Data Scientist

Employment Status: Temporary Full Time

**The Team you are Joining - Who We Are**:
The Halton Regional Police Service contributes to the safety and well being of more than 620,000 residents in Halton Region which includes the Towns of Milton, Halton Hills and Oakville, and the City of Burlington. It is our continual pursuit of excellence that keeps Halton at the forefront of policing and as a leader in the public safety arena. Through upstream approaches, partner collaboration, training, community engagement and a strong focus on inclusion and diversity, we have been able to maintain Halton’s status as the safest Canadian municipality with a population of 100,000 or more. This is exemplified through deep collaboration between our growing team of over 1,100 members and our residents, businesses, non-profit organizations, and municipal governments.

**About the Role - How you will Contribute to the Service**:
The Halton Regional Police is a progressive Service that is stepping forward as a leader in the emerging field of police analytics. We are seeking a **Temporary** **Full Time** **Data Scientist** -** (Police Analytics Specialist)** to help drive our HRPS initiatives, addressing large scale challenges that will yield outcomes for our police service and our community.

**What you’ll Bring to the Role**:
**Education, Certifications and Qualifications**:Minimum university degree in an analytical discipline such as Math, Economics, Computer Science, Physics or Engineering.

**Experience, Knowledge and Skills**:

- Minimum 5 years of progressive related analytical experience
- Real-world experience with writing queries in SQL and creating reports/dashboards in PowerBI, or coding web-based data tools in PHP/Javascript.
- Demonstrated ability in SQL/ Microsoft SQL Server and Excel.
- Demonstrated ability in Power BI, or Tableau, or Qlik.

**Demonstrated ability (experience) in the following**:

- Related certification
- Real-world SSIS knowledge (asset)
- Python (with a focus on ML is an asset)
- Excel Visual Basics for Application (VBA)
- R (asset)

**Note**: The successful applicant will need to pass a background check to the satisfaction of the Service which will include reference checks with previous employers, verification of educational achievements, and a criminal background screen.

**What We Offer**: We offer the opportunity to join a progressive work environment with a leading police service. Our Service is committed to the values of Trust and Respect, Integrity, Accountability, Excellence, Teamwork and Justice. We provide our employees with a competitive salary and benefits package which includes but is not limited to comprehensive healthcare benefits, training and development opportunities, paid leave, onsite fitness opportunities, access to wellness resources and participation in a defined benefit pension plan - Ontario Municipal Employee Retirement System (O.M.E.R.S.).

This position is based out of our Oakville Headquarters facility which is located at the QEW and North Service Road West.

Core Working Hours: 35 hours per week: Monday - Friday

**Salary: $50.66 per hour**with 6% in lieu of benefits and 4% vacation pay.

**How to be Considered for This Exciting Opportunity**:

- **Various skill assessments may be administered as part of the selection criteria**_
- Please Note: The Halton Regional Police Service and HRPA are working on modernizing the job evaluation program. Once the program has been established, all civilian positions, including this position, will be evaluated under the new job evaluation program which may result in a change to the rate of compensation._
- We thank all applicants for their interest in joining our organization. Only those who are selected to advance through the recruitment process will be contacted by our team._