# Actuarial Data Science Lead at Shepherd

- Company: Shepherd
- What the company does: The all-in-one learning co-pilot. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.shepherd.study
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: New York City
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $200K to $240K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-22
- Apply by: 2026-11-06
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/shepherd/c47ddfda-187d-4271-9d23-79a2cee10a59
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/shepherd-actuarial-data-science-lead/

## About the role

Shepherd is building the data infrastructure and predictive models that power modern commercial insurance. As an Actuarial Data Science Lead on the Actuarial & Predictive Analytics team, you will own the development of pricing models starting with commercial auto, one of our highest-volume and most data-rich lines. You'll directly shape the quality of the book we write and the products we bring to market.

## What they're looking for

- 7+ years of professional experience building and deploying personal auto or commercial lines predictive pricing models in production
- Familiarity with actuarial concepts (loss development, exposure rating, credibility)
- Strong foundation in statistics: GLMs, GBDTs, time series analysis, heavy tail distributions, and Bayesian methods
- Proficiency in Python and SQL
- ACAS/FCAS actuarial designation
- Experience with feature engineering on messy, real-world, small data

Tags: Actuarial