Being a part of PRA Group Canada means you are valued! This is a place where your skills and experience contribute to help build our organization’s success.
PRA Group Canada is an organization whose mission is to offer nonperforming loan solutions to customers in a respectful, ethical way. We go the extra mile to ensure the experience of all original account owners is professional, flexible, and customer oriented.
Are you a talented individual who is committed to quality work?
Do you thrive in a company culture that is positive, engaging, and supports professional growth in a team environment?
PRA Group Canada is recruiting a Data Scientist for a future vacancy with a compensation range of $85,000 - $95,000.
What you will do:
Reporting to the Director of Strategy, you will be responsible for the quantitative and qualitative analysis of portfolio acquisitions and operations data. You will drive innovation and development of future techniques to continuously improve underwriting results and collection strategies.
Here’s what a typical day will include:
- Gathering source data and perform data preparation/data cleaning for modeling and analysis.
- Exploring datasets to identify relevant attributes as part of an analytical project.
- Developing and testing hypotheses of data presented internally or by a business partner.
- Building increasingly complex models using multiple ML algorithms with appropriate oversight.
- Performing data analysis and reporting to discover trends and patterns that can be used to extract valuable business insights.
- Utilizing Microsoft SQL, MS Excel, R and/or Python, Power BI and other statistical tools.
- Presenting research and study findings to peers and management.
What you will bring:
The Data Scientist must be proactive, with excellent organizational and time-management skills, and must demonstrate a high level of attention to detail. Strong interpersonal skills are required to build rapport with colleagues and stakeholders.
Other qualifications include:
- BA/BS in a Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) or quantitative field, with Data Science coursework or training; master’s degree preferred
- 1 to 3 years of working experience
- Programming in a suitable language(s) for Data Science, such as Python or R
- Experienced with advanced ML modeling algorithms for supervised and unsupervised learning
- Ability to mine, clean and manage large data sets and troubleshoot data issues identified
- Skilled performing statistical analysis to interpret data, identify trends and create informative visualizations to report data findings
- SQL programming in SQL Server and building reports and dashboards in Power BI desktop and service
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills (charts/graphs/formulas/VBA/data tables/goal seek)
- Ability to pass a criminal background check
What sets us apart:
PRA Group Canada values its employees and offers innovative programs that promote teamwork, positive morale, and employee recognition. In today’s ever-changing work environment, we pride ourselves on our commitment to work/life balance. At PRA, we know that company success is derived from the efforts of all our talented and hardworking employees. We are committed to delivering a total rewards program, including:
- Competitive salary
- Annual incentive plan
- Full training and ongoing upskill training provided
- Three weeks of vacation, to start
- Five paid days of sick and family responsibility leave
- Group health and dental program, minimal cost to employees
- Pension plan
- Employee assistance program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Recognition programs
Here’s what the schedule looks like:
This is a full-time position, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, business hours.
Technical requirements for working from home:
This position is designed for you to work from home. Technical requirements for working from home are hardwired internet with a minimum download speed of 25 mbps and a minimum upload speed of 5 mbps.
We thank all applicants for their interest and will contact those selected to participate in the interview process. We are compliant with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) legislation. PRA welcomes and encourages applications from persons with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.