Geospatial Data Scientist

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Geospatial Data Scientist

Allstate Insurance Company - Illinois (Countrywide, US )

Data, Discovery, and Decision Science (D3) is the research and analytics organization at Allstate. We are solving some of today’s most complicated analytics problems, making the lives of our Allstate colleagues easier and more productive, and driving our mission to deliver targeted insurance solutions to our customers. We are avid about learning new ways to get the most value from our massive data resources and leading-edge technology. We are partnering to incorporate analytics into every aspect of the enterprise. Developing ourselves and others is key to our success. An X3 Geospatial Data Scientist will be responsible for developing geospatial analysis solutions independently and in collaboration with other geospatial scientists. This will include assembling and rationalizing geospatial data from a variety of sources, including Allstate databases, Local, State and Federal data, and other disparate sources. The scientist will have the ability to support the development and execution of new machine learning predictive modeling algorithms, including spatial optimization and network analysis to provide deep insights and support business decisions. The geospatial data scientist will have the ability to create deployable geospatial products to support data analysis and visualization and conduct analytical tasks independently and as a member of a team. This role will also manage projects of small to medium complexity. Key Responsibilities Create analytical models using geospatial data. Create deployable mapping products and visualizations to support analytics and decision making. Work with team members to analyze analytics and data requirements and research source data to meet requirements. Contribute to the maintenance of a geospatial data library with sufficient metadata and documentation to provide a set of re-usable geospatial data that will support numerous customer requirements. Help troubleshoot data quality issues - identifying root cause/system & documentation/communication of resolution. Collaborate with various teams in the testing/profiling of data and validation of newly captured data to ensure accuracy. Maintain and enhance skills in geospatial analysis and data science, and actively provide leadership in the application of these skills to core business problems.

Required Qualifications:

Education and Experience Graduate degree in a field requiring geospatial analysis, such as Geography, Environmental Science or Geology. 5 years of related experience (advanced degree in Geographic Information Analysis can be substituted for 2 years of experience). Certificates, Licenses, Registrations ESRI Desktop, Developer or Enterprise Certification Functional Skills Advanced-level proficiency using ESRI software suite, including ArcGIS extensions and Enterprise suite including Portal application development. Knowledge and experience in developing analytical solutions, such as predictive analysis and machine learning, spatial optimization or network analytics. Strong analytic, cartographic, and presentation skills. Strong understanding of geospatial data, including coordinate systems, grids and projections and transformations. Experience in managing and manipulating large, complex datasets. Technical fluency in the development of Python scripts to automate data processing. Ability to develop data queries using SQL. Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to effectively collaborate with multi-disciplinary groups and all organizational levels. Other software/programming languages with key analytic applications (such as Oracle PL/SQL, PostGIS, Python, R) a plus. Knowledge of Big Data tools (Spark, S3, pyspark, distributed computing and storage) a plus. Understanding and experience in web application development and maintenance (JavaScript, ArcGIS JavaScript API) a plus.


2/17/2021
Full time
$75,000 to $99,999

Countrywide, US
Illinois

https://careers.allstate.com/job/Countrywide-Geospatial-Data-Scientist-Coun/714996600/?locale=en_US

Company Information

Allstate Insurance Company
Insurance