Data Scientist developing and maintaining credit risk models for Desjardins, a financial cooperative. Advising teams on risk quantification, Basel/IFRS standards, and credit decisions.
About the role
- Data Scientist developing machine learning solutions and AWS analytics for Sun Life’s Canadian insurance and financial-services business. Translating business goals into models, pipelines, and actionable insights.
Responsibilities
- Translate business goals into analytical problems and identify optimal algorithms, statistical techniques, and traditional machine learning methods
- Work in cross-functional teams to develop machine learning and data science products
- Apply descriptive, predictive, and machine learning methods from design through implementation
- Perform feature engineering, model training, and model evaluation
- Use AWS services including SageMaker, Lambda, and other AI/ML services
- Work with data warehousing, pipelines, and big data technologies including AWS Glue, Glue Catalog, Glue Data Quality, and AWS Step Functions
- Break down data science development milestones into actionable goals, activities, and work plans
- Create and maintain technical design artifacts covering application functionality, data models, interfaces, and integrations
- Engage and negotiate with stakeholders and make business recommendations through presentations of findings
- Champion continuous improvement and foster innovation within the analytics community
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 1–2 years of experience developing and implementing data science solutions
- Proficiency in Python for data science and application development
- Experience writing complex SQL and PySpark queries
- Solid understanding of hypothesis testing, causal inference, and model evaluation metrics
- Experience with AWS, particularly SageMaker for training and deploying ML models
- Proficiency in supervised and unsupervised models
- Experience in data transformation, manipulation, and working with structured and unstructured data
- Strong understanding of APIs, microservices architecture, and cloud-native development
- Exceptional communication and storytelling abilities
- Ability to manage multiple projects with changing deadlines and priorities
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and attention-to-detail skills
- Reliability Status Clearance required before employment
- Ability to satisfactorily complete applicable background checks before starting and during employment
- Preferred: hands-on experience with GenAI frameworks and LLM APIs, including AI bots/agents with reasoning and tool-use capabilities
- Preferred: understanding of RAG techniques, prompt engineering, and fine-tuning methodologies
- Preferred: familiarity with vector databases and embedding models
- Preferred: experience with Docker and CI/CD concepts
Benefits
- Wellness programs supporting mental, physical, and financial health
- Variety of career paths and networking opportunities
- Hybrid work flexibility between home and office
- Incentive plans for eligible employees, subject to individual and company performance
- Accommodation available for applicants with disabilities
- Alternative-format job postings available upon request
Job title
Job type
Experience level
Salary
Degree requirement
Tech skills
Location requirements
Report this job
Found something wrong with the page? Please let us know by submitting a report below.
Senior Data Scientist optimizing Instacart’s $1B+ grocery advertising business through pacing, bidding, targeting, and experimentation. Driving production algorithms and revenue outcomes.
Senior Data Scientist optimizing bidding, pacing, targeting, and budgets for Instacart’s grocery delivery and advertising marketplace. Driving experimentation and production algorithms that improve advertiser outcomes and platform revenue.
Senior Data Scientist leading experimentation, metrics, and scale - up for Instacart’s Meals initiative. Driving engagement, activation, and reactivation for the grocery - delivery platform.
Senior Data Scientist scaling Instacart’s Meals initiative for grocery delivery. Leading experimentation, KPI tracking, and product analytics to drive engagement, activation, and reactivation.
Senior Data Scientist leading predictive analytics and data - driven insights for FCC, a Canadian agriculture finance corporation. Developing models, guiding technical direction, and translating complex findings for business leaders.
Data Scientist developing predictive models and advertising insights for Guideline’s global ad intelligence platform. Embedding analytics into client - facing products and revenue forecasts.
Senior Data Scientist developing production fraud - detection models and investigating attacks. DataVisor provides AI - powered fraud and AML risk software for global enterprises.
Data science intern analyzing HR data and developing predictive models and AI solutions. Supporting iA Financial Group’s insurance, savings, and wealth management business.
Senior Manager overseeing enterprise data risk frameworks and AI data oversight at Manulife, an international financial services provider. Challenging systemic exposures and reporting to senior governance committees.