Advanced Analytics Professional

Definity is the parent company to some of Canada’s most long-standing and innovative insurance brands, including Economical Insurance, Sonnet Insurance, Family Insurance Solutions, and Petline Insurance. Our ambition is to be one of Canada’s leading and most innovative property and casualty insurers. We can’t do that without our people, so we embrace and encourage a culture that’s collaborative, ambitious, rewarding, and empowering.

We offer a flexible, hybrid work experience where employees work from the office and virtually depending on the type of work they are doing and who they are working with. Bring your true self and be a part of our journey. It’s better here.

What can you expect in this role?

The Advanced Analytics Professional is responsible for creating predictive models, tools, and processes based on internal and external data to improve business decision making and the customer experience.   The Advanced Analytics Professional reports to the Team Leader/Manager, Advanced Analytics to develop skills and deliver on project requirements.

The Advanced Analytics Professional leverages past work experience in data mining/predictive modelling to explore and analyze large amounts of data to discover meaningful patterns.  The team member creates stakeholder-facing deliverables to explain insights to business stakeholders and deliver a high-quality business solution.

• Apply professional experience with analytics software to extract, analyze, and model data for Advanced Analytics projects, supported by leader and more senior team members.  Emphasis on developing skills necessary to be able to guide/coach more junior team members.
• Run recurrent team processes to refresh prior models and tools developed by the Advanced Analytics team.     
• Work with leaders to prepare and present high-quality deliverables to communicate project insights and influence the adoption of recommendations.    
• Conduct industry, demographic, and other consumer research to understand new data sources and applications of analytics, with support from more senior team members.    
• Respond to routine, ad-hoc requests of internal and external stakeholders.    
• Focus on innovation and process improvement to promote leading practice and efficiency across the organization.                                                           

What do you bring to this role?

• A university degree in data science, statistics, computer science, operations research, or a related discipline.  
• Two years of work experience in data mining and/or predictive modelling.     
• Strong communication (oral/written) and organizational skills.     
• Demonstrated ability to develop creative solutions to complex problems.       
• Significant experience with data mining/statistical programming software (e.g., R, Python, SAS, Scala).           
• Strong programming skills and efficient use of Microsoft applications (e.g., Excel, Access, VBA).       

Salary range is $59,400 - $118,100.             

Interested in this role, but don't meet every requirement? We encourage you to apply! We know from experience that a candidate doesn't need 100% of the qualifications listed to bring incredible value to our team. We're actively seeking diverse backgrounds and perspectives to help us make insurance better. At Definity, inclusion, diversity, and equity aren't just "nice to have" — they're essential to our success.

What's in it for you?

• Hybrid work schedule for most roles
• Company share ownership program
• Pension and savings programs, with company-matched RRSP contributions
• Paid volunteer days and company matching on charitable donations
• Educational resources, tuition assistance, and paid time off to study for exams
• Focus on inclusion with employee groups, support for gender affirmation surgery, access to BIPOC counsellors, access to programs for working parents
• Wellness and recognition programs
• Discounts on products and services

Actual salary for the role may vary depending on work location of the successful candidate and other factors including but not limited to, skills, education, experience, working conditions and the local labour market.  In addition to base pay, eligible employees may participate in various incentive plans which are paid out at the discretion of the company and subject to individual and company performance.

Go ahead and expect a lot — you deserve it.
It's better here — but don't take our word for it. Definity was named by Great Place to Work® as one of the Best Workplaces™ in Canada for women, for youth, and for inclusion.

Our inclusive work environment welcomes diversity and supports accessibility. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting [email protected].

Background checks
This role requires successful clearance of background checks (including criminal checks and leadership references).

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