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Python Research Assistant information

What is the difference between Python Research Assistant vs Data Analyst?

AspectPython Research AssistantData Analyst
Required SkillsPython programming, research methods, data collectionData analysis, visualization, statistical tools
Work EnvironmentResearch labs, academic institutions, research projectsBusiness settings, corporate offices, data-driven departments
Common EmployersUniversities, research institutes, non-profitsCorporations, consulting firms, government agencies

The main difference between a Python Research Assistant and a Data Analyst lies in their focus. Python Research Assistants primarily support research projects using Python for data collection and analysis within academic or research settings. Data Analysts, on the other hand, work in business environments analyzing data to inform decision-making. While both roles require Python skills, Python Research Assistants emphasize research methodologies, whereas Data Analysts focus on business insights and reporting.

Do research assistants get paid a lot?

Research assistants, including those working in Python research roles, typically earn wages that vary based on experience, education, and location. Entry-level positions often pay hourly wages, while more experienced research assistants or those with specialized skills in programming and data analysis can earn higher salaries or stipends, especially in academic or research institutions. Overall, pay is generally moderate and reflects the level of technical expertise required for the role.

Which Python research assistant job is in demand?

Python research assistant roles are in demand across industries such as technology, academia, and healthcare, especially for positions requiring data analysis, machine learning, and scripting skills. These jobs often require proficiency in Python libraries like Pandas, NumPy, and TensorFlow, and may involve working with large datasets or developing algorithms. Demand is higher for roles that combine programming expertise with domain-specific knowledge and strong analytical skills.
Infographic showing various Python Research Assistant job openings in Quebec as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 100% Full Time. Highlights an 100% In-person job distribution.

Research Professional - Generalist - Montreal / Toronto (2027 Start Date) | Professionnel de recherc

Montreal, QC โ€ข On-site

Analysis Group, Inc.
Business Management Consultingย โ€ขย 1 - 5K employees

Full-time

Re-posted 3 days ago


Job description

About Groupe dโ€™analyse (Analysis Group):

Make an impact at Groupe dโ€™analyse (Analysis Group), where we provide our clients with thoughtful, pragmatic solutions to their most challenging business and litigation problemsโ€”within a collaborative, inclusive culture that values curiosity, teamwork, and continuous learning. Groupe dโ€™analyse (Analysis Group) is one of the largest international economics consulting firms, with more than 1,500 professionals across 15 offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since 1981, we have provided expertise in economics, finance, health care analytics, and strategy to top law firms, Fortune Global 500 companies, and government agencies worldwide. Our internal experts, together with our network of affiliated experts from academia, industry, and government, offer our clients exceptional breadth and depth of expertise. 

  • We offer cutting-edge analyses and analytical tools to address business challenges that require rigorous, evidence-based research. 
  • We collaborate with top professors from leading institutions to create a bridge between current academic thinking and real business issues.
  • We assist premier law firms in many different litigation contexts, including antitrust, healthcare, intellectual property and commercial damages, and with all aspects of litigation, including pretrial discovery, development of economic and financial models, preparation of testimony, and critique of opposing experts. 
  • We advise corporate and government clients on a range of business issues that require expert interpretation of economic and financial data, including valuation of companies and assets, securities and financial instruments, tax and transfer pricing issues, cost-effectiveness analyses, market analyses, and evaluation of mergers and acquisitions. 
  • We also help organizations create strategies for growth by analyzing market dynamics and organizational capabilities, enhancing innovation in current products and services, and identifying new market opportunities.
  • We have received the Boston Bar Associationโ€™s Presidentโ€™s Award for our pro bono work on civil legal aid and homelessness, and the firmโ€™s innovative approach to recruitment has been featured prominently in major outlets, including the Financial Times and Leaders
  • We have also been recognized as a best place to work in several top national surveys, including Glassdoorโ€™s Best Places to Work and Employeesโ€™ Choice awards (small and medium business category) and Vaultโ€™s Consulting 50, where we ranked 17th overall and as the top economic consulting firm.

About the Research Professional Position:

As a Research Professional, you have the opportunity to work on complex business problems within an inclusive and collaborative environment. Research Professionals can expect to work on multiple projects at a time across various practice areas and industries. Responsibilities may include:

  • Quantitative analyses: you will help develop data-driven models to address complex economic and financial problems using tools such as SAS, R, Stata, Python
  • Qualitative research: you will conduct research using academic and industry literature, publicly available data sources, and client materials; and you will synthesize findings to inform case strategy and analysis
  • Preparation of reports: you will assist in drafting expert reports, presentations, and internal memoranda, and help prepare materials for client and case team meetings
  • Team collaboration: you will engage regularly with colleagues at all levels through case work and have an opportunity to interact directly with clients
  • Firm-building initiatives: you will contribute to firm life by participating in recruiting, mentoring, and inclusion initiatives; pro bono work; and other business development activities

