SX3 Physical Sciences
Regular/full-time
Health, Seniors and Long Term Care
Data Science Program, Corporate Strategy & Administration
Winnipeg MB
Advertisement Number: 42475
Salary(s): SX3 $95,927.00 - $131,276.00 per year
Closing Date: May 22, 2024
The Manitoba government recognizes the importance of building an exemplary public service reflective of the citizens it serves, where diverse abilities, backgrounds, cultures, identities, languages and perspectives drives a high standard of service and innovation. The Manitoba government supports equitable employment practices and promotes representation of designated groups (women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, visible minorities).
Employment Equity is a factor in selection for this competition. Consideration will be given to Indigenous people and persons with disabilities.
An eligibility list may be created for similar positions and will remain in effect for 12 months.
Candidates who do not meet all essential criteria may be considered on an underfill basis at a commensurate rate of pay.
We are building a team of enthusiastic people to turn data into good policy and governance. Our ambitions are high and many of our strategies have never been attempted before.
What we offer:
• Be part of an unprecedented initiative to push the boundary of data use in government.
• Use data to inform policies that make a real and positive difference in the lives of Manitobans.
• Work within an innovative and supportive team.
• Work with diverse and unique data not available in any other sector.
• Have the freedom to suggest and pursue novel initiatives with a high degree of creativity.
Manitoba’s Data Science Program is recruiting for a Senior Applied Scientist (Data Scientist) who will join a high-performing team with an exciting mission to transform government. The Data Science Program works across the entire public sector, leading government in the use of machine learning and advanced analytics. Scientists within the Program build data science solutions to improve Manitoba communities and ecosystems. Senior Applied Scientists lead the most complex projects in our portfolio as autonomous scientists in a production data science environment. They apply data science and machine learning to support government’s objectives in fields ranging from agriculture to education, climate, and health. The role is a technical lead and champion for diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive analytics projects, taking product concepts from scoped requirements through to prototype, development, and deployment/delivery.
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The incumbent of this position is responsible for the following duties:
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