Senior Data Scientist

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional analytics projects to uncover insights and optimize the customer journey across the insurance business. Design experiments, maintain core metrics, and provide data-backed recommendations to influence product and revenue leadership.

Requirements

Requires 6+ years of experience in analytics or data science with proficiency in SQL and Python or R. Candidates must possess a strong grasp of statistical methods and excellent communication skills for stakeholder management.

Skills

• SQL
• Python
• R
• Statistical methods
• Hypothesis testing
• Experiment design
• Causal inference
• Looker
• Tableau
• Data modeling
• Stakeholder management
• Data analysis
• Dashboarding
• Mentoring
• Product analytics

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Flexible PTO
• Home office stipend
• WeWork access
• Mental health programs
• Physical health programs

About this role

About us
Coalition is the world's first Active Insurance provider designed to help prevent digital risk before it strikes. Founded in 2017, Coalition combines comprehensive insurance coverage and innovative cybersecurity tools to help businesses manage and mitigate potential cyberattacks.
Opportunities to make an impact with bold thinking are real—and happening daily at Coalition.
About the role
We’re looking for a Senior Data Scientist to measure, understand, and help optimize Coalition’s insurance business. You’ll use analytics, experimentation, and modern statistical techniques to improve the cyber insurance customer experience and grow revenue safely and efficiently.
You’ll partner closely with product, engineering, and insurance stakeholders to identify emerging trends, prioritize opportunities, and turn complex data into clear, actionable strategies that shape product and operational roadmaps.
Responsibilities
Lead cross-functional analytics projects that uncover insights and optimization opportunities across the end-to-end customer journey
Support the team’s long term goal of enabling data analytics agents for the business through context engineering support and data analysis
Design and analyze experiments, and establish best practices for test design, power, guardrails, and interpretation
Define, document, and maintain core funnel metrics, and build automated dashboards and reporting for leadership
Synthesize findings from disparate data sources into clear narratives with recommended actions
Develop data models and scalable analytical workflows that improve reliability, repeatability, and time-to-insight
Influence product and revenue leadership with data-backed recommendations and OKR tracking
Mentor junior analysts and scientists, and contribute to team standards for code quality and documentation
Skills and Qualifications
6+ years in analytics or data science, with demonstrated product or revenue impact
Expert SQL skills, including complex modeling, performance optimization, and clear documentation
Proficiency in Python or R for analysis, experimentation, and reproducible workflows
Strong grasp of statistical methods, including hypothesis testing, experiment design, causal thinking, and interpretation
Experience with BI tools such as Looker or Tableau, and the ability to build reliable, executive-ready dashboards
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain technical work to non-technical audiences
Bonus Points
Experience with AI-assisted coding tools such as Cursor or GitHub Copilot
Domain experience in insurance, insurtech, fintech, or other regulated industries
Familiarity with tools like Amplitude, Google Analytics, Marketo, Salesforce, Segment, or Zuora
Experience with analytics workflow tools such as dbt or Airflow
Exposure to causal inference methods and quasi-experimental designs
Compensation
As a remote-first organization, our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several Canadian geographic markets.
In Alberta, British Columbia & Ontario the base salary for this position ranges from $137,300/year up to $205,900/year.
For all other locations, the base salary for this position ranges from $123,600/year up to $185,300/year.
Consistent with applicable laws, an employee's pay within this range is based on a number of factors, which include but are not limited to relevant education, skills, job-related knowledge, qualifications, work experience, credentials, and/or geographic location. Your Recruiter can share more on the specific target salary range for your location during the interview process. Coalition, Inc. reserves the right to modify this range as needed.
Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Use of AI: We utilize AI-assisted tools to help us organize and review the high volume of applications we receive. However, our human recruiting team makes all final hiring decisions and interview selections, valuing personal connection over algorithms.
Application Updates: Consistent with our commitment to transparency, if you are interviewed for this role, we will provide a status update on your application within 45 days of your final interview.
Perks
100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
Flexible PTO
Annual home office stipend and WeWork access
Mental & physical health wellness programs like Headspace, Lumino, and more!
Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement
Why Coalition?
Work at Coalition is centered on the joint mission to Protect the Unprotected. We have built a remote-first, highly inclusive culture that welcomes people from diverse backgrounds. We trust each other to take responsibility, share ownership of outcomes, and put in the work together to protect businesses from digital risk. Coalition’s exceptional growth stems from its ability to address real-world problems for organizations of all sizes while remaining true to our founding values of character, humility, responsibility, purpose, authenticity, and inclusion.
We’re always looking for collaborative, inquisitive individuals to join #OurCoalition.
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About Coalition, Inc.

Insurance · 501-1,000 employees · headquartered in San Francisco, California