Groupe dโ€™analyse (Analysis Group) fosters a work environment that is centered on delivering high quality work through teamwork and collaboration, best-in-class learning programs, and a culture of transparency, trust and respect. The ideal candidate will possess:

  • A bachelorโ€™s and/or masterโ€™s degree in computer science, data science, economics, finance, mathematics, statistics, or related subjects; relevant work experience is a plus, but not required
  • Strong quantitative and research skills, including analytical and creative problem-solving abilities; familiarity with AI tools; the ability to conduct targeted research to address client challenges; and intellectual curiosity with a strong desire to continuously learn.
  • Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex ideas clearly and concisely
  • Demonstrated interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset, with the ability to work independently as well as within a team setting
  • A strong academic track record, with demonstrated attention to detail, organizational skills, and a commitment to producing high-quality work 

Applicants must have at least a 3.3 GPA or higher in their most recent degree to be considered.

Candidates must have valid post-graduation work authorization to join the firm. Groupe dโ€™analyse (Analysis Group) will provide immigration support for such individuals, as appropriate under prevailing immigration policy.  

We are invested in professional development and growth and provide multidimensional support for Research Professionals who plan to apply to graduate school. After a few years with the firm, Research Professionals often attend top M.B.A., J.D., Ph.D., or other advanced degree programs. Groupe dโ€™analyse (Analysis Group) provides financial sponsorship to high-performing Research Professionals interested in pursuing a full-time degree and returning to the firm, or a part-time degree while continuing to work at the firm. Research Professionals who join Groupe dโ€™analyse (Analysis Group) with advanced degrees have the opportunity to progress to the Associate level and beyond.

Groupe dโ€™analyse (Analysis Group) embraces equal opportunity. We are committed to building teams that bring a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as we believe that a strong and inclusive workforce directly supports our goal of providing the highest-quality work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other class protected under applicable federal, state, or local law, and we encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.

Due to continuous interactions with clients, experts, and coworkers from the United States and other English-speaking regions, English proficiency is necessary for this position. It is not possible to avoid this requirement because such interactions are fundamental to the companyโ€™s operations and the performance of the position.

 

How to Apply:

When submitting your application, please include a resume, cover letter indicating your geographic preference(s), and all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate and graduate, if applicable).

The application deadline for the Research Professional position is Wednesday, September 9. Interviews will begin in mid-late September. After the deadline, we will continue reviewing applications on a rolling basis. If you miss the application deadline, we still encourage you to apply and you may be considered pending availability. 

Candidates with a bachelorโ€™s or masterโ€™s degree and 3+ yearsโ€™ directly relevant work experience may be considered for our Senior Research Professional position. We will review your application materials and follow up if you are being considered for this title.

Groupe dโ€™analyse (Analysis Group) offers competitive compensation. The estimated salary for this position is CAD $95,000. Compensation offered will be based on a number of factors including work experience, education, and skill level. This role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus that is determined in large part by individual performance.

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ร€ propos de Groupe dโ€™analyse (Analysis Group)

Faites la diffรฉrence chez Groupe dโ€™analyse (Analysis Group), oรน nous fournissons ร  nos client(e)s des solutions rรฉflรฉchies et pragmatiques ร  leurs problรจmes commerciaux et litiges les plus complexes, dans une culture collaborative et inclusive qui valorise la curiositรฉ, le travail dโ€™รฉquipe et lโ€™apprentissage continu. Groupe dโ€™analyse (Analysis Group) est lโ€™un des plus grands cabinets privรฉs de conseil en รฉconomie, avec plus de 1โ€‰500 professionnel(le)s rรฉparti(e)s dans 15 bureaux en Amรฉrique du Nord, en Europe et en Asie. Depuis 1981, nous mettons notre expertise en รฉconomie, finance, analyse des soins de santรฉ et stratรฉgie au service des meilleurs cabinets dโ€™avocats, des entreprises du Fortune Global 500 et des agences gouvernementales du monde entier. Nos expert(e)s internes, en collaboration avec notre rรฉseau dโ€™expert(e)s affiliรฉ(e)s issu(e)s du monde universitaire, de lโ€™industrie et du gouvernement, offrent ร  nos client(e)s une expertise dโ€™une ampleur et dโ€™une profondeur exceptionnelles.

