Research Director Jobs in Washington

Description

The Property & Specialty UW Effectiveness team is looking for a team member who will play an active role in helping to deliver underwriting solutions to enable profitable growth. As part of the Operational Excellence Team, this role will focus on defining and managing our "human in the loop" UW strategy across brands for our Specialty products through data supported analysis and project management. This role will drive benefit across the entire policy lifecycle by developing and deploying underwriting controls that ensure data accuracy and help us evaluate and mitigate complex risk within our portfolio. This role requires stakeholder management and strong collaboration across Specialty, Distribution, Solution Delivery, Service, and Claims to effectively drive work forward. This role will have senior management visibility and will present findings to leadership. Join the team that is driving the development and deployment of underwriting solutions that will enable Liberty to become a Best-in-Class underwriter!

Responsibilities

• Defines project strategy and overall project plan.
• Conducts moderate to high complexity analysis under minimal direction.
• Queries data to conduct ad hoc analysis of metrics.
• Builds tools and queries for others to use.
• Performs the underlying analysis on projects important to the SBU.
• Provides recommendations on the appropriate tools and techniques to perform analysis.
• Leads own workstreams on moderate to high complexity projects including members within and outside team.
• Conducts competitive intelligence and understands market trends.
• Monitors and interprets developments, and use to inform strategic direction.
• Serves as ad hoc resource for less experienced analysts. Mentors others as requested.
• May, with limited supervision, conduct analysis to evaluate and implement vendor products.
• Using information gathered from analysis and research, provides franchise tactical recommendations on a countrywide basis for distribution channels while supporting changes for unique situations.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in mathematics, economics, statistics, or other quantitative field.
• Minimum 6 years relevant work experience, typically 8 years.
• PhD or equivalent research beneficial.
• Expert skills in Excel, PowerPoint, and statistical software packages (eg, SAS, Emblem).
• Must have exceptional planning, analytical, decision making, communication, and project management skills.
• Experience managing projects preferred.

About us

Pay Philosophy: The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role. Some roles at Liberty Mutual have a corresponding compensation plan which may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on multiple factors set forth in the compensation plan for the role.

At Liberty Mutual, our goal is to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and can thrive. We build an environment that welcomes a wide range of perspectives and experiences, with inclusion embedded in every aspect of our culture and reflected in everyday interactions. This comes to life through comprehensive benefits, workplace flexibility, professional development opportunities, and a host of opportunities provided through our Employee Resource Groups. Each employee plays a role in creating our inclusive culture, which supports every individual to do their best work. Together, we cultivate a community where everyone can make a meaningful impact for our business, our customers, and the communities we serve.

We value your hard work, integrity and commitment to make things better, and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being. To learn more about our benefit offerings please visit: https://www.libertymutualgroup.com/about-lm/careers/benefits

Liberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information or on any basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.

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