Data Analytics Specialist / Data Scientist
About the role
Job Title Data Analytics Specialist / Data Scientist Client Government of Alberta (GoA) – Technology and Innovation Project Data Projects – Data Centre of Excellence Location Remote within Canada (must be available for occasional onsite meetings in Edmonton, AB, approximately 3–4 times per fiscal year) Contract Details Type: Contract Hours: 36.25 hours/week Travel: Up to 15% Extension: Up to 6 months Job Description The Government of Alberta is seeking an experienced Data Analytics Specialist / Data Scientist to support the Data Centre of Excellence in designing and delivering advanced analytical data products and services that enable evidence-based decision-making across government ministries. The successful candidate will work on data analytics, statistical modeling, machine learning, AI, predictive analytics, data engineering, visualization, and data product development while collaborating with technical teams and business stakeholders.
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Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and deliver analytical models and data products. Build predictive and prescriptive analytics solutions. Apply AI and Machine Learning techniques to solve business problems. Analyze, clean, transform, and prepare complex datasets. Develop statistical and quantitative models. Create dashboards and visualizations. Build algorithms that deliver business value. Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand analytical requirements. Develop analytical frameworks, roadmaps, and recommendations. Support data governance, metadata management, and data quality initiatives. Work with data engineers and analysts on enterprise data projects. Present analytical findings and recommendations to senior leadership. Mentor team members and support continuous improvement initiatives. Mandatory Qualifications Candidates must have: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline (or equivalent). 6+ years of experience with Python, R, SQL, or similar statistical/programming languages. 6+ years building analytical and quantitative models. 6+ years preparing data for predictive and prescriptive analytics. 5+ years translating business problems into analytical solutions. 6+ years applying data science methodologies and advanced statistical analysis. 6+ years using AI or Machine Learning in analytics projects. Preferred Skills Experience with: Data sharing and data linkage Data de-identification Synthetic data Metadata management Data quality Government data React or Vue-based analytical applications Data pipelines Azure Snowflake Spark Hadoop Dashboards and visualizations Government datasets Technical Skills Python R SQL Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Predictive Analytics Statistical Modeling Data Mining Azure Spark Hadoop Snowflake Data Visualization Dashboard Development Data Engineering Metadata Management Interview Tentative Interview Dates: July 27–31, 2026
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Data Analytics Specialist / Data Scientist
About the role
Job Title Data Analytics Specialist / Data Scientist Client Government of Alberta (GoA) – Technology and Innovation Project Data Projects – Data Centre of Excellence Location Remote within Canada (must be available for occasional onsite meetings in Edmonton, AB, approximately 3–4 times per fiscal year) Contract Details Type: Contract Hours: 36.25 hours/week Travel: Up to 15% Extension: Up to 6 months Job Description The Government of Alberta is seeking an experienced Data Analytics Specialist / Data Scientist to support the Data Centre of Excellence in designing and delivering advanced analytical data products and services that enable evidence-based decision-making across government ministries. The successful candidate will work on data analytics, statistical modeling, machine learning, AI, predictive analytics, data engineering, visualization, and data product development while collaborating with technical teams and business stakeholders.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and deliver analytical models and data products. Build predictive and prescriptive analytics solutions. Apply AI and Machine Learning techniques to solve business problems. Analyze, clean, transform, and prepare complex datasets. Develop statistical and quantitative models. Create dashboards and visualizations. Build algorithms that deliver business value. Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand analytical requirements. Develop analytical frameworks, roadmaps, and recommendations. Support data governance, metadata management, and data quality initiatives. Work with data engineers and analysts on enterprise data projects. Present analytical findings and recommendations to senior leadership. Mentor team members and support continuous improvement initiatives. Mandatory Qualifications Candidates must have: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline (or equivalent). 6+ years of experience with Python, R, SQL, or similar statistical/programming languages. 6+ years building analytical and quantitative models. 6+ years preparing data for predictive and prescriptive analytics. 5+ years translating business problems into analytical solutions. 6+ years applying data science methodologies and advanced statistical analysis. 6+ years using AI or Machine Learning in analytics projects. Preferred Skills Experience with: Data sharing and data linkage Data de-identification Synthetic data Metadata management Data quality Government data React or Vue-based analytical applications Data pipelines Azure Snowflake Spark Hadoop Dashboards and visualizations Government datasets Technical Skills Python R SQL Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Predictive Analytics Statistical Modeling Data Mining Azure Spark Hadoop Snowflake Data Visualization Dashboard Development Data Engineering Metadata Management Interview Tentative Interview Dates: July 27–31, 2026
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Joblinxs is a marketplace and employment app, whose main objective is to match service providers with service seekers in a way that is easy and mutually beneficial for everyone involved. The service seeker can search the service provider’s profile, post as many jobs as they can, in many locations, send messages to those they are willing to hire, chat with them, book video call sessions, organize interviews, send orders, confirm orders, set reminders, track the locations of the service providers, make posts for emergency jobs, book replacements, confirm the beginning and end of a project, confirm the start of a shift, confirm the end of a shift, confirm working hours, pay service providers, collect refunds, post reviews, award endorsements, open disputes, include additional job categories which will be confirmed by the admin, refer friends and family, and contact admin.