Apprentice Life Valuation

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**Job Description** About the position**:
We are looking to hire Actuarial / Data Scientist Interns to join the Valuation team in Paris, reporting to an allocated Valuation Actuary and specializing in either Longevity, Long Term Protection, GMDB/Financial Solutions or Short Term Protection. One intern for each line of business. It will be either a:

- 3 months internship followed by a 1 year apprenticeship or
- 6 months year-break or end-of-study internship

We are looking for an intern with R modelling skills who seeks challenges and has a desire to learn about new products, markets and approaches. You wish to work in a dynamic and culturally diverse environment with colleagues possessing a wide and varied range of experiences.

**Key responsibilities**:
In this role you will be responsible for several topics which may involve:

- Automating bordereaux compilation and generating reports on treaty performance
- Expanding existing R frameworks for modelling and reporting
- Conducting actuarial experience studies in respect of mortality on client portfolios in order to improve our internal modelling
- Adoption of new valuation software (R/PowerQuery/PowerBI).
- Using the results of experience studies to update actuarial projections in respect of PartnerRe’s statutory accounting and economic reporting requirements
- Working on the implementation of several projects
- Supporting reporting activity in different metrics (LDTI US GAAP, FR GAAP, Solvency 2)

**Qualifications** Technical skills/competencies**:

- Strong proficiency in R programming language, data manipulation and visualization, including tidyverse packages. Experience with R Markdown and/or R Shiny is a plus
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel. Experience using VBA is a plus
- Experience with SQL and databases in general is a plus

**Behavioural skills**:

- Well-organized, proactive, creative and solution-oriented
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex technical topics to non-technical audiences
- Fluency in French and English, both written and spoken skills are necessary
- Highly motivated, openness for continuous improvement

**Work experience**:

- Solid knowledge of GAAP accounting standards
- Prior experience with NAIC statutory accounting and reporting is considered an asset

**Education**:

- Graduated from or currently enrolled in a relevant university program in data science, statistics, mathematics, actuarial science, or a related field.

**Professional qualifications or Designations**:

- Making progress towards qualifying as an Actuary

**Additional Information**

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