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Senior Data Scientist, Pharmacy & Health Insight

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Location:

243 Consumers Road, Toronto, Ontario, M2J 4W8

At Shoppers Drug Mart, we’re innovating health and wellness in Canada. From prescriptions to walk-in clinics, and a beloved loyalty program, we’re caring and supporting our customers in new ways every day.
With more than 1,300 locally owned and operated stores from coast to coast, the Shoppers Drug Mart network is more than a great place to shop, it’s a great place to work.  We’re committed to building our talented team who champion collaboration, kindness and inclusivity. Join our team, and help recognize a healthy future for your career and for all Canadians.

Why this role is important?

We are seeking a Senior Data Scientist, Pharmacy & Health Insights, to drive the evolution of reporting and insights within the Pharmacy Pricing and Planning teams. This individual will act as a subject matter expert in guiding the curation of pharmacy and health reporting data for the purposes of modeling, developing proof of concepts for the business, and overseeing the scaling and development of advanced insights products for relevant stakeholder groups.

The role stands on three key pillars:

  • Strategic Vision: Defining the 'what' and 'why'. You are responsible for creating the roadmap, identifying the highest-value opportunities to leverage advanced insights within Pharmacy Pricing and Planning, and getting buy-in from senior leadership.

  • Technical & Execution Expertise: Overseeing the 'how'. This involves guiding the hands-on development of advanced insights solutions, ensuring adoption of technical best practices, and managing implementation from proof-of-concept to production.

  • Business Impact & Communication: Proving the 'so what?'. The goal is to drive measurable business value. You must be a master storyteller, capable of communicating the impact of complex solutions to non-technical stakeholders to drive adoption and change.

What You'll Do:

  • Insight Generation: Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of data analysis, model development, and insights generation. Translate complex analytical findings into clear, concise, and actionable recommendations for senior leadership and business stakeholders.

  • AI/ML Solution Development: Drive the design, development, validation, and deployment of scalable AI/ML models (e.g., predictive analytics, natural language processing, optimization algorithms) to address key business challenges.

  • Data Governance & Management: Partner with Data Engineering teams to ensure data quality, accessibility, and governance standards are met for all analytical initiatives within the Pharmacy & Health domain.

  • Innovation & Best Practices: Stay abreast of the latest data and software development approaches, implementing best practices to ensure cutting-edge solutions.

What You'll Bring:

  • Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in an analytical field such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related discipline.

  • Experience: 5+ years of progressive experience in data science, machine learning, or quantitative analysis roles, with demonstrated results.

    • Experience in the retail pharmacy, health care, or pharmaceutical industry is highly preferred.

  • Technical Skills:

    • Strong proficiency in SQL and Python. Exposure to cloud environments is essential, with GCP experience preferred.

    • Familiarity with AI services and tools (e.g., Vertex AI, Langchain, Shakudo, etc.) is an asset

    • Proven experience working with large datasets and advanced analytical tools for the purpose of statistical modeling, experimental design, and/or identifying causal inferences.

    • Preferred candidate will have some experience in various AI/ML techniques, including supervised/unsupervised learning, predictive modeling, time series analysis, natural language processing (NLP), and/or Retrieval-Augmented Generation

  • Leadership & Soft Skills:

    • Strategic thinker with strong business acumen and the ability to connect technical solutions to business value.

    • Excellent communication, presentation, and storytelling skills, capable of explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

    • Strong problem-solving abilities, intellectual curiosity, and a proactive approach to identifying opportunities.

    • Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders at all levels and drive organizational change.

Why work at Shoppers Drug Mart?

Acting as consultants, supporting internal customers and the Associate-Owners, you will get experience unique to the retail industry while working for an award-winning national brand.   Benefit from a purchase discount program, competitive pay and online learning through Academy.

Take ownership of your work and find more ways to care about your work, co-workers, customers and community.

How You’ll Succeed:

At Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture.  We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections. 

If that sounds like you, and you are open-minded, responsive to change and up to the challenges provided in a fast-paced retail environment, apply today. 

Employment Type:

Full time

Type of Role:

Regular

Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.

In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing.  Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.

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Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l’embauche :

$120,000.00 - $154,000.00 / 120.000,00$ - 154.000,00$ (per year / par an)

A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for an existing vacancy. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L’expérience et les connaissances d’un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu’un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d’emploi concerne un poste vacant existant. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.

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