Research Data Associate

Delinian; Montreal; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research firm in Montreal is seeking a Research Data Associate to manage and maintain research data integrity. The ideal candidate has a degree in finance or economics, along with knowledge of Python and SQL. Responsibilities include ensuring data cleanliness, supporting researchers with data needs, and automating processes. This role requires strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate globally in English.

Qualifications

• 1 to 2 years of experience in a research role.
• Experience with financial or market research datasets.
• Professional fluency in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Manage research database and ensure data cleanliness.
• Assist researchers in finding necessary data.
• Automate manual processes for data handling.

Skills

Managing large datasets

Knowledge of Python

Knowledge of SQL

Understanding of economic indicators

Strong communication

Creative problem solving

Education

Undergraduate degree in commerce, finance, or economics

Tools

Statistical packages

Time series databases

Job description

Job Description

Research Data Associate

BCA Research

About BCA Research :

BCA Research is on a mission to be the essential source of macro insight for the world’s top investors.

We are the largest independent macro research provider, delivering 16 specialized research services to approximately 2,000 institutional investor clients worldwide.

Team overview :

You will be joining the Research Data team, the beating heart of BCA Research.

Th is small team oversees all daily operations associated with ingesting, cleaning, maintaining , and deploying every research data set feeding the work of 50 + r esearchers.

Job Responsibilities :

• Major macro economics and financial data vendors to ensure data cleanliness, clarify data gaps / discrepancies, and manage the research database.
• BCA Research teams to act as their trusted advisor for research data, seek out and vet new data sources, and ultimately ensure all research data needs are satisfied.
• Download new series into our database at the request of the research team , map to internal series codes and organize metadata.
• Help researchers find the data they need across data vendor da t abases
• Update existing series at the request of the research team
• Review logs of automated jobs and handle exceptions , including manual review of datasets or contacting data vendors.
• Maintain the quality and integrity of the research data by removing discontinued series from automated updates , edit ing metadata to reflect changes in methodology , and mapping series to alternative data sources
• Review and automate as many manual steps in the above processes as possible

Requirements :

• An undergraduate degree in commerce, finance, or economics (we may entertain candidates actively studying towards a degree in exceptional circumstances )
• Ideally 1 to 2 years of experience in a research role
• Experience managing large datasets related to macroeconomic, financial, or market research
• Strong understanding of economic indicators, financial markets, and data sources
• Knowledge of programmatic languages to manage time series databases , specifically Python and SQL
• Knowledge of statistical packages and exposure to financial applications and time series databases
• Drive and ability to think creatively outside pre-defined workflows to deliver results
• Willingness to challenge the status quo and improve / automate existing workflow sHigh emotional intelligence to manage relationships with vendors and researchers
• Professional fluency in both written and spoken English, as you will collaborate with colleagues in the US and globally.