{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"e9d3c803ac693d4527b3c74c","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e9d3c803ac693d4527b3c74c","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e9d3c803ac693d4527b3c74c","title":"Programming & Data Technologies","description":"Data ScientistTitle: Data Scientist Duration: Long-Term Contract Location: Local to Chicago very much preferred Interview Process: Video Interview Required Must have:\r\nClaims Analytics\r\nInsurance Risk Modeling\r\nIncident Prediction\r\nFraud Analytics\r\nSeverity Modeling\r\nExplainable AI (SHAP, LIME, etc.)\r\nHospitality Industry Analytics\r\nTravel Industry Analytics\r\nData Governance\r\nPII Handling\r\nData Architecture\r\nDatabricks\r\nSnowflake\r\nNatural Language ProcessingText Classification NLP Pipelines LLM Applications Claims / Incident Narrative Analysis\r\nOperations Research & OptimizationDevelop optimization solutions utilizing Linear Programming (LP) Integer Programming (IP) Mixed Integer Programming (MIP) CPLEX Gurobi Apply mathematical optimization techniques to business and operational challenges Support resource allocation and decision optimization initiatives\r\nData Science & Advanced AnalyticsDevelop predictive analytics and statistical modeling solutions Build record-linkage and entity-resolution models where unique identifiers do not exist Support large-scale data analysis across enterprise datasets Work with structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data sources 5+ years of Data Science, Machine Learning, Operations Research, or related experience o 2+ years may be acceptable with a relevant PhD Proven experience building production-grade machine learning solutions Strong experience with predictive analytics and risk modeling Experience deploying models into enterprise environments Experience working with large datasets and scalable architectures Agile delivery experience\r\nPosition OverviewHyatt is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to lead the development of advanced Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Artificial Intelligence, and Operations Research solutions supporting enterprise Risk Management, Claims Analytics, Incident Mitigation, and business optimization initiatives. This role will partner closely with Risk Management, Legal, Data Engineering, Data Governance, BI, and MLOps teams to design, deploy, and optimize predictive and optimization models that directly impact business outcomes. This is not a reporting-focused or dashboard-oriented Data Scientist role. Hyatt is specifically looking for a hands-on practitioner capable of building production-grade AI and Machine Learning solutions that can identify high-risk incidents, predict claim severity, optimize business decisions, and deliver explainable insights to business stakeholders.\r\nWhat Hyatt Actually NeedsHyatt is not looking for a generic Data Scientist. They are hiring an AI & Risk Analytics Specialist who can build production-ready machine learning, NLP, and optimization models that help Hyatt predict, prioritize, and mitigate risk before incidents become costly claims. The primary mission of this role is to:\r\nPredict which incidents are most likely to become claims\r\nForecast claim severity and financial exposure\r\nAnalyze unstructured incident and claims narratives using NLP and LLM technologies\r\nDevelop explainable AI solutions that business stakeholders can trust\r\nApply Operations Research techniques to optimize business decisions and resource allocation\r\nDeliver scalable production models that integrate into enterprise workflows\r\nCore ResponsibilitiesMachine Learning & Predictive ModelingDesign, develop, deploy, and optimize machine learning models Build incident prioritization and claim severity prediction models Develop risk-scoring frameworks for proactive risk identification Perform feature engineering across structured and unstructured datasets Monitor model performance, drift, retraining requirements, and scoring quality\r\nNatural Language Processing (NLP) & AIDevelop NLP solutions for claims and incident narrative analysis 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