Senior Data Scientist
Recruiting Partner: Kylee Shimabuku
New York, New York | Sales | Not Remote | $170,000 to $200,000 | Job ID: 160996
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SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST – INSURTECH STARTUP
Our client, a cutting-edge startup transforming the insurance space with AI and analytics, is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join their growing team. If you're looking to apply advanced modeling and GenAI in a real-world, high-impact environment, this role offers the chance to lead from the front.
You’ll work on complex, meaningful problems at the intersection of data science, financial risk, and unstructured insurance data. This is a high-autonomy role for a pragmatic, hands-on builder who thrives in fast-paced, early-stage environments.
SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST BENEFITS
- Excellent medical insurance
- Flexible paid time off
- Competitive salary: $170K–$210K
- Generous equity package
SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST REQUIREMENTS
- 7+ years of experience in applied data science (or PhD + 3 years)
- Strong Python (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch/TensorFlow) and SQL skills
- Experience with LLMs, GenAI pipelines, or agentic workflows
- Solid grasp of statistics, causal inference, and ML models (GLMs, trees, ensembles)
- Proven ability to deploy models in production environments
- Excellent communicator who can explain complex models clearly
- Experience working with unstructured data at scale (NLP, tagging, document parsing)
SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design and implement pipelines for LLM-based extraction, NLP tagging, and document processing
- Build predictive models to identify risk indicators and surface portfolio-level insights
- Collaborate with engineering to deploy models with rigorous validation and observability
- Read insurance documents (e.g. claims, policies) and work with industry experts to inform model logic
- Support client-facing teams with analytics deliverables and use case development
If you’re excited by complex modeling challenges, practical AI implementation, and making data truly actionable, apply now and help build the future of risk intelligence.
At Goodwin Recruiting, we are committed to our core values and providing world class customer service. We are committed to helping our clients navigate and comply with the complex and ever-changing labor laws as well as help ensure that in every hiring decision, internally and with our client partners, that all viable candidates are considered, and the most qualified candidate is offered the role. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We value all people, understanding that uniqueness and diversity foster a stronger team that is innovative and brings varying perspectives to the table. We put our money where our mouth is and are proud of our efforts to identify a broad slate of candidates, with many hiring success stories to share.
JOB ID: 160996
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At Goodwin Recruiting we are committed to our core values. We take our value, Dedicated to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, very seriously and will never discriminate against a candidate or client based on any protected classes. Our clients seek qualified candidates, and that is what we deliver. A person’s age, gender, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or arrest or conviction record has no bearing on whether he, she, or they are able to do the job. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We value all people, understanding that uniqueness and diversity foster a stronger team that is innovative and brings varying perspectives to the table. We put our money where our mouth is and are proud of our efforts to identify a broad slate of candidates, with many hiring success stories to share.
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Senior Recruiting Partner & Development Coach
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At Goodwin Recruiting, our clients seek qualified candidates, and that is what we deliver. A person’s age, gender, race, color, marital or family status, national origin, disability, religion, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity has no bearing on whether they are able to do the job. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We work hard to identify a broad slate of candidates for each of our clients, with many hiring success stories to share.
Kylee Shimabuku
Senior Recruiting Partner & Development Coach
