What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Data & Analytics Specialist position at Erie Insurance Group?
Please Note: We are only considering US workers for this position. We are unable to offer this position to individuals who will require current or future immigration sponsorship for employment.
Division Or Field Office
Controller Division
Department of Position: Finance Technology & Data Dept
Work From
Coporate Office in Erie, PA
Salary Range
$86,954.00 - $138,899.00 *
salary range is for this level and may vary based on actual level of role hired for
Benefits That Go Beyond The Basics
We strive to be Above all in Service® to our customers—and to our employees. That’s why Erie Insurance offers you an exceptional benefits package, including:
Position Summary
Assesses information needs, designs studies, manages projects, analyzes results and presents key findings in support of business leaders. Plans and manages data and analytics projects of moderate to high complexity and impact to the business.
This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instruction and to perform any other duties as requested by their supervisor, or as become evident.
Capabilities
Minimum Educational and Experience Requirements
Lifting/Moving 0-20 lbs; Occasional (Lifting/Moving 20-50 lbs; Occasional (Ability to move over 50 lbs using lifting aide equipment; Occasional (Driving; Rarely Pushing/Pulling/moving objects, equipment with wheels; Occasional (Manual Keying/Data Entry/inputting information/computer use; Often (20-50%) Climbing/accessing heights; Rarely
Division Or Field Office
Controller Division
Department of Position: Finance Technology & Data Dept
Work From
Coporate Office in Erie, PA
Salary Range
$86,954.00 - $138,899.00 *
salary range is for this level and may vary based on actual level of role hired for
- This range represents a national range and the actual salary will depend on several factors including the scope and complexity of the role and the skills, education, training, credentials, location, and experience of an applicant, as well as level of role for which the successful candidate is hired. Position may be eligible for an annual bonus payment.
Benefits That Go Beyond The Basics
We strive to be Above all in Service® to our customers—and to our employees. That’s why Erie Insurance offers you an exceptional benefits package, including:
- Premier health, prescription, dental, and vision benefits for you and your dependents. Coverage begins your first day of work.
- Low contributions to medical and prescription premiums. We currently pay up to 97% of employees’ monthly premium costs.
- Pension. We are one of only 13 Fortune 500 companies to offer a traditional pension plan. Full-time employees are vested after five years of service.
- 401(k) with up to 4% contribution match. The 401(k) is offered in addition to the pension.
- Paid time off. Paid vacation, personal days, sick days, bereavement days and parental leave.
- Career development. Including a tuition reimbursement program for higher education and industry designations.
Position Summary
Assesses information needs, designs studies, manages projects, analyzes results and presents key findings in support of business leaders. Plans and manages data and analytics projects of moderate to high complexity and impact to the business.
- This position is based out of our Corporate Office in Erie, PA.
- In this role, the incumbent will:
- Lead innovation initiatives by implementing solutions that leverage emerging technologies such as AI/ML, ChatGPT, RPA, and other automation tools to modernize Finance processes.
- Drive continuous process improvement by automating repetitive tasks, optimizing workflows, and identifying opportunities to enhance operational efficiency.
- Collaborate with Finance stakeholders to deeply understand business challenges, design data-driven solutions, and translate insights into actionable outcomes.
- Develop advanced analytics and automation assets using tools such as Excel (macros, VBA), Power Automate, SAS, Python, R, or similar technologies.
- Design and maintain reports, dashboards, and data visualizations to deliver timely insights and enable data-informed decision-making.
- Continuously monitor and optimize data and automation solutions to ensure accuracy, scalability, and business impact
- Creates models and develops data warehouse programs of moderate to high complexity ensuring business needs are met, including understanding ERIE's demographics and potential opportunities. Analyzes metrics and supports audit of source data.
- Partners with areas across the organization to define and implement research designs and quantitative techniques using high-level analytical tools. Serves as a liaison to internal and external suppliers of data and insights.
- Supports the planning, development, modeling, implementation and reporting of all related data.
- Applies knowledge of programming languages and software tools to prepare ad hoc and re-occurring reports. Analyzes the financial implications of business decisions and identifies approaches to resolve business problems. Monitors and reports on progress and results as requested.
- Works with leaders and subject matter experts to identify short- and long-term data and analytics goals related to business objectives. Measures the effectiveness of the data and analytics strategies in driving performance improvement.
- Analyzes current landscape and trends to assist in planning. Recommends changes to business strategies and tactics as appropriate.
- Creates files that include topics related to the industry, competitors, products, service innovations and trends. Works with supervisors to develop, communicate, and enforce standards for proper documentation and organization of electronic files, data and actuarial data deliverables.
- Trains less experienced specialists within the section.
- Conducts special research studies as directed.
This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instruction and to perform any other duties as requested by their supervisor, or as become evident.
Capabilities
- Self-Development
- Collaborates
- Cultivates Innovation
- Instills Trust
- Decision Quality
- Values Diversity
- Nimble Learning
- Customer Focus
- Optimizes Work Processes (IC)
- Ensures Accountability
- Information Management Skills
- Job-Specific Knowledge
- Using Tables And Graphs
Minimum Educational and Experience Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with five years of experience in research, analysis, strategic planning, financial analysis, information systems or related field; or
- Associate degree and seven years of experience in research, analysis, strategic planning, financial analysis, information systems or related field; or
- High school diploma or GED with nine years of experience in research, analysis, strategic planning, financial analysis, information systems or related field.
- Insurance industry experience preferred.
- An understanding of analysis and research required.
- Experience with dataset, programming, querying and reporting design required.
- Advanced knowledge of SAS, SQL, SPSS, Python, R, or other related data analysis programs required.
- Experience developing, maintaining, and monitoring enterprise data governance policies and standards preferred.
- Knowledge of statistical and financial analysis and quantitative techniques preferred.
- Project management experience preferred.
- Proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation and flow-charting software required.
- Proficiency with research-specific, statistical report writing software preferred.
Lifting/Moving 0-20 lbs; Occasional (Lifting/Moving 20-50 lbs; Occasional (Ability to move over 50 lbs using lifting aide equipment; Occasional (
Salary : $86,954 - $138,899
