Data Scientist

About Ethos

Ethos was built to make it faster and easier to get life insurance for the next million families. Our approach blends industry expertise, technology, and the human touch to find you the right policy to protect your loved ones. Using predictive analytics, we are able to transform a traditionally multi-week process into a modern digital experience for our users that can take just minutes!

Our investors include General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Google Ventures, SoftBank, and the investment vehicles of Jay-Z, Kevin Durant, Robert Downey Jr and others. This year, we were named on CB Insights' Global Insurtech 50 list and BuiltIn's Top 100 Midsize Companies in San Francisco. We are scaling quickly and looking for passionate people to protect the next million families!

About the Role
Ethos is a truly digital life insurance company. We absorb a large amount of personal, behavioral, financial and health data on hundreds of thousands of Americans each year. 

With all this data, we’re looking for a talented data scientist to join and help us better understand our users and build better products. If you are data curious, excited about deriving insights from data, and motivated by having impact on the business, we want to hear from you.

You will:
• Discover new personal, behavioral, financial and health variables that are predictive of life expectancy
• Work closely with product and business teams to identify important questions and answer them with data
• Apply statistical and econometric models on large datasets to: i) measure results and outcomes, ii) identify causal impact and attribution, iii) predict future performance of users or products
• Design, analyze, and interpret the results of experiments
• Drive the collection of new data and the refinement of existing data sources

You’d ideally have:
• 3+ years experience working with and analyzing large data sets to solve problems
• A PhD or MS in a quantitative field (e.g., Economics, Statistics, Sciences, Engineering, CS)
• Expert knowledge of a scientific computing language (such as R or Python) and SQL
• Strong knowledge of statistics and experimental design
• The ability to communicate results clearly and a focus on driving impact

You should include these in your application:
• A resume and LinkedIn profile
• Description of the most interesting data analysis you’ve done, key findings and its impact
• Link or attachment of code you’ve written related to data analysis

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. At Ethos we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.

We are an equal opportunity employer who values diversity and inclusion and look for applicants who understand, embrace and thrive in a multicultural world. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Pursuant to the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider employment for qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records.