MetLife · 19 hours ago
Lead Data Scientist
Cary, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$120K/yr - $175K/yr
8+ years expMetLife is a leading financial services company providing insurance and asset management solutions. The Lead Data Scientist will create Machine Learning and AI solutions to support marketing campaigns and business engagement while providing technical leadership in a regulated enterprise environment.
Asset ManagementFinancial ServicesInsuranceLife InsuranceRisk Management
Responsibilities
Lead the solution and a team of data scientists delivering AI and ML solution for marketing and business engagement use cases
Accountability for technical decisions, project outcomes, timelines, and production stability within a defined domain
Lead the planning and execution of data science use cases, ensuring alignment with business goals and objectives
Design, train, and optimize machine learning and deep learning models for a variety of marketing and business engagement use cases
Analyze complex data sets to identify trends, patterns, and actionable insights that can inform business strategies
Collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to develop and implement data-driven solutions
Enable seamless integration of AI capabilities into business applications and workflows through APIs, SDKs, and microservices
Visualize data, create reports, and present findings to senior management and cross-functional teams
Develop statistical models, analytics, and Machine Learning algorithms using Python and cloud tools (Azure)
Stay up to date with the latest advances in AI, Data Science, and Machine Learning
Optimize platform components for efficiency, scalability, and reliability using best practices in distributed computing, resource management, and cloud-native architectures
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
8+ years of overall experience in AI/ML engineering and/or data science
5+ years of insurance business and/or financial industry experience with sales, marketing, and/or customer engagement analytics
Proven experience designing, deploying, and operating production ML and/ or GenAI solutions, including APIs, batch, and real-time inference
Experience in developing Machine Learning models using Python (preferably in the cloud)
Familiarity with best practices for responsible AI, including data privacy, bias mitigation, and/or model monitoring
Strong SQL knowledge and data analysis skills for data anomaly detection and Exploratory Data Analysis
Experience with Dominos, Power BI , and/ or Azure ML
Statistical Knowledge: A strong understanding of statistics and mathematics is essential for data analysis and prediction
Use predictive modeling or AI solutions to increase and optimize customer experience/communication, revenue generation, ad targeting, and other business outcomes
Very good presentation skills to present results clearly and effectively by creating presentations with storytelling, visualizations & results
Very good problem solver and excellent communication skills - both written and verbal
Preferred
Experience with employee benefits plans is a plus
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure/Databricks)
Hands-on expertise with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures, including integrating external data sources and vector databases to enhance LLM outputs
Strong understanding of prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and evaluation of generative models for real-world applications
Ability to build, optimize, and scale GenAI pipelines for tasks such as document Q&A, summarization, chatbots, and knowledge retrieval
Benefits
Comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision
Dental insurance
No-cost short- and long-term disability
Company-paid life insurance
Legal services
A retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife
401(k) with employer matching
Group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home
Pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Digital mental health programs
Parental leave
Volunteer time off
Tuition assistance
Company
MetLife
MetLife is a provider of insurance, employee benefits, and financial services .
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$500M2024-06-20Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2000-04-14IPO
Leadership Team
Michel A. Khalaf
President & CEO, MetLife, Inc.
Koley Corte
Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer - Institutional, Regional, Global Insights+Analytics
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