Fast Facts
Amii is seeking a skilled Data Analyst to transform complex data into actionable insights, supporting marketing and business development initiatives in artificial intelligence. This role involves collaborating on advanced dashboards, managing data systems, and providing strategic recommendations to optimize customer journeys and drive productivity.
Responsibilities: Drive the efficient growth of industry commercialization efforts by analyzing and reporting on data to support marketing and business development; create dashboards and presentations, ensure data integrity, conduct exploratory data analysis, and develop market segmentation models.
Skills: Proficiency in SQL and data manipulation, strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, expertise in data storytelling and visualization, and experience with data systems management.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and over 3 years of data analysis experience, with a proven ability to transform raw data into actionable insights and strong compliance knowledge.
Location: Remote work not specified; position based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with potential for in-person engagement.
Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $60,000 - $90,000.
"Are you a master at wrangling data from multiple sources and transforming it into actionable insights? Do you have a passion for testing, measuring, and optimizing customer journeys?
If so, we need your expertise on our team!
Use your analytical superpowers to drive strategic decision-making for our integrated team of marketers, storytellers and business partnership leaders at one of Canada’s three national AI institutes as we strive to solve the world’s toughest problems and drive productivity and global competitiveness through the power of AI."
~Marlene McNaughton, Chief Revenue Officer~
About Amii
Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) is one of Canada’s three main institutes for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, our world-renowned researchers drive fundamental and applied research at the University of Alberta (and other academic institutions), training some of the world’s top scientific talent. Our cross-functional teams work collaboratively with Alberta-based businesses and organizations to build AI capacity and translate scientific advancement into industry adoption and economic impact.
About the Role
As a Data Analyst at Amii, you’ll drive the efficient growth of our industry commercialization efforts by leveraging advanced data processing and management skills to enable proactive, data-driven decision-making across business development and marketing initiatives.
Reporting to the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), the Data Analyst plays a critical role in supporting the Revenue department by transforming complex data into actionable insights that drive business development and marketing strategies.
This position is responsible for overseeing data systems and reporting frameworks, ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and reliability of data to support strategic decision-making. The role is pivotal in transforming raw data into structured, actionable insights that inform business strategies and drive organizational success. Spanning the full analysis lifecycle— from gathering requirements to executing activities and designing plans—the Data Analyst enhances analytical and reporting functions, monitors performance, and implements quality assurance processes to identify and act on areas for improvement.
The position focuses on achieving excellence in three main accountabilities:
- Data Collection, Integration and Storytelling
- Customer Journey Analysis
- Market Segmentation
Required Skills / Expertise
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate in the design, preparation, and maintenance of advanced dashboards, analytics, and reports to facilitate proactive decision-making.
- Perform exploratory data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and insights.
- Manage and maintain marketing databases, ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and compliance with regulatory standards, and act as the expert on database functionality and integrations.
- Select, process, and explore data from internal and third-party sources, including HubSpot CRM, Google Analytics, YouTube, and social media tools.
- Use SQL and other query languages to extract and manipulate data from various sources.
- Create presentations with crisp data visualizations to tell compelling data stories and distill quantitative insights into intuitive formats.
- Stay abreast of industry developments and best practices to provide strategic insights and recommendations.
- Work closely with marketing and business development stakeholders to understand their needs and deliver data analysis to support decision-making, ultimately becoming a trusted advisor.
- Track and analyze customer touchpoints throughout the buying journey to deepen understanding and optimize engagement and conversion.
- Analyze customer and marketing data to identify opportunities, optimize processes, and support the organization's strategic goals.
- Provide data and insights input to cross-functional weekly metric reviews, working with stakeholders to perform deep-dives into key metric movements and inform action.
- Develop sophisticated market segmentation models based on customer behavior patterns and trends to inform targeted marketing and business strategies.
- Conduct secondary research to support strategy proposals with data-backed insights.
- Lead all marketing and sales experiments, detailing outcomes and insights to promote an evergreen testing culture.
- Undertake research into tools to continually evolve the marketing tech stack and integrate data more effectively.
- Actively participate in AI experiments and Gemini optimization for the Revenue Team.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Data Analysis, or a similar field.
- 3+ years of experience in data analysis, including transforming raw data into actionable insights and implementing data-driven solutions.
- Demonstrated experience using SQL and other query languages to extract, manipulate, and analyze complex datasets from multiple sources.
- Experience integrating multiple software platforms, building out project processes across stakeholders, and implementing metrics for reporting and process improvement.
- Practical experience in managing and maintaining data systems, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and optimizing performance.
- Experience working within a technology-focused organization or in the digital media/technology industry (preferred but not required).
Attributes and Expectations:
- Strong knowledge of statistical methods, including hypothesis testing, regression modeling, and cluster analysis.
- Advanced analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills to evaluate data and derive actionable insights.
- Ability to simplify complex data and deliver clear, impactful presentations tailored to non-technical audiences.
- Exceptional communication and "storytelling" skills to articulate findings and drive stakeholder understanding.
- Highly curious and creative mindset with a passion for exploring data to uncover trends and identify opportunities.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively across teams, including with globally distributed or remote colleagues.
- Adept at managing multiple projects simultaneously in fast-paced environments while meeting tight deadlines.
- Familiarity with tools such as HubSpot, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and Google Analytics (preferred but not required).
- Enthusiastic and motivated to challenge the status quo, promote meaningful change, and drive innovation.
- Ability to adapt to dynamic situations, prioritize effectively, and remain resilient under pressure.
What you'll love about us
- A professional yet casual work environment that encourages the growth and development of your skills.
- Participate in professional development activities
- Gain access to the Amii community and events
- A chance to learn from amazing teammates who support one another to succeed.
- Competitive compensation, including paid time off and flexible health benefits.
- A modern office located in downtown Edmonton, Alberta.
How to Apply
If this sounds like the opportunity you've been waiting for, please don’t wait for the closing date of February 9, 2025 to apply - we’re excited to add a new member to the Amii team for this role, and the posting may come down sooner than the closing date if we find the right candidate before the posting closes! When sending your application, please send your resume and cover letter indicating why you think you'd be a fit for Amii. In your cover letter, please include one professional accomplishment you are most proud of and why.
Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada at the time of application.
Amii is an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability. Accommodations for disability-related needs throughout the recruitment and selection process are available upon request. Any information provided by you for accommodations will be kept confidential and won’t be used in the selection process.
