Data Scientist

Company: CGIC
Department: Claims
Employment Type: Regular Full-Time
Work Model: Hybrid
Language: English is required, French is an asset.

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.

As a Claims Analytics Data Scientist you will contribute on initiatives through clever use of data and complex analysis. You will be responsible to support the efficiency's increase of the Claims Department. You can be involved in various type of tasks such as data understanding , data extraction, work driver analysis, KPI creation, business case creation and forecasting.

How you will create impact:

• Understand operational claims objectives and help them to put in place initatives and objectives that will maximize the unit's efficiency.
• Develop analytic solutions to solve business problems with data science, including the use of programming, statistical techniques, modelling and forecasting methods.
• Executing the appropriate data exploration, extraction, cleaning, reconciliation, and preparation processes required for the development of analytics solutions.
• Communicate findings and make recommendations to influence claims management decision making.
• Contributing to various projects, such as determining work drivers, developing and testing KPI's, providing support for business cases.

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 are capable to decide and act without having a clear path to reach the objective..

To join our team:

• You have three years of experience in statistics, actuarial or data science.
• You have a post-secondary degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science or a related discipline.
• You are proficient with statistical programming languages and have experience working with large data volumes.
• Strong understanding of P&C Insurance claims concepts.
• Having experience working with R or Python and SQL is an asset.
• Strong background using statistics to validate models and hypothesis.
• Experience communicating complex information to diverse audiences.
• This position primarily works with majority non-francophone groups, and teams located outside of Québec, and requires proficiency in English. The essential non-French duties are not assignable to adjacent or other team members.

What you need to know:

• You will be subject to a Criminal Record and Consumer History 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.