Continuous Learning & Innovation

Data Scientist Jasmine Qin, who joined Omnium full time in February, had originally planned to work in the insurance industry. She completed two co-op terms in that field plus an internship in telecommunications while earning a Bachelor’s in Actuarial Science and Statistics from the University of Waterloo. 

However, upon graduation in the spring of 2019, she decided there was not enough innovation or intellectual growth happening in insurance and elected to pursue a Master’s of Data Science at the University of British Columbia. It was an intensive 10 month program with different courses each month. Graduate students reviewed large datasets from a variety of industries. Jasmine found she really loved the challenge of testing new ways to approach data. She started looking for a job in the spring and discovered Omnium via her alma mater Waterloo. 

Jasmine was instantly impressed by Keegan, Colin and Omnium team and felt the opportunity to work with CPG point of sale data had more possibilities to continuously learn and grow than the gaming and social media career opportunities she was considering. She started working as an Omnium intern soon after graduation, completed two 3-month terms, and then accepted a full-time position. 

As an intern, Jasmine contributed novel ideas exploring the use of clustering algorithms to aid in SKU rationalization decisions, factoring in seasonality, loyalty and environmental factors (ie COVID-19) in addition to standard velocity. “By gaining exposure to Account Planning sessions led by Adam and Vlad with the key clients, I quickly learned how the data analysis results could be transferred into insightful recommendations to help clients make strategic decisions.”

While Jasmine has been working from Vancouver during the pandemic she is eager to get back to “normal life” in Toronto and reconnect with friends from Waterloo when the Omnium office reopens later this year. Currently the five-member Toronto team services the Musco, Frontier Co-op and Organic Valley businesses. We are excited to see what innovative problem solving approaches Jasmine comes up with next!