Desjardins Group

Data Scientist, Data valorization

Desjardins Group$85K — $100K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • Minimum of four years of relevant data science experience
  • Combining qualifications and relevant experience is considered
  • Knowledge of French is required
  • Intermediate English proficiency for interaction with English-speaking stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Mine and preprocess data to optimize predictive modeling
  • Analyze client needs and help operationalize models
  • Apply statistical and machine learning methods to develop models
  • Create programming solutions for data preparation and model management
  • Prepare data visualizations for business presentations
  • Specify performance needs for models and maintain documentation
  • Recommend enhancements for data management tools

Benefits

  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan for stable retirement income
  • Group insurance, including telemedicine
  • Health and wellness expense reimbursement and telework equipment support
Full Job Description
As a data scientist, you provide the data needed to make business decisions, develop solutions and services adapted to business issues and understand member and client behaviour. You provide guidance and support to clients for advanced analytics and artificial intelligence mandates that involve using data and developing models adapted to business needs. Your projects and initiatives require extensive knowledge of your field. You use your analytical skills and extensive knowledge of your line of business to solve complex business problems using data from the data warehouses. You prepare recommendations, solutions and action plans based on the organization's objectives and priorities. You serve as a data use resource person for various stakeholders. You interact with stakeholders working in other fields to understand needs and present easy-to-understand analysis results. More specifically, you will be required to:
  • Mine, evaluate, feature engineer, inspect and adjust available data, and select predictors for optimal use in predictive modeling
  • Analyze client and partner needs, anticipate the potential impacts of built models and their operationalization, and help roll the models out
  • Use statistical, machine learning and artificial intelligence methods to use data, and develop and maintain models and segmentations that meet business needs
  • Create the programming needed to prepare and mine data, and develop, evaluate, support, roll out and manage complex models
  • Prepare easy-to-understand presentations and data visualizations supporting business decisions and present to committees
  • Specify the needs and constraints for ensuring built model performance and keep documentation on data and calculation rules up to date
  • Identify opportunities to improve rules and systems, and recommend enhancements for data management tools.


What we offer*
  • Competitive salary and annual bonus
  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
  • Group insurance including telemedicine
  • Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

* Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

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What you bring to the table
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • A minimum of four years of relevant experience
  • Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
  • Knowledge of French is required
  • Intermediate knowledge of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients
Action oriented, Complexity, Customer Focus, Differences, Innovation, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning

Trade Union (If applicable)

Job Family
Data (FG)

Unposting Date
2026-09-10

About Desjardins Group

Desjardins Group is a Canadian cooperative financial group with headquarters in Montreal, Quebec. It was founded in 1900 and has since grown to become the largest cooperative financial group in Canada, with over 7 million members and clients. The group offers a range of financial services including banking, insurance, wealth management, and investment services. Desjardins Group operates primarily in Quebec and Ontario, but also has a presence in other Canadian provinces as well as in the United States and Europe. The group is committed to social responsibility and sustainability, and has implemented various initiatives to promote these values.
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48,200 employees
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