CareerPlan

Senior Catastrophe Research Analyst

London, England, GBFull-time2026-10-29 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Lead review and ownership of specific peril region models for natural catastrophe, terrorism, and first party perils; support development of internal risk views and validate vendor models.

Role type

Senior IC catastrophe research and model validation analyst

Builds

Internal catastrophe risk views, validated vendor models, and model change upgrades

Domain

Insurance / Catastrophe modelling / Climate science

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

PhD or Master's in Climate Science/Natural Hazards/Applied Statistics, catastrophe modelling science, model validation, R, Python, SQL, peril region expertise, climate change analytics

Preferred skills

RMS experience, climate change engagement, underwriting decision making insights

Technologies

R, Python, SQL, RMS

Responsibilities

Lead innovative research on catastrophe risk for material peril regions; support end-to-end catastrophe model evaluation and validation; propose adjustments to vendor out-of-the-box views; implement model change and upgrades; support assessment of climate change impacts on perils; partner with Data Office on strategic data initiatives.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC