Sr Data Science Consultant

Salary Range: $120,000 – $160,000

Job Posting End Date: September 23, 2025

We’ve Got You Under Our Wing

We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all…The Aflac Way.

Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com.

Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.

Work Designation. Depending on your location within the continental US, this role may be hybrid or remote.

• If you live within 50 miles of the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be hybrid. This means you will be expected to work in the office for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership. 
• If you live more than 50 miles from the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be remote. This means you will be expected to work from your home, within the continental US. If the role is remote, there may be occasions that you are requested to come to the office based on business need. Any requests to come to the office would be communicated with you in advance.

What does it take to be successful at Aflac?

• Acting with Integrity
• Communicating Effectively
• Pursuing Self-Development
• Serving Customers
• Supporting Change
• Supporting Organizational Goals
• Working with Diverse Populations

What does it take to be successful in this role?

• Ability to inspire and guide cross-functional teams, setting a positive example Experience with object-oriented function scripting languages: Python, R, etc. and driving projects towards successful outcomes.

• Skilled in motivating and encouraging team members, fostering a collaborative environment for creativity and innovation.

• Strong mentoring skills to develop junior team members, helping them build confidence and competence in data science best practice.

• Exceptional ability to translate complex data findings into accessible insights for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Excellent presentation skills adept at using data storytelling to create a clear compelling narrative.

• Strategic thinker with the ability to see the big picture while handling the details.

• Excellent presentation, oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills to effectively interact with all levels of management, and the ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical audiences.

• Ability to handle feedback constructively and manage stress while maintaining a professional demeanor.

• Experience and understanding of multiple programming languages and applicable applications including SQL and ETL; experience with object-oriented function scripting languages: Python, R, etc.

• Proficiency in statistical techniques for data analysis and interpretation.

• Advanced knowledge of supervised/unsupervised machine learning algorithms.

• Experience in data cleaning, transformation, and preprocessing techniques to prepare high quality datasets for analysis. Experience with object-oriented function scripting languages: Python, R, etc.

Education & Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in data science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Business Administration or a related field.
• 5+ years (preferred) of experience in data science, analytics/consulting.
• Demonstrated experience performing complex predictive and prescriptive business-related analysis

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Education & Experience Preferred

• Master's Degree
• 3 or more years job-related experience that demonstrates successful data, programming, and analytics work driving business outcomes.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for designing, building, implementing, and monitoring predictive models across a multitude of US Aflac business use cases. Collaborates and/or leads cross-functional data science projects to ensure value is delivered for our business customers; designs, develops, and implements data-driven solutions for a wide range of clients.

• Leads and executes complex cross-divisional analytical projects for the organization, including resource, process, and technology needs.

• Design, develop, deploy, and monitor solutions that are integrated with the business; analyzes large datasets to identify trends, patterns, and actionable insights using statistical models and machine learning techniques.

• Develops predictive models and algorithms to support decision-making and optimize business processes.

• Develops and refines a full understanding of multiple business domains (business metric criteria, data sources, processes, and behaviors) at the intermediate to advanced level.

• Assist in the design of solutions for the data science team, enabling them to perform daily task; mentors junior level team members, and provides technical guidance.

• Develops processes to be applied to extracted source data to move to target state; writes data cleansing functions, translates source code values to target value, standardizes free form values to codes; derives new values through calculations on existing fields; merges data from multiple sources to generate a consolidated source for the target.

• Leads special projects requiring commensurate analytical expertise and the development of executive level presentations, including identifying, defining, and implementing best-in-class analytical practices.

• Stays updated with the latest advancements in data science, AI, and analytics, incorporating new tools and techniques into projects.

• Leads and assists with the development and training of analysts in other internal business areas.

• Performs other duties as needed.

Total Rewards

The salary range for this job is $120,000 – $160,000. This range is specific to the job and salary offers consider a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and peer compensation. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the time of the posting.

At Aflac, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role to allow for future and continued salary growth, and compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits, however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate.

In addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee), 401(k) plans, annual bonuses, and an opportunity to purchase company stock.  On an annual basis, you’ll also be offered 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason, and, if eligible, state-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked) and other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to, sick and safe leave, and adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities.