Data Science Specialist

Robertson & Company Ltd.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading financial institution as a Technical Recruiter responsible for data-driven solutions. You will leverage your extensive experience in data science to translate business objectives into actionable insights. This hybrid role blends technical expertise with collaboration across departments to drive model development and compliance. We're looking for seasoned professionals with a commitment to diversity and an inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Opportunity to work with a leading financial institution

Hybrid work environment

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data science, analytics, and model development.
• Extensive experience in data mining and predictive modeling.
• Strong storytelling and report writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop data-driven action plans and solutions.
• Use programming languages to extract and transform data.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to optimize risk rating models.

Skills

Data mining

Predictive modeling

Statistical analysis

Storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

Python

SQL

R

Tableau

Power BI

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Robertson & Company Ltd. provided pay range

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Base pay range

CA$70.00/hr - CA$75.00/hr

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Technical Recruiter | Talent Acquisition | Tech & Banking | CHRP - KE passed!

Our client is a top financial institution with significant North American holdings. They have operations across most major verticals, including institutional & corporate, wealth management, private client, commercial banking, treasury, and retail banking.

Contract Period: 12 months with potential to extend or convert

Location: Toronto, ON

Location Type: Hybrid; 2 days onsite – Wednesday and any one day

Business Hours: Monday to Friday; 9 AM to 5 PM

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop a deep understanding of business context, objectives, data infrastructure, and help translate business objectives/problems to data-driven action plans and solutions.
• Work closely with Business, FCRM, and Technology stakeholders to understand the rationale and purpose behind each objective, support action plan development, stakeholder alignment, and delivery.
• Use a wide range of programing languages (e.g. Python, SQL, R) and techniques to extract and transform data, apply statistics and analytics, and generate insights.
• Use business intelligence tools such as Tableau or Power BI to visualize data, generate insights, and inform FCRM action plan and decision making.
• Develop predictive models. Assess the performance and effectiveness of different predictive modeling techniques in predicting target variables.
• Document data processing, data analysis, model selection, model performance, impact analysis approach and results.
• Support the Management in presenting model development results to the Executive team, Auditors, Model Validation, and other stakeholders.
• Collaborate with FCRM stakeholders to optimize and enhance customer risk rating models.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and improve any of the existing model development, optimization, and management processes.
• Support relevant activities (documentation, reporting, testing, tuning) to ensure compliance with Bank’s Model Risk Management requirements.

Experience & Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Statistics, Engineering, or relevant fields
• 8+ years of experience in data science, data analytics, and model development
• Extensive experience in data mining and predictive model development (e.g. Python, R)
• Extensive experience in database querying languages and report development (e.g., SQL)
• Strong storytelling, slide development, and report writing skills

****ALL CANDIDATES MUST COMPLETE A CRIMINAL AND CREDIT CHECK AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS****

How to Apply: If you are a motivated professional looking to contribute to a leading team, please submit your resume outlining your qualifications and experience relevant to this role. Robertson & the clients we represent, value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We invite all qualified individuals to apply.

Robertson & the clients we represent are equal opportunity employers, committed to diversity and inclusion. Robertson is a certified diverse supplier and actively seeks to foster a representative and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, Aboriginal status, or any other legally protected factors. We champion building a diverse and inclusive environment.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology and Science

• Industries

  Banking

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