Job Description

APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR THE POSITION OF

SENIOR MANAGER - DATA SCIENCE

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

NON-UNION LEVEL 7: $91,170 - $109,397

WORK YEAR: 12 MONTHS

POSITION AVAILABLE: One (1) permanent full-time position effective immediately

Our Vision :
At the Toronto Catholic District School Board, we transform the world through witness, faith, innovation and action. Servant-leadership that is visionary, empowering and inclusive is a fundamental characteristic of our Board. We seek colleagues who demonstrate a powerful personal mission and commitment through action to these principles. We are committed to fairly and objectively recruiting and selecting leaders and staff who are excellent role models, visionary and innovative, student-focused, committed to diversity, inclusion and equity and are also collaborative in building a Catholic community.

TORONTO CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD:
The TCDSB is an inclusive learning community rooted in the love of Christ. We educate students to grow in grace and knowledge and to lead lives of faith, hope and charity. At Toronto Catholic, we have a long and distinguished history of providing excellence in Catholic education for the Toronto community. Catholic Social Teachings, the Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations and the Board\xe2\x80\x99s Pastoral Plan are foundational to our exemplary approach to teaching and learning in the 21st century.

The TCDSB is proud to be a significant part of the fabric of publicly-funded Catholic education in the province of Ontario. We serve more than 90,000 students in more than 195 Catholic schools in the city of Toronto and represent close to 475 000 catholic school supporters.

CRITERIA FOR AN INTERVIEW:
Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Business Analytics or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Minimum of four (4) years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in an analytics role preferably with an educational focus

Demonstrated experience with descriptive and advanced inferential statistical analysis

Demonstrated experience with automation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and interactive data visualizations

Experience solving real world business and product problems using modelling

Experience using R, Python or SQL

Experience with data visualization tools or packages (e.g., PowerBI, R Shiny)

Experience with developing a Data Strategy, Data Governance Plans or Data Marketplace would be an asset

Excellent communication skills with the ability to synthesize and explain complex problems to diverse audiences

Superior oral and written communication skills as demonstrated by success in engaging, understanding and supporting data users, including proven presentation and public-speaking abilities

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reporting to and under the direction of the Chief of Educational Research, as the technical expert in the field of data, the primary purpose of this position, is to lead the TCDSB in revisioning and transforming approaches to analyzing and communicating information derived from data by:

Act as the leading technical expert in the field of data mining, statistical and simulation modelling, design, development, visualization and automation applied to complex educational and business data;

Provide strategic expertise and coordination for planning, developing, implementing and evaluating data visualizations, models or simulations;

Lead continual improvement processes for analytical products including content management, and data governance;

Develop and prepare independent or collaborative reports and papers on the application of different data analytic methods, processes, and visualizations;

Provide interpretation, advice, and expertise of data solutions to client groups and other stakeholders;

Use advanced statistics and data visualization methods to tell interactive data stories for educational and business staff;

Use R, Python, STATA or SPSS and PowerBI, Qualtrics to extract and present insights for the organization;

Supervising and providing leadership support to the Senior Research Technician

Build beautiful and engaging data stories

Other duties as assigned or required

Diversity and Inclusion:
Consistent with the TCDSB\xe2\x80\x99s Employment Equity policy, the TCDSB is strongly committed to fostering a diverse workforce. We especially welcome applications from individuals who would contribute to the further diversification of our staff, including but not limited to, those who are members of groups protected by the Human Rights Code. You are invited to voluntarily indicate if you identify as such a person. This information will be kept confidential.

Barrier-Free Recruitment and Selection:
TCDSB embraces the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and as such, is committed to creating an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process.

Please inform the Human Resources department at the time of your application of any requirement for an accommodation. Accommodations will be provided in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Interested applicants are asked to submit a completed r\xc3\xa9sum\xc3\xa9 and cover letter no later than Monday, February 6, 2023.

Applications are to be submitted online through ApplyToEducation.

We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.