Kickstart Your Career as a Financial Data Scientist Intern at Swiss Re

Embark on an exciting journey with Swiss Re! As a Financial Data Scientist Intern, you'll engage in thrilling projects, support dynamic teams, and apply your R coding skills to real-world financial solutions.

About the Role

In this role, you will assist product areas with their regular responsibilities and deliverables, as well as participate in project-based work. Most software development is done in R, using RStudio and Shiny servers, with DB connections through REST API, ODBC, ADO, and version control via git with repository hosting on Azure DevOps.

Examples of your potential projects include:

• Evaluating scenario impacts on risk measures and balance sheet metrics using open-source or commercial frameworks
• Supporting the management reporting process by enhancing current reports
• Designing and developing RShiny server dashboards
• Analyzing embedded financial market risks within reinsurance transactions using in-house libraries

This internship offers three months of full-time work, with the possibility of extending to an equivalent of six months.

About the Team

Swiss Re stands as a global leader in reinsurance, leveraging expertise in risk to allocate capital to diverse and attractive risk pools. The Market Risk Management (MRM) team identifies, assesses, and mitigates financial market risks like interest rates, credit, and equity risks within Swiss Re’s asset portfolio and insurance transactions. The MRM team operates in Zurich, London, New York City/Armonk, and Bangalore, engaging with all three product areas: Credit & Equities, Treasury & Rates, and (Re)Insurance Transactions.

About You

Essential Qualifications

• Master's or bachelor's student (at least six semesters completed) in a quantitative subject (e.g., Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Finance)
• Proficient coding skills in at least one major data language (Python and/or R)
• Intellectual curiosity, drive, and interest in financial and quantitative topics
• Fluency in English

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior professional (internship) experience in financial risk management, treasury, or asset management within the banking or (re)insurance sector

We look forward to your application! Please note, due to immigration regulations, non-EU/EFTA and UK citizens must provide a certificate from a Swiss university confirming that an internship is integral to their course of study. Kindly include this mandatory letter with your application documents.

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About Swiss Re

At Swiss Re, we are a leading provider of reinsurance, insurance, and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, dedicated to making the world more resilient. We manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes to cybercrime. With expertise in both Property & Casualty and Life & Health, we offer innovative solutions and new opportunities for our clients. Our 14,000+ employees worldwide collaborate to drive our success through inclusive culture, creative thinking, and cutting-edge expertise.

We thrive on diversity and believe in a workplace where everyone has the opportunity to grow, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, or other characteristics. Join us and bring your authentic self and passion for sustainability to work every day.