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Senior Data Scientist, Data valorization

Senior Data Scientist, Data valorization

Desjardins GroupBoucherville, Montérégie, Canada
4 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

As a senior data scientist, you provide the data needed to make business decisions and to help develop advanced analytics and artificial intelligence solutions and services. You serve as a data use specialist advisor and subject matter expert for practitioners, as well as a resource person and coach for decision-making bodies. You interact with many colleagues, partners and clients from a wide range of fields, to understand and communicate issues and influence decision-making. More specifically, you will be required to :

  • Analyze client and partner business needs, generate hypotheses and lead initiatives, taking into account the specifics of their operationalization and ensuring coordination during the rollout.
  • Master and use advanced statistical, machine learning and artificial intelligence methods to use data, and develop and optimize models that meet business needs.
  • Prepare easy-to-understand presentations and data visualizations to influence partner business decisions.
  • Draft modelling guidelines and methods, ensuring that the models will meet specifications and perform optimally. Help develop documentation and prepare and deliver training.
  • Identify opportunities to improve rules and systems, anticipate underlying impacts of changes and make improvements to data management tools.

What we offer

  • Competitive salary and annual bonus
  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
  • Group insurance including telemedicine
  • Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
  • Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

    • What you bring to the table

  • Bachelor's degree in statistics, mathematics, computer science, artificial intelligence, machine learning or a related field
  • A minimum of eight years of relevant experience in data science
  • Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
  • Experience developing data and AI models and products
  • Experience with Python and data libraries
  • Knowledge of French is required
  • Intermediate knowledge of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and / or clients
  • Knowledge of SAS or SQL

    • Trade Union (If applicable)

    At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

    If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!

    Job Family

    Data (FG)

    Unposting Date

    2025-02-27

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