Alen Pious

Data Analyst and aspiring Data Scientist with 3+ years of financial and insurance analytics experience at Forbes Advisor, backed by an M.Sc. in Statistics. Skilled in Python, R, SQL, Power BI, and Tableau, with hands-on work in predictive modelling, time series forecasting, clustering, and NLP-based text summarization. Three-time award winner (Game Changer 2025, Spotlight 2024, MVP 2024). Immediately available to join; seeking Data Analyst, Business Analyst, or Data Scientist roles.

Associate – Data Research at Forbes Advisor (2023-07 – 2026-04)

• Spearheaded data analytics for Pet and Travel Insurance verticals, contributing to editorial content that achieved 30% higher CTR than comparable categories.
• Researched and validated U.S. lending data across personal loans, mortgages, refinance, HELOCs, auto loans, student loans, and credit cards to power consumer-facing rankings.
• Evaluated financial products against APR, interest rates, fees, loan terms, eligibility, and credit requirements to support data-driven, consumer-focused rankings.
• Redesigned data validation, QA, and documentation workflows, improving research accuracy and scalability across the team.
• Partnered with editorial and research teams to translate data insights into high-quality published content and streamlined workflows.
• Recognized three times for outstanding contributions to business growth: Game Changer Award (2025), Spotlight Award (2024), MVP Award (2024).

Data Analyst Intern at Applied Data Finance (2022-06 – 2022-07)

• Supported analytics, risk, and R&D teams with data visualization, exploratory data analysis, and predictive modelling in Python and R.
• Applied regression modelling and hypothesis testing to improve forecasting accuracy and support risk assessment.
• Collaborated across multiple concurrent projects, sharpening cross-functional communication and delivery under deadline pressure.

M.Sc. in Statistics – Loyola College, Chennai (2021 – 2023)

B.Sc. in Mathematics – Loyola College, Chennai (2018 – 2021)