Data Analyst / Data Scientist

one37; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Toronto is seeking a Data Analyst to compile actionable insights from data and assist program, sales, and marketing managers in optimizing operational excellence. In this role, you will manage data flow, collaborate with teams, and utilize your quantitative background to support analytics initiatives.

Qualifications

• Strong programming skills in a high-level language required, familiarity with R is preferred.
• Experience in statistical techniques like Logistic Regression and Neural Networks necessary.
• Work experience with data for customer insights is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Ensure data flows smoothly from source to destination for processing.
• Utilize database skills to extract insights from large, complex data sets.
• Collaborate with program managers to provide actionable insights.

Skills

Data analysis

Database technologies

Statistical knowledge

Problem solving

Data cleansing

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in a quantitative field

Tools

SQL

R

SAS

Job description

Job role:

As a data analyst, you will be responsible for compiling actionable insights from data and assisting program, sales and marketing managers build data-driven processes. Your role will involve driving initiatives to optimize for operational excellence and revenue.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that data flows smoothly from source to destination so that it can be processed
• Utilize strong database skills to work with large, complex data sets to extract insights
• Filter and cleanse unstructured (or ambiguous) data into usable data sets that can be analyzed to extract insights and improve business processes
• Identify new internal and external data sources to support analytics initiatives and work with appropriate partners to absorb the data into new or existing data infrastructure
• Build tools for automating repetitive asks so that bandwidth can be freed for analytics
• Collaborate with program managers and business analysts to help them come up with actionable, high-impact insights across product lines and functions
• Work closely with top management to prioritize information and analytic needs

Requirements:

• Bachelors or Masters in a quantitative field (such as Engineering, Statistics, Math, Economics, or Computer Science with Modeling/Data Science), preferably with work experience of over [X] years.
• Ability to program in any high level language is required. Familiarity with R and statistical packages are preferred.
• Proven problem solving and debugging skills.
• Familiar with database technologies and tools (SQL/R/SAS/JMP etc.), data warehousing, transformation and processing. Work experience with real data for customer insights, business and market analysis will be advantageous.
• Experience with text analytics, data mining and social media analytics.
• Statistical knowledge in standard techniques: Logistic Regression, Classification models, Cluster Analysis, Neural Networks, Random Forests, Ensembles, etc.