Data Scientist

The future of insurance starts with AI. To date, Shift Technology's AI-powered products have benefitted more than 300 million policyholders globally by reducing underwriting risk, identifying more fraud, and automating critical tasks throughout the claims process. Shift harnesses the power of AI to enable the world’s leading insurance organizations to make better decisions. Our products help insurers improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and deliver superior customer experiences to their policyholders. Our culture is built on innovation, trust, and a drive to transform the insurance industry by imagining and innovating solutions that impact insurers and their customers - like you! We come from more than 50 different countries and cultures and together we are creating the future of insurance.

Shift Technology Japan offers a unique opportunity to brilliant candidates to accelerate their careers in data science

• Data scientists work on a broad range of subjects, acquiring a lot of technical and professional experience in data science, data engineering, coding, business understanding and client interactions; skills invaluable in any career.
• Our company is small enough that each person’s achievements have an impact on overall performance, yet big enough to be a world leader in our domain.
• We are a fast growing company, the best contributors will grow to managerial or product tech lead positions much more rapidly than in bigger companies
  
  
  

役割

データ・サイエンス・チームの一員として、私達の技術エキスパートと協働し、顧客企業に種々のソリューションを提供する上で重要な役割を果たして頂きます。

日々の業務には次の事が含まれます：

• 顧客企業のためのデータ処理パイプラインの構築と導入。バッチもしくはリアルタイムのデータ受領、データクリーニング、情報抽出、不正検出モデルの調整などが含まれます。- 顧客企業と密に連携してニーズ、フィードバックを把握し、ソリューションを改善します。- 製品開発とイノベーションのための研究開発（機械学習、画像分析、NLP、トレンド分析、チャットボット…）- 営業チームと協働し、製品デモの実施（そして、海外への出張も含まれます！）- 若手データ・サイエンティストの育成
  
  
  

What You'll Do...

• As a member of the data science team, and working alongside our technical experts, your role will be key to roll-out our different solutions to the clients. Your day-to-day will include :
• Deployment and Localization of Shift Technology products for the Japanese Market
• Design new fraud detection algorithms to detect new complex fraud patterns
• Enhancement of the Global Solution working with the Head Office
• Work closely with clients to understand the data and Business context of various Business lines in order to integrate to the Solution's Model
  
  
  

What You Bring...

• You have a master’s degree in either Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science (a knowledge in machine learning and/or Big Data is a plus)
• You have experience in object-oriented programming, preferred in C#, and SQL
• You can write quality production code
• You combine Data analysis with synthesis abilities and are not afraid to deal with the details
• You are Fluent in Business Japanese as well as business English
  
  
  

In addition:

• You have experience with the following technologies: Python, Git, Cloud, Machine Learning
• You have experience with external client-facing and pre-sales/demo
• You have knowledge in Insurance industry
  
  
  

Recruitment process:

• Talent Acquisition interview
• Technical exercise
• Technical interview
• Hiring manager interview
• Touchpoint with Tokyo-based stakeholders
  
  
  

Shift Technologyについて

Shift Technologyは Wired 社によりパリの最もホットなスタートアップ企業に選ばれ、先進的な人工知能技術とデータ・サイエンスを活用して、保険会社が保険金請求プロセスについて如何に思考するかを変革しています。パリのHQに始まり、ボストン、東京、シンガポール、ロンドン、マドリード、チューリッヒのオフィスで、顧客企業が不正の疑いのあるケースを検出し、対策を取るためのお手伝いをしています。私達はクレーム処理の自動化を通して業務効率および顧客体験の改善のためのサポートをしております。５年に満たない間に、およそ70ものグローバルな保険業界において重要な顧客企業のために数百万件ものクレームを分析してきました。Shift Technologyについてより詳しく知るために是非ご連絡ください。

To support our permanent, full time employees at every stage of their careers and lives, we provide a competitive total rewards and benefits package. Here are the global benefits we’d like to highlight:

• Flexible remote and hybrid working options
• Competitive Salary and a variable component tied to personal and company performance
• Company equity
• Focus Fridays, a half-day each month to focus on learning and personal growth
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Mental health benefits
• 2 MAD Days per year (Make A Difference Days for paid volunteering)
  
  
  

Additional benefits may be offered by country - ask your recruiter for more information. Intern and Apprentice position are eligible for some of these benefits - ask your recruiter for more details.

At Shift we strive to be a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from and hire people who will contribute to the diversity of our company, without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, age, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other non-merit criteria.

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