Senior Director - Data Science

Manulife • Boston, MA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Data Science Director, you will lead the development and implementation of advanced analytics solutions that drive strategic decision-making and business transformation. This role oversees complex, high-impact projects, guiding teams of data scientists and engineers to deliver predictive and prescriptive insights. You will translate sophisticated data analyses into actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders, influence adoption of analytics-driven strategies, and ensure measurable business outcomes. With expertise in big data platforms, advanced modeling, and strong leadership skills, you will shape the organization’s data science vision while fostering innovation and talent development.

Requirements

• Generally, an advanced degree in a quantitative discipline with 8+ years’ experience or a combination of education or experience
• Advanced experience in R, SAS, SQL, Java, VBA
• Masters or above

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Big Data Platforms
• Ability to influence key stakeholders in the adoption of analytics solutions.
• Strong knowledge of the business/Understands the political landscape and informal hierarchy within the firm
• Innovative
• Strong communication and consulting skills
• Maintains a strong internal network at all levels of the organization.
• Actively nurtures a diverse external network.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements analytics enabled solutions to improve business process, to generate insights, support business goals and strategy development
• Owns and delivers projects of complex scope. Directs the work of more junior data scientists and data engineers. Works on problems of the highest scope / complexity where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of a variety of factors
• Strong ability to generate relevant, actionable insights based on iterative data analysis, translate data-driven output into business language, and to make appropriate recommendations to respective business stakeholders
• Leads more junior data scientist's analysis on datasets of significant complexity. Measure and communicate analytic results & impact of analytic models
• Speaker at external conferences
• Actively involved in recruitment of data science professionals (campus etc)
• Owns and manage end to end process from data to insight delivery and is responsible for lifting insight generation to predictive & prescriptive level.
• Owns and delivers projects of complex scope and directs the work of more junior BA specialists.

Benefits

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.
• Manulife/John Hancock offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans.
• We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources.
• Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees