We are a global reinsurance company, working with clients in Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. We specialise in providing our clients with innovative products and services for Life, Critical Illness, Income Protection, and Longevity. We have support and backing from our parent company, Pacific Life, which has been around for over 150 years.
Underlying our philosophy is an intelligent approach to taking risks. By being selective about our people and investing in the latest analytical technologies, we believe we are well placed to make those decisions.
What we offer
Our Strategic Analytics Data Science Internship Programme is a 1-year placement designed to provide undergraduate students with hands-on experience in the field of data science.
This is a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of data, working on tasks ranging from exploratory data analysis and data cleaning to modelling and visualizations. You’ll gain exposure to the entire data analytics process, including cloud-based solutions.
Should you be successful in your application, you will get support and training to strengthen your already established technical skills, whilst also getting stuck-in with real project work. You will be a valued member of a team, which strives to deliver exceptional levels of professionalism.
What we're looking for
We are looking for talented, ambitious and hard-working undergraduate students to join our Strategic Analytics team in our London office for a year-long placement. Strategic Analytics is a global team tasked with advancing the use of novel data sources and modelling techniques to innovate the way reinsurance happens. To excel in our Internship Programme, you should possess the following qualities:
- Strong numeracy skills and the ability to analyse data.
- Basic proficiency in Python and/or R (SQL experience a plus).
- A collaborative and team-oriented mindset.
- Excellent written communication skills in English.
- A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset.
Minimum requirements
To be eligible for our programme, candidates must meet the following minimum requirements:
- An A grade in any A-level STEM subject.
- A predicted 2:1 grade in a STEM undergraduate degree or any subject that includes data analysis and/or statistics (e.g. Economics)
Supporting our Team Members
Pacific Life Re’s vision is to have a culture that embraces Diversity and Inclusion; where everyone’s views and ideas are valued and where everyone has the same opportunity to fulfil their potential.
We strongly believe it’s not just about adding diversity and educating our employees to draw on our differences to change our business, it’s about how well we are listening to – and learning from – the diversity that we already have within the business. We foster open conversations and we are actively training our employees, helping us to unite, learn and grow.
While we support flexible working arrangements, we believe that it is also important to spend time in the office to foster better collaboration and stronger connections with colleagues. Our Smarter Working guidelines and Team Charters are designed to help everyone work effectively, whether at home or in the office.
Application deadline: Sunday 3rd November however applications will be assessed on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
About Pacific Life Re
Pacific Life Re bring a fresh and dynamic approach to reinsurance in some of the world’s most important and rapidly growing markets.
We are recruiting for these opportunities in partnership with Connectr Talent Acquisition.
