We are seeking a talented individual to join our Catastrophe Modelling team at Guy Carpenter. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week at the London office.

As an Earthquake Peril Advisor, you will be part of a dynamic team of scientists and engineers that are bridging the gap from technical and academic competency in seismic risk to actionable business insights and outcomes.

The role will involve participation in multi-disciplinary and cross-functional efforts including earthquake catastrophe model evaluation, event response, risk score and tool development and product delivery alongside catastrophe modeling, global analytics and advisory and broking colleagues. Over time, and with experience, there will be opportunities to present findings and model updates to stakeholders and clients, as well as working on a range of intellectually stimulating projects.

We will count on you to:

Apply your peril expertise to evaluate the science underpinning the major catastrophe models in line with GC’s Model Suitability Analysis® framework.

Work with the Earthquake Peril Lead and regional Analytics teams to define the GC View of Risk for earthquake in the International (ex-North America) region.

Contribute to documentation and communications to publicise findings to internal and external stakeholders.

Provide ad-hoc advisory services to clients to support development of their own views of risk for earthquake.

Stay abreast of latest science and evolving trends in seismology and seismic risk assessment and where beneficial establish and maintain relationships with academic research partners and industry groups.

What you need to have:

PhD or MSc degree in seismology, engineering or equivalent, with strong statistical competency.

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Experience with common programming languages (e.g. R, Python) and GIS software (e.g. ArcGIS, QGIS).

What makes you stand out?

Relevant experience in the (re)insurance industry, along with a solid understanding of reinsurance concepts.

Experience with using a major vendor model (RMS or Verisk) and associated knowledge of SQL.

Familiarity with OpenQuake and other GEM products and datasets.

Why join our team:

We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.

We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities. Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Guy Carpenter, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a leading global risk advisory and reinsurance specialist and broker. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $23 billion and more than 85,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit guycarp.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.