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
- Data Scientist responsible for end-to-end analytical solutions for iA Financial Group. Collaborating with business partners to enhance value using data innovation.
Responsibilities
- Deliver end-to-end analytical solutions, contributing to the full project lifecycle from problem framing with business partners to model deployment and adoption.
- Explore, prepare, and validate data rigorously, including feature engineering, model testing, and post‑deployment monitoring.
- Apply rigorous, explainable methods appropriate to a regulated industry environment.
- Work directly with business partners to proactively surface opportunities where data science can create measurable business value.
- Coach junior team members and contribute to raising the technical level of the team.
- Stay current on AI and data science trends through self‑directed learning.
- Collaborate with data engineering and infrastructure teams to ensure proper integration and maintenance of solutions.
Requirements
- Possesses insurance or financial services knowledge, ideally in risk, pricing, claims, or underwriting environments.
- Demonstrates proven end-to-end delivery from problem framing to deployment.
- Is proficient in Python or R and SQL.
- Has exposure to GenAI, NLP, or modern machine learning frameworks (asset).
- Brings 5+ years of experience in data science, actuarial science, or a related domain.
Benefits
- Flexible group insurance
- Competitive pension plan
- Stock purchase plan
- Vacation and wellness/personal development days
- Telemedicine
- Employee and family assistance program
- Ergonomic furniture program
- Performance bonus
- Discounts on iA products and much more!
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