Senior Research Scientist

Company: CGIC

Department: Business Intelligence

Employment Type: Regular Full Time

Work Model: Hybrid

Language: English is required, French is an asset.

Job Grade: 5P

Hiring Manager: Etienne Larrivee-Hardy

Referral Award: No

Additional Information: This/these role(s) is/are currently vacant.

The Opportunity

We are a leading Canadian financial services co-operative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy. That’s why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose. The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients, and our communities.

Our Business Intelligence team empowers decision making using leading edge science and analytics. We strive to deliver a single version of truth, by providing our business partners with access to comprehensive data and valuable insights to help our organization achieve operational excellence.

As a Senior Research Scientist, you will support various teams within the organization where a need for specialized cutting-edge technical skills is required. You will leverage your expertise to create value for the organization while supporting the team through coaching. You will be responsible for providing significant business value through the creation; maintenance; implementation of analytical solutions and effectively communicate findings and recommendation to peers, superior and direct team.

How You Will Create Impact

• Autonomously extract, clean, reconcile and prepare the data required for your work from internal data sources and external sources typical in your domain.
• Define the required models and techniques to solve business problems and support other through the execution.
• Coach peers on the use of a scientific methodology in all projects, tasks, and interactions.
• Demonstrate critical judgment in determining how a business objective can be addressed by leveraging tools from your domain of expertise.
• Build and maintain a professional network in the BI industry, the actuarial community, academia, or researchers from a scientific field of expertise relevant for the organization.
• Proactively seek out break-through scientific innovations and emerging technologies and connect them to the value they could bring to the insurance industry and our organization.
• Autonomously and efficiently communicate findings to a business audience.
  
  
  

How You Will Succeed

• You have an innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.
• You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions and proactively propose solutions.
• You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view.
• You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.
  
  
  

To Join Our Team

• You have up to 6-9 years of experience in the Analytical, Data Science or other related field.
• You have a Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or any other relevant field.
• ACAS, FCAS or other professional, scientific or technical designations are considered an asset.
• You have experience solving complex problems by taking a new perspective on existing solutions; and exercising judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information by providing clear recommendations for improvement.
• You have strong knowledge and understanding of data analysis, programing, modeling techniques, data warehouse and data management, research, architecture and design.
  
  
  

What You Need To Know

• You will be subject to a Background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.
  
  
  

What’s in it for you?

• Training and development opportunities to grow your career.
• Flexible work options and paid time off to support your personal and family needs.
• A holistic approach to your well-being, with physical and mental health programs and a supportive workplace culture.
• Paid volunteer days to give back to your community.
• In addition to our competitive salary and incentive programs, eligible employees also benefit from a comprehensive total rewards package including group retirement savings plans, pension and benefits (e.g., health and wellness, dental, disability and life coverage), mental health support and an employee assistance program.