intellectual curiosity and willingness to adapt data science concepts and tools to solve real-world, business problems
  • Demonstrated experience in influencing business decisions
  • including knowing when to escalate issues.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, listening and teamwork skills and effective presentation skills
  • Demonstrated competencies such as excellent relationship management, creative problem solving, flexibility and willingness to challenge the status quo
  • Programming experience with SAS, R and other software, SQL server or Hadoop experience is a plus.

Skills

  • Application of statistical and machine driven techniques to address business objectives and client needs;
  • Collaborating within team to research, evaluate and select data sources;
  • Designing rich data visualizations to communicate complex ideas to internal clients and leaders;
  • Creating clear and easy to understand presentations/reports
  • Maintaining a high level of understanding of cutting edge data science techniques and tools;

This listing is sourced directly from Northwestern Mutual's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.