As a senior data scientist, you help transform data into value-added information to facilitate decision-making within the organization. Your job is to get teams to leverage data to its full potential so they can achieve their business goals.
You provide leadership in terms of identifying, prioritizing and creating opportunities to leverage data within large-scale projects.You serve as specialist advisor to help data management teams design and develop analytical solutions that meet their needs. You also help the business sectors understand how to operationalize these solutions and manage the ensuing change. Your initiatives require extensive knowledge of your line of work. You make recommendations on the planning and execution of operationally and conceptually complex initiatives that have an impact on the directions of the business sector. You serve as resource person and coach for decision-making bodies. You frequently interact with stakeholders working in many other fields in order to understand and communicate the issues and influence the decision being made. More specifically, you will be required to:
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Simplify complex concepts and translate models for teams so they can better understand the potential benefits the data offers the organization, our members and our clients
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Identify opportunities to leverage data and evaluate its potential impact in terms of the sector’s directions and business priorities
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Prioritize opportunities to leverage data, define solutions and develop an analytical roadmap that is integrated with the sector’s business plan
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Align the delivery teams in terms of the design and development of complex analytical solutions
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Help the business sector better understand the solutions and integrate them into their business activities
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Develop methods to measure performance and ensure that these methods are deployed for the teams’ activities.
What we offer*
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Competitive salary and annual bonus
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4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
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Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
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Group insurance including telemedicine
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Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
* Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.
What you bring to the table
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Bachelor's degree in a related field
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A minimum of six years of relevant experience
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Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
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Knowledge of French is required
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Trade Union (If applicable)
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Job Family
Data (FG)
Unposting Date
2025-01-30
What We Do
Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America and the fifth largest cooperative financial group in the world, with assets of $435.8 billion as at March 31, 2024. It was named one of Canada's Best Employers by Forbes magazine and by Mediacorp. To meet the diverse needs of its members and clients, Desjardins offers a full range of products and services to individuals and businesses through its extensive distribution network, online platforms and subsidiaries across Canada. Ranked among the world's strongest banks according to The Banker magazine, Desjardins has some of the highest capital ratios and credit ratings in the industry and the first according to Bloomberg News