Data Scientist - Jobs in Winnipeg, MB

Job Description

ROLE OVERVIEWReporting to the Manager, Marketing and Research, and working in close collaboration with the enterprise Marketing, IT and Digital teams, the Data Scientist demonstrates the capability to turn data into critical information and knowledge that can be used to make sound organizational decisions. The incumbent possesses a combination of business focus and advanced analytical, problem solving and programming capabilities to quickly cycle hypotheses through models, proposing innovative ways to test and assess scenarios by using data mining approaches (the process of discovering new patterns from large datasets) on the sets of information available. This role supports ACUs commitment to values-based banking and triple bottom line accountability in marketing and and across the organization.KEY ACCOUNTABILITIESChange Advocate:

• Provides expertise on mathematical concepts for the broader Marketing analytics team and inspires the adoption of advanced analytics and data science across the organization.
• Interpret the new strategic directions and recommends objectives and measurements. Implements monitoring and feedback systems to evaluate progress and identify ways of making continuous improvements.
• Solicits and offers ideas for improving business processes through insights with the objective of achieving effectiveness and efficiency.
• Educates the organization both from IT and the business perspectives on new approaches, such as testing hypotheses and statistical validation of results. Helps the organization understand the principles and the math behind the process to drive organizational alignment

Communications for Results:

• Development and maintenance of corporate level business metrics in support of ACUs Balanced Scorecard and Corporate Strategic Plan.
• Communication of business metrics and analysis to stakeholders, including the Executive Leadership Team.
• Converses with, writes reports, and creates/delivers presentations to colleagues and peer groups in ways that support problem solving and planning. Explains the context of multiple inter-related situations, asks searching, probing questions, and solicits expert advice prior to taking action and making recommendations.
• Provides business metrics for projects and initiatives to show improvements (contribution to the improvement should be monitored initially and over multiple iterations).
• Demonstrates the scientist qualities in results: clarity, accuracy, precision, relevance, depth, breadth, logic, significance, and fairness.

Information Seeking:

• Gathers and analyzes information or data on current and future trends of best practice. Seeks information on issues impacting the progress of organizational and process issues. Translates up to date information into continuous improvement activities that enhance performance.
• Research organizational and professional trends. Evaluates information sources, and collates and compares findings for bias, omission, and accuracy. Conducts objective analysis.
• Provides insight into leading analytic practices, designs and leads iterative learning and development cycles, and ultimately produces new and creative analytic solutions that will become part of core deliverables.

Innovation:

• Improves organizational performance though the application of original thinking to existing and emerging methods, processes, products, and services. Employs sound judgment in determining how innovations will be deployed to produce return on investment.
• Challenges conventional thinking and traditional ways of operating and invites stakeholders to identify issues and opportunities. Seeks out opportunities to improve, streamline, reinvent work processes. Explores multiple potential solutions and evaluates each with data.
• Identifies what data is available and relevant, including internal and external data sources, leveraging new data collection processes such as smart meters and geo-location information or social media.

Problem Solving:

• Diagnose problems using formal advanced problem-solving tools and techniques from multiple angles and probes underlying issues to generate multiple potential solutions
• Works in iterative processes with partners and validates findings.
• Develops experimental design approaches to validate finding or test hypotheses.
• Identifies and analyzes patterns in the volume of data supporting the initiative, the type of data (e.g., images, text, clickstream, or metering data) and the speed or sudden variations in data collection.

Teamwork:

• Collaborates with other members of formal and informal groups in the pursuit of common missions, vision, values, and mutual goals.
• Actively solicits ideas and opinions from others to quickly accomplish specific objectives targeted at defined business outcomes.
• Works with IT teams to support data collection, integration, and retention requirements based on the input collected with the business.
• Assesses, with the business, the expected qualification and assurance of the information in support of the use case.
• Defines the validity of the information, how long the information is meaningful, and what other information it is related to
• Collaborates with data stewards to ensure that the information used follows the compliance, access management, and control policies and that it meets the qualification and assurance requirements of Assiniboine Credit Union.
• Partners with data stewards to define the data quality expectation in the context of the specific use case.
• Demonstrates understanding of ACU’s commitment to values-based banking, respectful workplace and diversity and inclusion.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years of working experience in relevant quantitative and qualitative research and analytics.
• Strong data management (SQL and SAS) and statistical modeling (SAS or R).
• Programming skills (python and Java) would be considered an asset.
• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics or computer science or related field;
• Solid knowledge of statistical techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to develop solutions to loosely defined business problems by leveraging pattern detection over potentially large datasets.
• Experience in report automation and report analytics.
• Experience using machine learning algorithms.
• Proficiency in the use of statistical packages.
• Proficiency in statistical analysis, quantitative analytics, forecasting/predictive analytics, multivariate testing, and optimization algorithms.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of one or more business/functional areas.
• Financial services sector experience would be considered an asset.

Who we are:As a Certified B Corporation® and one of Manitoba’s Top Employers (2022), the culture of Assiniboine Credit Union is supportive of the individual while focused on the greater community. You’ll be motivated by shared values and encouraged to always think about how, through financial sustainability, we can do more for our members, our employees and our community.Choosing to work at Assiniboine Credit Union means that you’ll be working for an organization that…

• puts people, planet and prosperity first,
• values diversity and inclusion,
• is focused on social and environmental responsibility,
• supports employees through training programs and long-term career development,
• offers a competitive total compensation program which includes bonuses, a matched pension program, and health and dental benefits.

If doing things differently and doing more is part of who you are, join us on a rewarding journey where your personal aspirations and career goals can align.If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter by Wednesday, January 4, 2023. We thank everyone who applies but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.We are committed to workforce diversity and actively recruit people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives reflecting the community in which we live and work. Applicants may request reasonable accommodation related to the materials and activities used throughout the selection process.Quick Apply

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