Data Scientist at Desjardins, a financial services cooperative, developing advanced analytics, machine learning and AI models. Advising stakeholders and supporting data - driven business decisions.
About the role
- Manager overseeing a data science team at Aviva Canada, focusing on data-driven innovations and collaborations with business partners for growth opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Develop a high-performing technical team focused on data science.
- Provide learning and growth opportunities to the team based on the manager's technical proficiency in data science and actuarial science.
- Oversee the development of data science products, models and other data-driven outputs while supplying in a technical capacity when vital.
- Ensure tight-knit collaboration with all relevant partners, technical teams, and users across the organization.
- Straddle the worlds of insurance professionals, data scientists and engineers to prioritize data-driven solutions.
- Work closely with business partners to understand day-to-day challenges and key areas of opportunity for innovation and growth.
- Engage directly with users, empathize with their experience, and use data to advise decisions.
- Provision of data innovation, support, and insights to our key business areas.
- Model monitoring to ensure the ongoing quality of pricing models.
- The development of tools that give non-technical users accesses to ingestible data & insights.
- Smoother integration of data science into crucial business areas, either as novel entries or improvements to existing processes or tools.
- Drive long term strategic direction of team through ownership mentality.
- Communicating and presenting data science solutions, results, and outcomes to a VP level.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in Data Science, Actuarial Science or other related fields, or equivalent experience.
- At least five years of experience working in a Data Science or Actuarial Science driven organization or team.
- Expert proficiency in at least one programming language, preferably Python.
- A proficiency is sufficiently strong enough to mentor.
- Excellent communication skills and comfort communicating sophisticated ideas appropriately for senior leadership and non-technical audiences.
- Understanding of UI/UX design and how it impacts the user experience.
- Ability to assess and improve the usability and design of a solution.
Benefits
- Compelling rewards package including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, personal wellness, and volunteer opportunities.
- Hybrid flexible work model.
- Outstanding career development opportunities.
- We’ll support your professional development education.
- Competitive vacation package with the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year.
- Employee-driven programs focused on gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity, and inclusion.
- Corporate wellness programs to support our employees’ physical and mental health.
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