Director, Advanced Analytics Transformation

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

Location: We support US flexible working arrangements in the contiguous 48 states.   

At Sun Life, we look for optimistic people who want to make life brighter for our Clients. We understand the value of diverse cultures, perspectives, and identities, and want you to bring your full and authentic self to work. Every day, you’ll be empowered and challenged by working with dynamic colleagues to find new and innovative ways to make Sun Life the best benefits company in America.  

The opportunity:  

This role will provide advanced analytics support within the Business Analytics function that applies the power of data with machine learning to improve business outcomes across the Health and Risk Solutions organization. The Director of Advanced Analytics Transformation will provide leadership to transform the overall analytics maturity of the Health and Risk Solutions organization. This team is expected to work closely with the other teams across the organization, including functional leads and the analytic agile squads supporting AI use cases within various business domains.

This position reports to the AVP, Business Analytics within the Health and Risk Solutions business. Primary responsibilities include the identification and scoping of high-impact AI use cases and collaborating with cross-functional teams to unlock the full potential of advanced analytics within our organization. Additional responsibilities will include helping to mentor and upskill our data scientists and business analysts, ensuring adherence to best practices and fostering a culture of continuous learning. This position will be instrumental in ensuring that our AI strategy contains a robust pipeline of AI use cases, with the appropriate processes and people in place to execute on this roadmap. This role will manage a team of data scientists and business analysts to support AI solution development, change management, process optimization, and data analysis for AI initiatives, ensuring best practices are followed through the entire end to end AI solution development cycle.

How you will contribute:  

• Envision and maintain a comprehensive AI strategy aligned with the organization’s strategic objectives and industry trends by working with business leaders across Health and Risk Solutions.
• Identify and prioritize high-value AI use cases across various business domains, conducting feasibility assessments and cost benefit analyses.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, data engineers, and business stakeholders, to ensure successful development and implementation of AI solutions.
• Lead a team of data scientists and business analysts to support solution development, change management, process optimization, and data analysis for AI initiatives.
• Support development and career progression of data scientists, data analysts, and business analysts across the Health and Risk Solutions organization.
• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning, encouraging the exploration and adoption of emerging AI technologies and techniques.
• Advocate for analytics-enabled business practices within Health and Risk Solutions, including adoption of deployed AI solutions.
• Develop and deliver training programs to build AI literacy and awareness across the organization.