Data & AI Scientist

Sompo Technology was founded in August 2024 by Sompo Insurance Türkiye, a leader in non-life insurance products. Based at İTÜ ARI Teknokent, Sompo Technology is committed to shaping the future of insurance through artificial intelligence and advanced technology, driving innovation to enhance the customer experience.

Sompo Insurance, established in 1888 as Japan’s first fire insurance company, has over 130 years of history. Today, it operates in 29 countries with approximately 75,000 employees worldwide. Sompo is looking for “ Data & AI Scientist ” to take part in its growing team.

Location: Istanbul (Head Office), Izmir / Ankara / Antalya (Regions) - Hybrid

Your Profile & Responsibilities

• Expertise level will be determined based on the candidate as new grad, junior, mid, senior
• Part time option is available for PhD or master’s students
• Bachelor’s degree from a reputable university is a preferred and PhD or master’s degree is a plus.

Statistics & Data Science Expertise

• Passion for statistics and a strong statistical mindset
• Utilize statistical techniques to analyze business problems and develop solutions
• Build data science models for the insurance sector, leveraging statistical methods, predictive analytics, anomaly detection, clustering, and optimization

Business & Decision-Making Support

• Collaborate with business and IT units to develop analytical solutions that enhance decision-making
• Actively communicate with business units to identify potential project opportunities
• Align data-driven projects with company OKRs and strategic vision
• Eager to learn from the data analytics team while actively sharing insights and expertise

Analytical Infrastructure & Operations

• Work with KNIME, SQL, Python, WTW Emblem/Radar, and similar tools
• Supervise and maintain the analytics data warehouse environment
• Oversee deployed analytics models and ensure their reliability
• Document solutions and processes for future reference
• Contribute to the productization of data science solutions

AI Research & Innovation in Insurance

• Conduct AI research, implement contemporary innovations, and adapt them for insurance applications
• Leverage Generative AI / LLM for insurance business cases
• Contribute to IT coding practice transformations using Generative AI / LLM
• Explore and utilize big data environments, languages, and tools (e.g., Cloudera, Spark, Hive, Impala) to develop solutions tailored for insurance

WHAT WE OFFER?

• Hybrid Model,
• Employee Discounts,
• Company Supported Private Pension Insurance,
• Employee Support Program (AVITA),
• Social Clubs,
• Sompo Academy "Training and Developments Opportunities",
• Private Health Insurance & Life Insurance,
• Meal Card & Shuttle Opportunity,
• Technology & Communications Benefit,
• MBA/Master Opportunities,
• Mentoring,
• Onboarding Programme (Orientation, Buddy etc.).

If you want to get more information about Sompo Sigorta, you can follow @sompokariyer