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Data Architect with Data Governance/Unity Catalog/Lineage
Zortech Solutions
Toronto, ON
- Contract
Role: Data Architect with Data Governance/Unity Catalog/Lineage/Retail Domain
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Enterprise Data Architect
Zodiac Solutions, Inc
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
14+ years of experience in Enterprise Data Architecture, Hadoop Ecosystem, Big Data Engineering, and Data Platform Modernization.
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Machine Learning Engineer
AGCO Corporation
Winnipeg, MB
- Full-time
…closely with cross-functional teams to define problems, shape data strategies, and ensure solutions are robust, scalable, and…
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Senior Data Scientist
Hays
Toronto, ON
- Contract
Reporting to the Director, Data Science, as a Senior Data Scientist a successful candidate will focus on supporting Canadian business units in accelerating the growth and application of…
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Data Scientist
Hays
Toronto, ON
- Contract
We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist to support the development and adoption of advanced analytics, machine learning, and Generative AI solutions. The successful candidate…
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Machine Learning Engineer
Mission.dev
Canada
- Full-time
…implementation. You will own the entire model lifecycle, including data curation, training, evaluation, and deployment. Your focus will be on building reliable, high-performance systems…
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Data Scientist, ONCAP/OpCo - 12 month contract
ONCAP
Toronto, ON
- $45 to $60 CAD / hour
ONCAP is seeking a Data Scientist to support the AI, Analytics, and Data function within one of its portfolio companies. The selected candidate will be assigned to a specific operating…
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Senior Data Scientist – Decision Intelligence
Xanadu
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
As a Senior Data Scientist, you will lead the design and development of a unified decision intelligence product that fuses data from across Xanadu's R&D efforts – fabrication, device…
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Senior Data Scientist
National Bank of Canada
Montreal, QC
- Full-time
Tools such as the Data Academy, language training, the Harvard Learning Centre
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Senior Enterprise Information Data Architect (35902)
Myticas Consulting
Canada
- Contract
Senior Enterprise Information / Data Architect
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Data Architect
Reveille Technologies,Inc
Toronto, ON
- Contract
We are looking for a hands-on Data Architect to support a strategic data controls and governance initiative. This role will be responsible for assessing data flows, designing remediation…
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Senior Principal DSX Data Scientist
Roche
Mississauga, ON · Canada Pharma Campus
- Full-time
The Senior Principal DSX Data Scientist in the Data Science Acceleration (DSX) team is responsible for developing scalable tools, environments, and workflows that enable efficient,…
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Senior Data Engineer/ Data Modeler
Spruce InfoTech Inc.
Toronto, ON · Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Contract
Senior Data Engineer / Data Modeler – Banking Domain
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Staff Data Scientist, AI Evaluations Platform
Royal Bank of Canada
Montreal, QC
- Full-time
…one of the core controls that makes that possible. As Staff Data Scientist, AI Evaluations, you will be a senior technical leader in the data science function responsible for how RBC…
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Machine Learning Engineer Intern
Workday
Toronto, ON · Vancouver, BC · Canada, BC, Vancouver
- Full-time
Our mission is to make machine learning and AI core to Workday’s products. We build data products and AI solutions designed to scale across hundreds of use cases throughout the Workday…
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Senior Data Scientist - AI/ML
Akkodis
Toronto, ON
- Contract
We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist - AI/ML to join a high-performing Data Science team. Reporting to the Director, Data Science, this role will support Canadian business…
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Data Scientist II
TD
Toronto, ON
- Full-time
We work with Small Business Banking partners to address their analytics needs by providing end-to-end support of data, reporting, analytics, insights, artificial intelligence and partnering…
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Credit Risk Modelling Data Scientist
Desjardins
Montreal, QC
- Full-time
The Data Valorization Department develops, monitors and maintains our credit risk models so that we can offer innovative financing products to our members and clients while ensuring…
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Senior Data Scientist
J.D. Irving, Limited
Saint John, NB
- Full-time
The Senior Data Scientist is a collaborative member of the Analytics team who creates value from data. They’re focused on identifying opportunities to drive value through advanced…
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Staff Data Scientist, AI Evaluations Platform
RBC
Montreal, QC
- Full-time
…one of the core controls that makes that possible. As Staff Data Scientist, AI Evaluations, you will be a senior technical leader in the data science function responsible for how RBC…
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Senior Data Scientist – Python, PySpark & Databricks
Kelly
Toronto, ON · Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- $80 to $90 CAD / hour
- Contract
Reporting to the Senior Advanced Analytics Manager, the Data Scientist will be conducting all analytical activities related to FCRM transaction monitoring systems.
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Machine Learning Engineer
IMCS Group
ON · Ontario, Canada
- Contract
Work Model: Hybrid – 2 days per week in-person at Toronto office preferred
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Staff Data Scientist, AI Evaluations Platform- EN
RBC
Montreal, QC
- Full-time
…one of the core controls that makes that possible. As Staff Data Scientist, AI Evaluations, you will be a senior technical leader in the data science function responsible for how RBC…
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Operations Research / Data Scientist
PwC Canada
Ottawa, ON
- Contract
The successful candidate will use data, forecasting, and analytical modeling to help anticipate operational needs, assess risk, identify constraints, optimize resources, and support…
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Data Scientist
Upshop
Mississauga, ON
We are seeking an engineering-focused Data Scientist to build, operationalize, and maintain production-grade retail forecasting and optimization models. In this role, model development goes…

