FreeThink Capital Inc. - Senior Data Scientist

General Bank of Canada

Edmonton, AB

Remote

Day

Competitive pay

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About this role This opportunity is being shared We are thrilled to help While this position is posted

This opportunity is being shared by General Bank of Canada on behalf of FreeThink Capital Inc. We are thrilled to help connect talented candidates with amazing opportunities across the Wheaton Group of companies!

While this position is posted through General Bank of Canada's Applicant Tracking Software, employment for this position is directly through FreeThink Capital Inc. All aspects of the role and employment will be managed by the FreeThink Capital Inc. team.

FreeThink Capital – Edmonton, AB 313-11523 100 Avenue NW,

Responsibilities We are thrilled to help While this position is posted All aspects of the role

At the same time, FTC serves as the quantitative and financial research team for the Wheaton Group – a broader conglomerate of companies that notably includes a schedule I Bank (General Bank of Canada) and two insurance companies (First Canadian Insurance Corporation & Millennium Insurance Corporation), among others
This exciting new role is being added to build upon the nascent data science team already in place which has already driven innovation, business strategy evolution, and process systemization across the Wheaton Group
We are thrilled to help connect talented candidates with amazing opportunities across the Wheaton Group of companies!
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FreeThink Capital – Edmonton, AB 313-11523 100 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 0J8 Investment & Research Associate Who we are FreeThink Capital (“FTC”) is an investment management firm based in Edmonton, Alberta, with $1.5 billion currently under management
In this capacity, FTC performs analysis, employs data science, and builds models across a variety of financial functions, including capital adequacy, strategic asset allocation, valuation/pricing and automated decision making
While this position is posted through General Bank of Canada's Applicant Tracking Software, employment for this position is directly through FreeThink Capital Inc
All aspects of the role and employment will be managed by the FreeThink Capital Inc

Required Skills & Experience Experience implementing machine learning-based solutions Previous experience in a managerial Competency in data pipeline structuring

Workplace Model: In-office strongly preferred, with occasional remote work to accommodate one-off needs
Previous experience in a managerial or team lead position
Competency in data pipeline structuring and MLOps
Location: Edmonton, Alberta

Previous work experience in the finance or insurance industry is a plus
Experience implementing machine learning-based solutions
Status: Permanent, full-time
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Benefits At the same time, FTC More specifically Several years of experience in

At the same time, FTC serves as the quantitative and financial research team for the Wheaton Group – a broader conglomerate of companies that notably includes a schedule I Bank (General Bank of Canada) and two insurance companies (First Canadian Insurance Corporation & Millennium Insurance Corporation), among others
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Several years of experience in a data science role
An undergraduate or graduate degree in computer/data science, statistics, mathematics or related field
Experience conducting large scale statistical analyses using industry-standard tools (R/Python/Stata/MATLAB/SQL/etc.)
Can structure meaningful evaluations of whether, and to what degree data science + systemization can improve business outcomes relative to the status quo

Environment team At the same time, FTC This exciting new role is

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At the same time, FTC serves as the quantitative and financial research team for the Wheaton Group – a broader conglomerate of companies that notably includes a schedule I Bank (General Bank of Canada) and two insurance companies (First Canadian Insurance Corporation & Millennium Insurance Corporation), among others

This exciting new role is being added to build upon the nascent data science team already in place which has already driven innovation, business strategy evolution, and process systemization across the Wheaton Group

Most recently, our data science team has researched, tested, implemented and operationalized an automated loan adjudication model at General Bank of Canada

The Opportunity FreeThink Capital is looking for a permanent, fulltime Senior Data Scientist to join a team of exceptional professionals that come from some of the top hedge funds and schools in the world

FTC consists of a small, tightly knit team that values quantitative/analytical thinking, evidence-based decision making, intellectual curiosity and humility

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