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We are looking for  SAS Programmer for one of our direct client in CT. Kindly go through the below job description and let me know your interest.   Please send me your updated resume in word format along with pay rate details.

Job Title     :  SAS Programmer

Client         :  Travelers

Location     :  Hartford, CT

Duration    :   7 Months Contract - Hire

Pay Rate    : $Open

Need Candidate who is having solid understanding of programming and database principles and best practices.

Need Insurance domain experience candidate.

Need Only GC's, GC-Ead and Citizen.

Job Description:

Seeking a contracted resource who is interested in becoming a member of a highly skilled team that provides support for cutting edge projects in an area that develops predictive models and analytics for many of our Commercial Lines businesses.

This position offers a technical, assertive, creative and inquisitive individual the opportunity to learn about commercial lines insurance and the products we underwrite by working in an exciting and growing area of the company. You will partner with some of the best statisticians, modelers, and actuaries in the company.

As a member of the Commercial Actuarial Strategic Development team this position will have responsibility for the preparation of data to support predictive modeling projects. This includes hands-on coding as well as analysis support. You will provide support to a group that¿s responsible for developing analytic models that enable our businesses to understand and improve their business performance and sustain a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

PRIMARY DUTIES:

1. Prepares and analyzes data to be used in predictive modeling projects

2. Creates output files and constructs modeling datasets as directed

3. Provides and maintains information for predictive modeling and other research projects

4. Enters data and performs standard actuarial calculations

WORK EXPERIENCE:

1. Generally 3+ years of technical programming experience

2. Knowledge of insurance products and systems

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

1. Intermediate SAS skills

2. Intermediate MS Excel skills

3. Knowledge of SQL

4. Solid understanding of programming and database principles and best practices

5. Solid understanding of the distributed environment

6. MS Access and Unix skills a plus

OTHER SKILLS:

* Strong analytical and problem solving skills

* Ability to work well in a team environment

* Customer service oriented with the enthusiasm to learn

* Ability to work on multiple projects at once

* Effective communications skills

CERTIFICATES/DEGREES:

College degree in MIS, computer science, statistics, mathematics, actuarial science or equivalent