Data Scientist

Prima is an Italian tech company that has been disrupting the insurance industry since its launch in 2015, achieving a € 100 million investment from Goldman Sachs and Blackstone in 2018. Prima now boasts over two and a half million of active clients and has started its international expansion, opening new offices in the UK and in Spain.

Our mission is to become Europe’s best car insurance provider, and Analytics applied to Pricing is one of the main levers to do so: the decisions on prices immediately affect the growth and the business sustainability, as well as the protection guaranteed to our customers in case of adverse events. In order to be one step ahead in a complex market that is also rich in terms of available data and information we need to be dynamic, creative and precise. This is why we are searching for capable and motivated Data Scientists to join the team.

Specifically, you will take care of:

• Design, build and evolve Prima’s proprietary predictive technology, in topics such as:
  - Prediction of future claims
  - Renewal probability
  - Price elasticity of demand
  - Portfolio value optimization
• Develop a strong critical spirit and creativity that can act as an engine for Prima's growth
• Learn avidly with the support of experienced colleagues and grow quickly, assuming more responsibilities within the team

Requirements

You are our ideal candidate if you meet these requirements:

• Excellent academic results
  You have a degree in Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Mathematical Engineering, Physical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering with maximum grades.
• Logical and analytical skills
  You quickly master very complex topics, whatever the field. Can you guess and model the mathematical dynamics that guide the phenomena around you and grasp the cause and effect relationships between the forces at play?
• Curiosity and passion
  You look critically at the world around you and you always ask yourself "why?". You think about how to improve things and fight to make your ideas come true. At Prima we will encourage you to pursue common goals in an original and innovative way, carrying out your ideas and generating value in a proactive way.

In addition to the basic requirements, we will carefully evaluate these characteristics:

• You have previous work experience in similar roles
• You have international experience and have an excellent English level, oral & written
• You have a solid foundation in inferential statistics, probability and machine learning
• You have a solid foundation in programming and implementation of algorithms
• You can program in Python and know the main data analysis and machine learning libraries (such as Pandas, Numpy, Scipy, XGBoost, Keras, TensorFlow)
• You can create datasets using data extraction languages (such as MySQL or Redshift)
• You can analyze and create models in Excel

Benefits

We will give you all you need to express your talent and work at your best:

• Young and informal workplace
• Latest generation devices and tools
• Constant training (internal and external)
• Welfare and company benefits
• Team building events

We will evaluate salary and contract terms during the interview, in order to ensure you an offer adequate to your experience and to your competence.

The employment is Full Time and our contracts are regulated by the CCNL of Commerce.

Our office is in Piazzale Loreto 17, 20131 Milano (MI), but we also consider Full Remote hiring from other european countries and for our offices in Rome, London and Madrid.