About the role

Data Scientist II supporting AI strategy at Alberta Blue Cross with responsibilities in data analysis and machine learning capabilities. Collaborate with stakeholders to drive advanced analytics adoption within the business.

Responsibilities

Supporting the development and implementation of the organization’s Artificial Intelligence strategy
Participating in problem solving initiatives with cross-functional teams
Participating in data wrangling, quality assurance, cleaning, aggregation and integration
Applying data science expertise to generate new insights and solve business problems
Demonstrating creative problem solving and translating data patterns into business insights
Providing actionable insights through effective presentation of complex data findings

Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctoral degree in computing science, statistics, mathematics, engineering, or a related field in which advanced statistical methods are used
5+ years of quantitative analysis experience, including handling, manipulating, and analyzing data and creating analytical reports
Ability to translate business questions to data questions and present results in ways that make complicated relationships clear
Comfortable using one or more statistical programming languages (i.e., Python/R) and data engineering languages (e.g., SQL, PySpark)
Familiarity with Azure, Databricks, Power BI and star schema data modeling is preferred
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work effectively as an autonomous data scientist and collaborate with an interdisciplinary group