Consultant, Analytic Scientist - Columbus

As a team member in Finance at Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, the opportunities are endless Let Nationwide help create your career journey At Nationwide, "on your side" goes beyond just words. · Our customers are at the center of everyt ...

Job description

As a team member in Finance at Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, the opportunities are endless Let Nationwide help create your career journey At Nationwide, "on your side" goes beyond just words.

Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we're looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

This position requires a strong specialization in Generative AI (GenAI), with a focus on applying large language models (LLMs), AI agents, and agentic workflows to drive innovation and operational efficiency across the insurance value chain.

Key Responsibilities

Design and Development

Architect, build, and deploy GenAI solutions—including LLMs, AI agents, and agentic systems—for use cases such as:

Document summarization and intelligent document processing
Synthetic data generation for model training and testing
Conversational AI for customer, agent-facing applications, and internal associates
Workflow automation and decision support systems

Business Collaboration

Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., underwriting, claims, legal, marketing) to identify high-impact opportunities for GenAI applications and translate business needs into scalable AI solutions.

Responsible AI & Governance

Champion responsible AI practices by ensuring transparency, fairness, and compliance with regulatory and ethical standards. Contribute to model governance frameworks and risk assessments.

Innovation & Thought Leadership

Stay abreast of the latest advancements in GenAI, LLMs, and agentic AI. Lead internal knowledge-sharing sessions, contribute to capability-building efforts, and mentor junior team members.

Experimentation & Evaluation

Conduct rapid prototyping, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and evaluation of GenAI models. Leverage A/B testing and human-in-the-loop feedback to iterate and improve model performance.

Additional Requirements

Experience

Minimum 1–2 years of hands-on experience with GenAI or LLMs

Technical Expertise

Proven experience building and deploying GenAI models, AI agents, or agentic workflows
Proficiency in prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and evaluation of LLMs (e.g., OpenAI, Claude, Mistral, LLaMA)
Strong foundation in NLP, deep learning, and generative modeling techniques
Familiarity with vector databases and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines
Experience with cloud platforms and MLOps best practices
Proficiency in Python and ML libraries (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, Transformers, Scikit-learn)
Experience with containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and CI/CD for ML pipelines

Soft Skills

Strong communication and storytelling skills to convey complex AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders
A collaborative mindset and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment

This role does not qualify for employer sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the STEM OPT extension program.

It is our intention to fill this role in Columbus, OH, Scottsdale, AZ or Des Moines, IA. However, applications from candidates working remotely who bring critical industry skills and relevant experience may be considered.


Internal Compensation Grade:
G5

Job Description Summary

Do you have the desire to play a critical role in driving data-based business outcomes? At Nationwide, our Analytic Scientists are responsible for modeling complex problems, discovering insights and identifying business opportunities using scientific research methods, statistics, machine learning and data visualization techniques.

We value a dedication to lifelong learning and strong quantitative judgment. If you are a methodological generalist who is adept at applying your technical skill set to a wide range of business applications, we want to know more about you

As a Consultant, you'll need to have a strong grasp of business objectives and work consultatively with business partners to develop solutions.

You may work on multiple concurrent projects and often lead small teams of modelers.

You'll participate in all phases of the analytic lifecycle, from research design, data collection and data processing to model building, deployment and presentation of results.

We'll count on you to be fully proficient with advanced statistical and machine learning techniques and exhibit a deep knowledge of technical domains or modeling approaches.

Job Description


Key Responsibilities:

Serves as the lead modeler on larger projects or works on concurrent projects that involve the design, development, implementation and monitoring of statistical and machine learning models.

Consults with business partners to understand, define and deliver work that meets their needs and delivers timely results.
Integrates relevant research findings to generate hypotheses and help business partners make informed decisions.
Applies knowledge of advanced quantitative techniques to analyze any given data structure.
Builds predictive and explanatory models to generate actionable insights and practical solutions to business problems.

Crafts results that provide clear and concise summaries of findings and recommendations using impactful storylines and data visualization geared to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Upholds a high standard for methodological rigor, sound statistical inference and robust model validation.
Identifies creative solutions to complex business problems of broad scope and business impact.

May Perform Other Responsibilities As Assigned.

Reporting Relationships:
Reports to Senior Consultant, Director. This is an individual contributor role and may manage interns/GRAs as assigned.

Typical Skills And Experiences

Education:
Preferred: Graduate studies in statistics, engineering, math, quantitative social science fields or related areas.

Proven experience building and deploying machine learning and/or statistical models or executing quantitative research studies may be considered in lieu of formal education.

Experience:
Typically, five or more years of related work experience in a relevant field.

Knowledge, Abilities And Skills

Quantitative judgment:
Experience building and deploying machine learning and/or statistical models.

Research methods:
Knowledge of multiple quantitative research and analysis approaches and their tradeoffs.

Programming ability:
Python, R, SQL, or any other transferrable language (MATLAB, Java, etc.).

Communication skills:
Ability to communicate predictive modeling with business partners to modeling experts. Capable of developing compelling stories and distinctive data visualizations.

Passion, inquisitiveness, creativity, self-starters and team builders.

Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.

Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the Vice President and HR Vice President.

Values:
Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions


Overtime Eligibility:
Exempt (Not Eligible)


Working Conditions:
Normal office environment


ADA:
The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job.

Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

We currently anticipate accepting applications until 03/05/2026.

However, we encourage early submissions, as the posting may close sooner if a strong candidate slate is identified before the deadline.

Benefits

We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more.

To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.

Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged.

Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.

This position could be filled within any of the lower 48 U.S. states.

Smoke-Free Iowa Statement:
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, its affiliates and subsidiaries comply with the Iowa Smokefree Air Act. Smoking is prohibited in all enclosed areas on or around company premises as well as company issued vehicles. The company offers designated smoking areas in which smoking is permitted at each individual location. The Act prohibits retaliation for reporting complaints or violations. For more information on the Iowa Smokefree Air Act, individuals may contact the Smokefree Air Act Helpline at

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Note To Employment Agencies

We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Nationwide does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.

All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Nationwide employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Nationwide Client Services Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature.

No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired as a result of the referral or through other means.

Nationwide pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement within the actual starting salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment.

If a Sales job, Sales Incentives, based on performance goals are possible in addition to this range.

Note on Compensation for Part-Time Roles:
Please be aware that the salary ranges listed below reflect full-time compensation. Actual compensation may be prorated based on the number of hours worked relative to a full-time schedule.

The national salary range for Consultant, Analytic Scientist : $118,000.00-$222,000.00

The expected starting salary range for Consultant, Analytic Scientist : $118, $178,000.00