# Associate Director - Catastrophe Analytics R&D

**Company**: Howden Re
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $175,000
**Category**: Insurance
**Industry**: Insurance

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## Description

Howden Re is seeking an Associate Director to join the Catastrophe Analytics R&D team. You will collaborate with colleagues to advise clients in managing catastrophe risk, with a focus split between servicing clients (25-50%) and R&D endeavors (50-75%).

Primary Responsibilities:

- Execute all aspects of catastrophe modeling, including data preparation and validation, portfolio analysis and post-processing, reporting of results, data visualization, and mapping.

- Respond to queries from internal and external stakeholders on topics including property exposure data, real-time cat events, cat model validation, view of risk, portfolio profitability, and optimization.

- Strategic thinking, problem-solving, and communication of technical concepts to a range of stakeholders are core to success in this role.

- Use proprietary software to design and manage catastrophe reinsurance programs.

- Utilize external data sources to validate and adjust catastrophe models.

- Establish strong relationships with colleagues, clients, and reinsurers.

Qualifications:

- 4+ years of experience in catastrophe modeling and risk management.

- High level of proficiency in data analysis, manipulation, and visualization tools and program languages such as SQL, Excel, R, Python, Power BI, and ArcGIS.

- Experience with cat modeling software (e.g., Verisk Touchstone, RMS RiskLink) and an understanding of model methodology, practical uses, and limitations.

- Knowledge of property insurance and reinsurance; ARe designation is a plus.

- Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously in a results-driven environment.

- Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts succinctly and manage client relationships.

- Bachelor's or advanced degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Meteorology.

- Legally authorized to work in the US.

The expected compensation for this role is up to $175,000 in addition to a discretionary bonus.

## Skills

### Required
- SQL
- Excel
- R
- Python
- Power BI
- ArcGIS
- cat modeling software
- data analysis
- data visualization
- problem-solving
- communication

### Nice to have
- ARe designation
- Verisk Touchstone
- RMS RiskLink

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