Pinnacol Assurance does just one thing, and does it better than anyone: provide caring workers’ compensation protection to Colorado employers and employees. And while we may be a little biased, we believe that our work shapes communities and changes lives.

We have big hearts and love big ideas. We’ve been around for more than  100 years, but don’t let that fool you. Pinnacol is committed to taking care of Colorado employers and workers in the most innovative ways. We celebrate continuous improvement, new ideas, compassion, teamwork, integrity and excellence.

With our number one priority to keep everyone safe, along with the heart of Pinnacol’s “culture of caring” to do what is right and not what is easy, we’re currently having our team members work from home. But we’re still making time for fun with virtual events like virtual painting classes, virtual yoga and Zumba classes, and virtual happy hours!

What you’ll do:

The Safety Analytics Specialist at Pinnacol is an informal leader who provides innovative risk intelligence to customers so they can do their best work everyday. Capable of delivering an array of human and organizational performance oriented solutions and advanced data analysis, from loss control and lagging metric review to enterprise risk strategy and leading indicator development. Self-directed subject matter expert in safety, insurance and data analytics that leverages autonomy and creativity by proactively investigating Pinnacol Intellectual Property for safety and health insights, developing comprehensive knowledge of the disciplines, and seeking out problems that can become opportunities to build innovative products and services for Pinnacol customers and agency partners.

What you can expect:

• Responsible for gathering, analyzing, and interpreting a wide variety of data to identify causal relationships and trigger points that influence customer safety behavior and organizational performance.
• Performs data mining using a mix of internal and external data domains and quantifies the significance of variances on continuously evolving risk models to best inform on emerging loss trends and enable proactive intervention.
• Applies an array of statistical methods and techniques ranging from traditional to newly developing that can target consulting efforts, identify strategic innovation avenues, marketing opportunities or provide impactful communication content.
• Works around basic machine learning / AI techniques to help support the building of models that support sound risk management decision making for both Pinnacol and the customer.  
• Supports Pinnacol data scientists in builds predictive models for health and safety, testing the models, and optimizing the model. Manages the modeling efforts on the safety side from start to finish, collaborates with other internal data scientists and product owners to coordinate final production.
• Develops reports, charts, tables, models and other advanced data visualization or simulation in support of findings using a variety of software.
• Advises internal Pinnacol business partners with regards to health and safety patterns and relationships in Pinnacol data to recommend business direction or outcomes, specifically policyholder loss control and helping change the buying habits of customers. 
• Uses advanced data analytics to perform safety, risk management and HOP oriented consulting, to support direct customer engagement and organic requests from customers and agent partners.
• Constructs the data strategy for pilot projects with customers for testing innovative safety products and services.
• Develops and maintains safety innovation portfolio KPI’s and leads timely business intelligence and information insights to Safety Services’s leadership.
• Build a network of internal and external stakeholders to stay abreast of industry or business trends.
• Adopt a growth mindset through proactively identifying and addressing learning and developmental needs to enhance your own performance.
• Perform other duties as assigned such as safety consulting, safety on-call, and so forth when necessary.

What you need to be successful:

• Bachelor’s Degree is required.
• BCSP-Certified Safety Professional designation must be obtained within the first 6-months of hire.
• Six years of  health, safety or risk management experience is strongly preferred. 
• Demonstrated leadership experience is strongly preferred. 
• Experience creating visual dashboards, data centric business proposals and reports using a variety of software strongly preferred
• Experience leading agile data projects and performing statistical analysis using traditional and newly-developed techniques preferred
• Experience using a combination of descriptive, prescriptive, and predictive analytics for enterprise safety strategic development preferred
• Strong customer-facing skills, sales first mindset, and robust public speaking skills. 
• Supportive and comfortable with the future of work, including digital collaboration tools, virtual experiences, and innovative technologies. 
• Effective Communication: Ask earnest questions and challenge the ideas of others in a persuasive but professional manner. 
• Knowledge and ability to apply Human-Centered Design, through being curious, seeking out problems, and prototyping iterative solutions to those problems with the customer always in mind.
• Strategic-Thinking: Understands and processes complex information and exercises sound judgment, considering the situation, the issues, the key players, and levels of authority involved. Proposes a course of action that further the objectives, priorities and vision of organization.
• Risk-Taking: Willingness to take calculated risks, accept failure, get over failure, and move on to the next calculated risk. 
• Resilience: Remains energized and focused in the face of ambiguity, rapid change or strenuous demands. 
• Teamwork and Leadership: Demonstrated proficiency working well inside small, high-performing teams with little supervision while under pressure. Willing to lead or be led depending on what the situation requires. Takes Extreme Ownership over all situations.

We can’t do our work without people like you.
Our employees are extraordinary and committed to making a difference. Here’s some of the ways we show our appreciation.

• Our benefits go beyond the basics. You’ll get to choose from diverse benefit offerings for medical, dental and vision.
• We care about each other. We enjoy a positive, collaborative work environment. We are hard workers and high performers.
• We love who you are. Pinnacol is on a journey to embody diversity, equity and inclusion. We’re committed to creating a culture that deeply values differences, where everyone feels like they belong.
• Take a day (or 20!) off. Enjoy 20 paid days off your first full year plus 9 paid holidays.
• Take care of yourself. Sign up for unique wellness programs, including on-site, company-paid fitness facilities and classes
• Get your learning on. We promote a learning culture to help you master your current job and cultivate the skills of the future through a variety of on-site, online, and off-site professional development opportunities.
• Give back and get paid. Through our employee volunteer program, Pinnacol in Action, employees receive paid time off to volunteer with Colorado nonprofits.
• Share in our success. You’ll have the opportunity to earn a quarterly incentive, up to 20 percent of your annual base salary, when your team exceeds their goals and objectives.

When we find the right person, we try to put our best foot forward with an offer that excites you. We consider what you’d like to be paid, the skills and experience you bring, what similar jobs pay in the Denver area and make sure there’s equal pay for equal work among those you’ll be working with. When meeting the requirements, the minimum of what you can expect for this position is $77,700. The actual offer will vary depending on the candidate's skills and competencies.

Want to love your work? Apply today!

Pinnacol is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email [email protected].