  • Nous proposons des analyses et des outils analytiques de pointe pour relever les dรฉfis commerciaux qui nรฉcessitent des recherches rigoureuses et fondรฉes sur des preuves.
  • Nous collaborons avec des professeur(e)s renommรฉ(e)s issu(e)s dโ€™institutions de premier plan afin de crรฉer un pont entre la rรฉflexion acadรฉmique actuelle et les enjeux commerciaux rรฉels.
  • Nous assistons des cabinets dโ€™avocat(e)s de premier plan dans de nombreux contextes litigieux, notamment en matiรจre dโ€™antitrust, de lโ€™รฉconomie de la santรฉ, de propriรฉtรฉ intellectuelle et de dommages commerciaux, et dans tous les aspects du contentieux, y compris la communication prรฉalable au procรจs, lโ€™รฉlaboration de modรจles รฉconomiques et financiers, la prรฉparation des tรฉmoignages et la critique des expert(e)s adverses.
  • Nous conseillons des entreprises et des administrations publiques sur diverses questions commerciales qui nรฉcessitent une interprรฉtation experte de donnรฉes รฉconomiques et financiรจres, notamment lโ€™รฉvaluation dโ€™entreprises et dโ€™actifs, les titres et instruments financiers, les questions fiscales et de prix de transfert, les analyses de rentabilitรฉ, les analyses de marchรฉ et lโ€™รฉvaluation des fusions et acquisitions.
  • Nous aidons รฉgalement les organisations ร  รฉlaborer des stratรฉgies de croissance en analysant la dynamique du marchรฉ et les capacitรฉs organisationnelles, en amรฉliorant lโ€™innovation dans les produits et services actuels et en identifiant de nouvelles opportunitรฉs commerciales.
  • Nous avons reรงu le prix du prรฉsident de lโ€™Association du barreau de Boston pour le travail bรฉnรฉvole de notre cabinet dans le domaine de lโ€™aide juridique civile et de la lutte contre lโ€™itinรฉrance, et lโ€™approche innovante de lโ€™entreprise en matiรจre de recrutement a รฉtรฉ largement mise en avant dans de grands mรฉdias, notamment le Financial Times et le magazine Leaders.
  • Nous avons รฉgalement รฉtรฉ reconnus comme lโ€™un des meilleurs lieux de travail dans plusieurs sondages de premier plan, notamment les sondages nationaux amรฉricains rรฉalisรฉs par Glassdoor (Meilleurs lieux de travail, Prix du choix des employรฉ(e)s, catรฉgorie petites et moyennes entreprises) et Vault (17e place au classement gรฉnรฉral du Vault Consulting 50 et premiรจre place parmi les entreprises de conseil รฉconomique).

ร€ propos du poste de professionnel(le) de recherche :

En tant que professionnel(le) de recherche, vous aurez lโ€™occasion de travailler sur des problรจmes commerciaux complexes dans un environnement inclusif et collaboratif. Les professionnel(le)s de recherche peuvent sโ€™attendre ร  travailler sur plusieurs projets ร  la fois. Les responsabilitรฉs et les expรฉriences professionnelles dans le cadre des missions de conseil varient considรฉrablement dโ€™un projet ร  lโ€™autre et peuvent inclure les activitรฉs suivantes :

  • Analyses quantitatives : vous contribuerez ร  dรฉvelopper des modรจles basรฉs sur des donnรฉes afin de rรฉsoudre des problรจmes รฉconomiques et financiers complexes ร  lโ€™aide dโ€™outils tels que SAS, R, Stata et Python.
  • Recherche qualitative : vous mรจnerez des recherches ร  partir de publications universitaires et industrielles, de sources de donnรฉes accessibles au public et de documents fournis par les client(e)s. Vous synthรฉtiserez ensuite vos conclusions afin dโ€™รฉclairer la stratรฉgie et lโ€™analyse des dossiers.
  • Prรฉparation de rapports : vous participerez ร  la rรฉdaction de rapports dโ€™expert(e)s, de prรฉsentations et de notes internes, et aiderez ร  prรฉparer les documents destinรฉs aux rรฉunions avec les client(e)s et les รฉquipes chargรฉes des dossiers.
  • Collaboration au sein de lโ€™รฉquipe : vous serez rรฉguliรจrement en contact avec des collรจgues de tous niveaux dans le cadre de votre travail sur les dossiers et aurez lโ€™occasion dโ€™interagir directement avec les client(e)s.
  • Initiatives visant ร  renforcer lโ€™entreprise : vous contribuerez ร  la vie de lโ€™entreprise en participant ร  des initiatives de recrutement, de mentorat et dโ€™inclusion, ร  des activitรฉs bรฉnรฉvoles, ainsi quโ€™ร  des activitรฉs de dรฉveloppement commercial.

Groupe dโ€™analyse (Analysis Group) favorise un environnement de travail axรฉ sur la prestation dโ€™un travail de haute qualitรฉ par le biais du travail dโ€™รฉquipe et de la collaboration, des programmes dโ€™apprentissage de premier ordre et une culture de transparence, de confiance et de respect. Le (la) candidat(e) idรฉal(e) possรฉdera :

  • Un baccalaurรฉat et/ou une maรฎtrise en informatique, en science des donnรฉes, en รฉconomie, en finance, en mathรฉmatiques, en statistiq