Senior Scientist - Hurricane Model Developer, Impact Forecasting

Aon
Chicago, Boston
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 100,000 - 130,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Quantitative analysis","Problem-solving","Collaboration","Communication","Priority management"]

Develop and enhance hurricane and tropical cyclone catastrophe models to assess hurricane risk and potential insurance losses. Apply scientific research, advanced analytics, and quantitative modeling to improve hazard representation, parameter estimation, and automated forecasting workflows. Work with large meteorological, geospatial, and insurance datasets, implement validation and data quality controls, and incorporate emerging climate science research. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and document and communicate technical results to diverse audiences.

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Senior Scientist - Hurricane Model Developer, Impact Forecasting

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Job Summary

Develop and enhance hurricane and tropical cyclone catastrophe models to assess hurricane risk and potential insurance losses. Apply scientific research, advanced analytics, and quantitative modeling to improve hazard representation, parameter estimation, and automated forecasting workflows. Work with large meteorological, geospatial, and insurance datasets, implement validation and data quality controls, and incorporate emerging climate science research. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and document and communicate technical results to diverse audiences.
Location: Chicago, Boston
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and enhance hurricane and tropical cyclone catastrophe models, including stochastic event generation, wind field modeling, hazard characterization, and parameter estimation.
  • •Build and maintain model components to quantify catastrophe risk and estimate potential insurance losses.
  • •Prepare, transform, integrate, and analyze large meteorological, geospatial, and insurance datasets to support model development and research.
  • •Develop automated data processing and forecasting workflows to improve efficiency, scalability, and accuracy of modeling solutions.
  • •Implement data quality controls, validation procedures, and performance testing; document and communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 100,000 - 130,000 annually
Perks:401kHealth InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeaveHsaLife InsuranceLong-term DisabilityTuition AssistanceCommuter BenefitsAdoption AssistanceEmployee Assistance

Key Requirements

  • •Master’s degree or PhD in Meteorology, Climate Science, Oceanography, Earth Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related field (or equivalent industry experience).
  • •Experience developing, analyzing, or enhancing catastrophe models or related scientific risk modeling solutions.
  • •Strong quantitative analysis skills with statistical/computational methods applied to complex datasets.
  • •Programming experience in Python, MATLAB, R, or similar analytical languages, including building tools/workflows.
  • •Ability to communicate technical information through reports, documentation, presentations, and stakeholder discussions.
Experience:Catastrophe modelingClimate scienceInsuranceGeospatial data
Education:
Skills:Quantitative analysisProblem-solvingCollaborationCommunicationPriority management
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonSQLMATLABRArcGISQGIS

Company Brief

Aon
Global professional services firm providing risk, retirement, human resources, and insurance brokerage solutions to clients worldwide, including consulting, reinsurance, and data-driven risk management services.
Industry: Insurance
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1982
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