Senior Actuarial Analyst (R&D)

In this role, you will be a member of the Applied R&D team in the US L&H Market. Your responsibilities will include enhancing analytic infrastructure, advanced analytics, and maintaining and creating experience monitoring dashboards to support assumption development for pricing and reserving work.

Our Actuarial Development Program is designed to provide students with work assignments and projects that are challenging, educational, and promote personal and professional development.

About the Job (Responsibilities)

• Review population and reinsurance data and maintain key monitoring dashboard reports
• Maintain and evolve the R&D analytical infrastructure and toolbox, improve process efficiency, and apply automations
• Pioneer the exploration and integration of new technologies, tools, models, and methodologies
• Design analytical review processes, select appropriate data assumptions and methods, and follow established guidelines and best practices for internal and external data management processes
• Analyze data, validate results, identify unusual trends, seek explanations, derive recommendations, and account for any shortfalls in analysis when drawing conclusions
• Review and maintain documentation of data and analytics processes, including assumptions and methodology
• Project management of studies with multiple touchpoints
• Drive efficiencies and improvements with respect to speed, accuracy, and completeness of study results

About You

• Minimum 4-year degree in mathematics, statistics, actuarial science, or related field with proven mathematical skills and analytical ability
• At least 3+ years of actuarial pricing and/or data science experience in Life Insurance and/or Reinsurance industries with a good knowledge of actuarial concepts and principles
• Associate of the Society of Actuaries, or equivalent status in Canada or UK societies. Strong candidates close to obtaining ASA will also be considered
• Familiarity with the US market, products, and features
• Programming/software skills such as SQL, Python, R, and DAX
• Experience with business intelligence software such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools is an asset but not required
• Shows initiative in identifying data or actuarial related issues and supporting other team members, peers, and senior stakeholders
• Demonstrates strong oral and written English communication skills along with strong interpersonal and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently, accurately, and deliver to deadlines

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance, and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally.

Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice to recruit, hire, and promote without regard to any characteristic protected by law. Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual's qualifications for the position being filled.