Technical Analyst Co-op

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At Shoppers Drug Mart, we’re innovating health and wellness in Canada. From prescriptions to walk-in clinics, and a beloved loyalty program, we’re caring and supporting our customers in new ways every day.
With more than 1,300 locally owned and operated stores from coast to coast, the Shoppers Drug Mart network is more than a great place to shop, it’s a great place to work.  We’re committed to building our talented team who champion collaboration, kindness and inclusivity. Join our team, and help recognize a healthy future for your career and for all Canadians.

Why this role is important?

Term Length: 4 Months

Term Start: January 8, 2025

Term End: April 18, 2025 

As of October 15, 2024 Loblaw has adopted the following Hybrid working model (a combination of working between the office and remotely). Colleagues will continue working remotely up to 1 day a week, while spending the other 4 days in the office.

The Technical Analyst's primary responsibility will be to support the foundational data capabilities that drive all intelligence and insights work at SHN. This includes a dual-focus on developing and maintaining key data ingestion processes and pipelines as well as designing and building thoughtful data-driven outputs that support value-add insights to various business users. In general, The Analyst’s role is to ensure our data assets are made available to business users in a meaningful way.

What you will do:

• Liaise with stakeholders to understand business and/or operational needs and translate those into data requirements
• Develop new and/or maintain existing ingestion pipelines that ensure data assets from various sources are made available and accessible in our custom environment
• Design, develop, and validate data transformations that aim to unlock new opportunities for business analysts and other end users to leverage our data to provide key insights to both internal colleagues and external clients
• Develop and maintain business requirements, functional requirements, and technical specification documentation for all processes

Qualifications and Skills:

• Working towards a Business/Computer Science/Engineering/Math/Science degree
• Knowledge and understanding of Relational Databases, SQL, and Cloud Infrastructure are key skills
• Effective organizational and communication skills
• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills

Why work at Shoppers Drug Mart?
Acting as consultants, supporting internal customers and the Associate-Owners, you will get experience unique to the retail industry while working for an award-winning national brand.   Benefit from a competitive pay program and online learning through Academy.
Take ownership of your work and find more ways to care about your work, co-workers, customers and community.

How You’ll Succeed:

At Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture.  We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections. 

If that sounds like you, and you are open-minded, responsive to change and up to the challenges provided in a fast-paced retail environment, apply today. 

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Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.

In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing.  Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.

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