✦ Luna Orbit — AI & Machine Learning

Senior Staff Data Science

at Travelers

📍 CT - Hartford Hybrid 💰 $177K – $293K USD / year Posted April 16, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $177K – $293K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category AI & Machine Learning

About this role

Lead data science efforts by guiding business or technical projects that design and develop analytical solutions. Establish AI/Machine Learning best practices in statistical techniques and coding, communicate insights to leadership, and mentor less experienced analytic talent through training and onboarding.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead business or technical projects for analytical solutions
  • Support development of policies and industry best practices for AI/Machine Learning, statistical techniques, and coding
  • Communicate analysis, insights, and results to peers, business partners, and occasionally senior leaders
  • Influence technical strategy of teams across multiple projects
  • Mentor and onboard new employees and interns; deliver training to the analytics community

Technical Overview

Technical focus is AI/Machine Learning using advanced statistical techniques and coding to deliver analytical solutions. The role includes influencing technical strategy, supporting policies for teams managing multiple projects, and ensuring best practices through presentations, peer reviews, and community knowledge sharing.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a lead-level data scientist with experience designing and delivering analytical solutions using Machine Learning and statistical techniques. They can guide multiple projects, set best practices for AI/Machine Learning and coding, and communicate insights to business and analytics leadership. They are a strong mentor who delivers training, onboard teammates and interns, and helps influence technical strategy across cross-functional teams.

Must-Have Skills

Lead business or technical projects focused on the design or development of analytical solutionsSupport development of policies for teams executing on multiple projects and activitiesSupport development of industry best practices in AI/Machine Learningstatistical techniquesand codingCommunicate analysisinsightsand results to teampeersbusiness partnersand occasionally to senior leadersBe a mentor or resource for less experienced analytic talent

Required Skills

Lead Data ScientistMachine LearningAI/Machine Learningstatistical techniquescodinganalytical solutionsindustry best practicestechnical strategycommunicate analysis and insightsmentoringtraining and skill development initiativespeer reviewspresentationscross-functional collaboration

Hard Skills

Data science project leadershipDesign and development of analytical solutionsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Machine Learningstatistical techniquescodingAI/Machine Learning best practicesdata science policies developmentmodel/solution communicationanalysis and insights generationmentoring analytics talenttraining and skill development initiativespeer reviewsdata science strategy executionportfolio of work expectations managementcross-functional collaborationtechnical strategy influence

Soft Skills

communicationleadershipmentoringcommunity sharing (presentationspeer reviews)presentation skillstailoring communication to audienceanticipating objectionspersuasionconsensus buildingexpectation settingcollaborationstakeholder management

Industry & Role

Industry Insurance
Job Function Lead and mentor data science work using Machine Learning and statistical techniques to deliver and communicate analytical insights.
Role Subtype Lead Data Scientist
Tech Domains AI & Machine Learning

Keywords for Your Resume

Senior Staff Data ScienceLead Data ScientistData Scientistdata scienceMachine LearningAI/Machine Learningstatistical techniquescodinganalytical solutionsindustry best practices in AI/Machine Learningpeer reviewspresentationstechnical strategyportfolio of workcross-functional teamsmentortraining and skill development initiativesdata science strategiescommunicate analysisinsightsexpectationsonboard new employees and internstraining

Deal Breakers

Must demonstrate leadership of business or technical projects focused on analytical solutions, Must have strong Machine Learning / AI/Machine Learning and statistical techniques experience

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