Senior data scientist

Attendance: Hybrid

Employment Category: Senior Professional

Type of Contract: Permanent

A career as a Senior Data scientist in the models, Technology and Transformation team at National Bank means serving as a modelling expert. Your analytical skills, multidisciplinary teamwork experience and modelling knowledge will have a positive impact on the experience of our partners and clients.

Your job:

• Collaborate with various partners to deliver high-impact analytical initiatives.
• Ensure proper needs analysis and stakeholder management related to these initiatives.
• Configure, analyze, test, maintain, and optimize filtering models.
• Ensure compliance with standards surrounding the model development process and model documentation.
• Contribute to model governance activities and to the creation and evolution of processes related to filtering models.
• Contribute to financial crime reporting or analysis activities.

Your team:

You are part of a team of 20 colleagues in the Compliance sector and will report to the Senior Manager – PCMLTF risk Management. Our team stands out for its expertise, spirit of collaboration and creativity, as well as its passion for fighting money laundering.

The Bank values continuous development and internal mobility. Our personalised training programs, based on on on-the-job learning, help you master your profession and develop new fields of expertise. Tools such as the Data Academy, Language Training, the Harvard Learning Centre and coaching and mentoring support are available to you at any time.

Prerequisites:

• Bachelor's degree or master's degree (in statistics, data science, mathematics, computer science or a related field) and 4 to 6 years of relevant experience
• Experience in analytics and using large volumes of data.
• Proficiency in SAS, SAS Viya, SQL and Python and good knowledge of the Power BI tool.
• Experience in audit and model validation
• Experience in filtering or financial crime prevention (an asset)

Your benefits

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family such as:

• Health and wellness program, including many options
• Flexible group insurance
• Generous pension plan
• Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Employee and family assistance program
• Preferential banking services
• Involvement in community initiatives
• Telemedicine service
• Virtual sleep clinic

We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We value employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication are encouraged.

Making a bold move in a people-first environment

We’re a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusion is central to our commitments. We aim, wherever possible, to provide a barrier-free and accessible environment to all employees.

We strive to provide accessibility measures throughout the recruitment process within the limits of our available resources. If you require accommodations, feel free to let us know during our initial conversations. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Join us!

Additional required languages: English, French

Skills: Communication, Data Structures, Data Visualization, Diversity & Inclusion, Performance Analysis, Problem Solving, Python, Statistical Analysis System Software, Statistics, Teamwork, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Detail-oriented, Learning Agility, Data pipe