Data Scientist

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There’s something special about working at ATB, and it’s been recognized on every top employer list that matters. Maybe it’s our exceptional culture where your total wellness is supported through market-leading benefits and you’re free to bring your whole self to work. Maybe it’s our commitment to a growth mindset and our unrelenting thirst for making it possible for fellow Albertans—even the ones who aren’t our clients.

Whatever it is, you won’t find a more genuine, driven and knowledgeable group of humans anywhere. We foster a culture of purpose, performance and possibilities. We engage with intense curiosity, and bring our whole selves to work, every day. We know it starts with people like you, so take a chance and start with us.

Department: Risk Modeling

Job Number: REQ4613

System title: Data Scientist 5

Location: Edmonton preferred, open to fully remote

Apply by: 1 September

Paygrade: J-OTH

Leader: Leader 9, Data Science

The Data Scientist designs, develops and deploys ML/AI algorithms to analyze data and optimize team or organizational decision making.

Responsibilities:

• Designs, develops, and deploys ML/AI algorithms & works with developers to apply algorithms to production
• Researches and analyzes data to find deep relations within data to be used in the ML/AI algorithms
• Designs, develops and programs methods, processes, and systems to consolidate and analyze unstructured, diverse “big data” sources to generate actionable insights and solutions for client services and product enhancement
• Builds models to explore customer, programmer, web and mobile data
• Works across multi-disciplinary teams to translate business needs into testable hypotheses and then design experiments to test said hypotheses
• Collaborates with other members of the Data team to support investigation across a variety of topics

Requirements

Accreditations:

• Advanced degree in data science, computer science or related field
• Working knowledge in SQL-based technologies (e.g PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL technologies (e.g. MongoDB)
• Working knowledge in machine learning techniques and algorithms (-NN, Naive Bayes, SVM, Decision Forests, etc)

Core Technical Skills:

• Data science - Extracting business-focused insights from data using principles of statistics, data wrangling, software engineering, basic programming, etc.
• Machine learning, AI, and algorithm design
• Programming & model construction - Programming in languages for data science (Python, TensorFlow, C/C++, JavaScript, Pearl, MatLab, R)
• Data analytics skills including data mining and prescriptive, predictive, descriptive and diagnostic analytics
• Experience with data topics including data engineering, data cleansing, curation, harmonization and packaging, and data reporting visualization & dashboarding tools
• Development and coding skills including: modular coding & pipeline automation, source code management, and development tools

Interpersonal and Leadership Skills:

• Written and verbal communication
• Stakeholder management

At ATB, we know that as you develop in your career, you gain many transferable skills. If you believe your experience and qualities are what we are looking for, please consider applying.

Interested? If you know one of our team members, BEFORE applying reach out to them and ask them for a referral link to help your application stand out.

Online applications are preferred. Please reach out if you require any accommodations.

Benefits

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We are dedicated to building a workforce reflective of the diversity within our communities and creating an environment where every team member has what they need to reach their potential. We encourage candidates from all equity-seeking groups to apply.

What happens next?

Thank you for applying online. If you are shortlisted for this opportunity, you will hear from us after the posting close date regarding next steps. We might ask you to participate in a digital interview or phone interview. If you require any accommodations, please let us know.

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