Senior Data Analytical Specialist/Scientist

Senior Data Analytical Specialist/Scientist:
On behalf of our public sector client, Procom is searching for a Senior Data Analytical Specialist/Scientist for a 6 month contract role. This position is a hybrid position with 3 days onsite at our client’s Toronto, Ontario office.

Senior Data Analytical Specialist/Scientist - Job Description:
The Senior Data Analytical Specialist/Scientist will focus on developing advanced analytics, predictive models, and AI-driven insights to tackle business challenges. The role involves applying statistical, machine learning, and analytical techniques to enterprise data to enhance data maturity, validate models, and identify high-value opportunities in AI and analytics.

Senior Data Analytical Specialist/Scientist - Responsibilities:
• Design and develop advanced analytics, predictive models, and machine learning solutions for priority business use cases.
• Conduct exploratory data analysis to identify patterns, trends, relationships, and opportunities for improved decision-making.
• Translate business problems into appropriate analytical and modelling approaches, defining hypotheses, methodologies, and success measures.
• Assess the quality, availability, and readiness of data required for AI and advanced analytics use cases.
• Support enterprise data maturity and analytics capability assessments and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Validate model performance using appropriate statistical and machine learning techniques and communicate model assumptions, limitations, and results.
• Partner with business stakeholders to identify high-value AI and analytics opportunities and assess potential business value and feasibility.

Senior Data Analytical Specialist/Scientist - Mandatory Skills:
• Deep expertise in statistics, probability, predictive modelling, and machine learning, including classification, regression, clustering, feature engineering, experimentation, model selection, validation, bias/variance, overfitting, and statistical inference.
• Advanced hands-on proficiency in Python, SQL, and ML frameworks, with demonstrated experience building, tuning, and validating models using real-world datasets.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure Machine Learning and Microsoft Foundry/Azure AI Foundry.
• Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, statistical analysis, and machine learning techniques.
• Experience developing and validating predictive and machine learning models using real-world enterprise data.
• Experience working with modern cloud-based data and analytics environments.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect analytical findings to measurable business outcomes.

Senior Data Analytical Specialist/Scientist – Nice-to-Have Skills:
• Understanding of Generative AI and emerging AI techniques.
• Experience with Power BI, VSCode, Git, Jira, and Databricks.
• Public sector experience.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Knowledge of model evaluation, experimentation, feature engineering, data quality, and analytical methodology.

Senior Data Analytical Specialist/Scientist – Assignment Length:
This is a 6 month contract position.

Senior Data Analytical Specialist/Scientist - Start Date:
ASAP.

Senior Data Analytical Specialist/Scientist - Assignment Location:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Hybrid – 3 days a week onsite.