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Sr Applied AI Scientist, Knowledge Graph

ID: 9168

Type: Full-time

Category: Others

Company Name: The Hartford

Location: North Carolina (USA) - Carolina Forest - United States

Education Level: Senior (5-10 years)

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Job Description
Sr Data Scientist - GD07AE

We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.   

         

Why Join Us


Step into the future with The Hartford as a Sr Applied AI Scientist, where Generative AI and advanced reasoning are core strategic capabilities—not side projects. Join the AI Accelerator, a team built to convert advanced AI into enterprise-ready reusable solutions across underwriting, claims, and pricing, while embedding compliance, trust, and auditability into every product we deliver.


In this role, you will help shape a foundational capability for relationship-aware AI by building and scaling knowledge graph and graph-reasoning approaches—starting with high-impact proof points such as fraud and designing for enterprise reuse across domains.


Impact & Scope
You will play a key role in advancing the enterprise Knowledge Graph strategy, focused on:

  • Enterprise reuse through governed, reusable knowledge assets
  • Vendor independence via enterprise-owned graph capabilities
  • Explainable reasoning using neuro-symbolic and graph-based approaches
  • Target-state architecture that decouples ontology, entity resolution, graph storage, and reasoning to maximize reuse across fraud, risk, underwriting, and analytics


What You Will Do
Applied Research & Prototyping:

  • Conduct applied research in knowledge graphs, graph reasoning, and neuro-symbolic AI
  • Prototype graph-enabled solutions for real business problems such as fraud detection and relationship discovery
  • Evaluate architectures and reasoning strategies to inform platform and roadmap decisions
  • Graph Foundations & Engineering Collaboration:
  • Define and implement ontology and semantic modeling patterns
  • Design entity resolution and linkage approaches
  • Partner with engineering, platform, and MLOps teams to operationalize graph capabilities with enterprise-grade standards
  • Evaluation & Responsible AI:
  • Design evaluation frameworks for reasoning quality, robustness, and traceability
  • Contribute reusable patterns, documentation, and integration guidance
  • Collaboration


You will work closely with data scientists, engineers, platform teams, architects, and business stakeholders to turn advanced methods into scalable, adoptable AI products with measurable outcomes.


Required Qualifications

  • Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, AI/ML, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • 3+ years (PhD) or 5+ years (MS) of industry experience in applied AI, ML, or data science
  • Demonstrated experience with knowledge graphs or graph-based techniques such as ontology modeling, entity resolution, graph analytics, embeddings, GNNs, or reasoning engines
  • Strong proficiency in Python and modern ML/data tooling
  • Ability to design experiments and clearly communicate tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with graph technologies and standards (RDF/OWL, Cypher, SPARQL, Gremlin)
  • Familiarity with Graph RAG, agentic workflows, or tool-augmented LLMs
  • Experience operationalizing AI/ML systems in production environments
  • Background in explainable AI, symbolic reasoning, or enterprise AI governance

Candidate must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship. The company will not support the STEM OPT I-983 Training Plan endorsement for this position.

Compensation

The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:

$110,720 - $166,080

Equal Opportunity Employer/Sex/Race/Color/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Religion/Age

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Company Information

Company Name: The Hartford

Company Website: https://www.thehartford.com

Company Address: One Hartford Plaza, Hartford, CT 06155, United States

The Hartford (The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., NYSE: HIG) is a long-established U.S.-headquartered insurer and financial services company that provides property and casualty insurance, group benefits, and investment products to individuals, families and businesses. Founded in 1810, The Hartford operates through multiple business segments that together deliver core insurance products and related services for personal and commercial customers. The company’s principal commercial offerings include commercial property and casualty coverages (such as general liability, commercial auto, property, and umbrella/excess liability), workers’ compensation insurance, package and specialty products for small and mid-sized businesses, and risk management services. In the group benefits arena, The Hartford markets group disability, group life, stop-loss, absence management and related voluntary benefit products designed for employers to provide workforce protection and income replacement solutions. On the investment side, The Hartford participates in asset management and offers mutual fund products through affiliated investment management operations. The Hartford’s principal activities include underwriting and claims handling for personal lines (including homeowners and automobile insurance) and commercial lines, employer benefits administration and employee benefits plan services, claims management and loss control services, and distribution through independent agents, brokers and direct channels. The company operates a multichannel distribution model that combines independent agents and brokers with digital sales and self-service capabilities. Core services extend beyond policy issuance to include risk engineering and consulting, workplace safety and loss prevention programs, claims adjudication and recovery, and integrated administrative services for group benefit plans. The Hartford also provides specialty products tailored for particular industry verticals and exposures, such as professional liability and cyber liability insurance solutions. In recent years The Hartford has emphasized digital transformation and technology-enabled service delivery as part of its strategic operations. The company invests in data analytics, automation, and digital claims platforms to improve underwriting accuracy, streamline customer and broker interactions, accelerate claims resolution, and support fraud detection. The Hartford markets cyber liability and data breach response solutions that combine insurance coverage with incident response services, demonstrating a technology-facing product line that addresses risks arising from digital operations. The company engages in partnerships with insurtech providers, deploys telematics and usage-based insurance tools where appropriate, and develops APIs and online portals to facilitate quoting, policy administration and claims reporting for brokers and customers. These investments are intended to support underwriting sophistication for commercial accounts, deliver better customer experiences through faster digital service, and improve operational efficiency across back-office functions. Distribution and customer service are underpinned by The Hartford’s agent network and its investments in digital platforms: agents and brokers access quoting tools, policy servicing and billing functionality through broker portals, while individual customers can obtain quotes and manage policies online. For employer customers, The Hartford provides plan administration systems for group disability and absence management and offers employer-facing analytics and reporting to support benefit design and cost containment. The Hartford’s claims organization leverages centralized triage, digital intake, remote adjusting and managed care relationships to manage medical and indemnity exposures. The company also operates loss control consulting and occupational health services to help employers reduce workplace injuries and the frequency and severity of claims. The Hartford maintains a portfolio of complementary financial products and services through affiliated entities, including investment management and mutual fund offerings aimed at retail and institutional investors. As a publicly traded company, The Hartford publishes regular financial reports and regulatory filings describing its risk profile, capital management, underwriting results and strategic priorities. Its business is subject to insurance regulation at the state level in the United States and to financial disclosure and governance requirements applicable to public companies. Overall, The Hartford is best known as a major property and casualty insurer with a significant group benefits business and growing emphasis on technology and data-driven underwriting and claims capabilities. The company serves a broad mix of retail and business customers, leverages independent agents and digital channels for distribution, and offers product suites that include commercial and personal insurance coverages, employer-sponsored benefits, and related financial products and services.
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