Sr. Data Scientist

Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better. Whether you’re interested in engineering or development, marketing or sales, or something else – if this sounds like you, then we’d love to hear from you!

We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices in the US, Canada, and India.

$125,000 - $150,000 / year + Bonus

The insurance industry runs on Vertafore. We equip agencies, MGAs, and carriers with the core digital systems, specialized AI, and data-driven foundation to eliminate distribution drag across the insurance lifecycle, spanning sales, servicing, and back-office operations. 

Underpinned by unmatched speed and performance power, we are the trusted backbone that’s taking the insurance industry from friction to flow with Distribution Velocity – speed, performance, and trust - to drive growth at scale. 

With over 95% of the top agencies and insurers and 50% of industry compliance transactions running through Vertafore, we lead at the intersection of innovation and trust, giving insurance professionals the confidence to transform and win in the AI era. 

Our reach is global, with headquarters in Denver, Colorado, and offices across the U.S., Canada, and India. 

JOB DESCRIPTION

At Vertafore, Data Scientists play a critical role in transforming data into intelligent products and business outcomes. This role combines advanced analytics, machine learning, generative AI, and experimentation to drive innovation across our insurance technology platform.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on practitioner who can identify opportunities in complex datasets, develop production-grade machine learning and AI solutions, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver measurable business impact. This role requires expertise in both traditional machine learning and emerging AI technologies, including large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agentic workflows, and AI-assisted product development.

Core Requirements and Responsibilities:

Essential job functions include but are not limited to performing the following:

·       Data Discovery & Strategic Analytics

o   Explore, profile, and assess large structured and unstructured datasets.

o   Identify opportunities for AI, machine learning, automation, and predictive analytics.

o   Partner with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to translate business challenges into data science and AI solutions.

o   Source, evaluate, and integrate internal and external data assets.

·       Machine Learning & AI Development

o   Design, develop, evaluate, and deploy machine learning models that support customer, operational, and product initiatives.

o   Build predictive, classification, recommendation, forecasting, and optimization models.

o   Develop and evaluate generative AI solutions utilizing foundational models and LLMs.

o   Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), semantic search, vector databases, and agent-based AI systems where appropriate.

o   Fine-tune, evaluate, and monitor AI models for performance, accuracy, bias, and business value.

o   Apply modern feature engineering, model selection, hyperparameter optimization, and validation techniques.

·       AI Product Innovation

o   Partner with Product Management to identify and prioritize AI-driven product capabilities.

o   Develop proof-of-concept and prototypes that accelerate innovation.

o   Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend adoption strategies.

o   Contribute to AI roadmaps and Enterprise AI strategy.

·       MLOps & Productionalization

o   Build and maintain scalable ML and AI pipelines.

o   Collaborate with software engineers to deploy and monitor production models.

o   Implement CI/CD practices for machine learning and AI systems.

o   Establish model monitoring, drift detection, retraining, observability, and governance processes.

o   Ensure reproducibility, traceability, and auditability of data science assets.

·       Responsible AI & Governance

o   Apply ethical AI principles, fairness assessments, and risk management practices.

o   Ensure compliance with security, privacy, regulatory, and governance requirements.

o   Participate in AI governance reviews and model risk assessments.

·       Collaboration & Technical Leadership

o   Mentor data scientists and analysts

o   Conduct code reviews, model reviews, and technical design reviews.

o   Communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

o   Contribute to best practices, standards, and reusable AI frameworks.  

Qualifications:

·       Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a quantitative field such as Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or related field

·       6+ years of experience working with data sets and building statistical models

·       Strong communication and interpersonal skills

·       Passion for data and analytics

·       Ability to quickly learn and execute

Experience with:

machine learning platforms:

·       Tensorflow

·       Keras

·       HuggingFace

·       Amazon SageMaker/AWS

machine learning tasks:

·       classification

·       regression

·       clustering

·       dimensionality reduction

·       natural language processing

·       recommender systems

machine learning operations:

·       data management

·       data monitoring

·       model development

·       model deployment

·       model monitoring

·       infrastructure

programming languages and related tools:

·       Python

·       Git

·       SQL

Preferred Requirements:

·       6+ years of experience working with complex data sets and building statistical models

·       Master’s Degree in Data Science/Statistics Preferred

Additional Requirements and Details:

·       Travel required up to 10% of the time.

·       Located and working from an office location.

·       Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.

·       Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.

·       Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).

·       Frequent sitting and/or standing.

Is this role not an exact fit for you? Keep an eye on our Careers Page for other positions!

Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.

The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship. 

Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters, or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.

The Professional Services (PS) and Customer Success (CX) bonus plans are a quarterly monetary bonus plan based upon individual and practice performance against specific business metrics.  Eligibility is determined by several factors including: start date, good standing in the company, and actives status at time of payout.

The Vertafore Incentive Plan (VIP) is an annual monetary bonus for eligible employees based on both individual and company performance.  Eligibility is determined by several factors including: start date, good standing in the company, and actives status at time of payout.

Commission plans are tailored to each sales role but common components include quota, MBO's and ABPMs.  Salespeople receive their formal compensation plan within 30 days of hire.

Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.

We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.

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