Hays

Senior Data Scientist

Toronto, ON, Canada

Contract

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Job details

Job type: Contract
Experience: · 5+ years’ experience in developing and implementing data science techniques
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 12, 2026

Original job description

Job Title: Data Scientist

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Duration: Contract

Rate: CAD$85-90/hr INC

Role Summary

Reporting to the Director, Data Science, as a Senior Data Scientist a successful candidate will focus on supporting Canadian business units in accelerating the growth and application of advanced analytics in driving value. The senior data scientist will leverage practical experience in applying varied data science techniques & offering advice/inputs to help with the design, development and implementation of analytics use cases.

Key attributes:

Fierce curiosity. A successful candidate is drawn to discovering and leveraging new data and taking on challenging business puzzles. An inquisitive mind. Driven to ask questions to help lead projects to commercial value and not being afraid that the innovation attempts can and will lead to failing. A passion for solving problems. The most successful data scientists’ solution for what the right data to use, they solve using the most suitable (not most advanced) algorithms for the problem at hand and figure out how to execute and deliver with highest efficiency. Technical skills in both data and computer science. The 3 core technical skills would be: in-depth coding knowledge of an analytical tool(s) (i.e., Python); data science techniques and concepts; working with structured data and unstructured data. Thirst for learning. A successful candidate is a data scientist who is constantly updating their knowledge of data science state-of-the-art.

Key Responsibilities:

Data Science and Machine Learning

· Translate business goals into analytical problems; Identify optimal algorithms, statistical techniques and/or GenAI architecture suitable for the business problem at hand

· Work in cross-functional teams to develop ML/data science products, including GenAI applications

· Apply best-in-breed data science techniques including descriptive, predictive, and machine learning methods from design to implementation

· Focus on feature engineering, model training, model evaluation, and prompt engineering for LLMs

GenAI & Agentic AI Development

· Design, develop, and deploy GenAI solutions including AI agents, chatbots, and autonomous systems that solve complex business problems

· Research and pilot the latest GenAI technologies, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) techniques, and agentic frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI etc.)

· Implement AI bots/agents with advanced reasoning capabilities and tool use patterns

· Work with vector databases and embedding models to build intelligent information retrieval systems

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

· Break down broader data science development milestones into actionable goals, activities, and work plans

· Create and maintain technical design artifacts describing application functionality, data models, interfaces, and integrations

· Engage and negotiate with stakeholders, make business recommendations with effective presentations of findings at multiple levels of stakeholders

· Champion continuous improvement and foster innovation within the analytics communi

Required Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field, or equivalent experience

· 5+ years’ experience in developing and implementing data science techniques

· Proficient in Python for data science and GenAI application development

· Experience with writing complex SQL and PySpark queries to extract and integrate data from multiple database sources

· Proficiency in machine learning including supervised and unsupervised models

· Demonstrated experience in data transformation, data manipulation, and working with structured vs. unstructured data

· Strong understanding of APIs, microservices architecture, and cloud-native development

· Hands-on expertise with GenAI frameworks and LLM APIs with experience developing AI bots/agents with reasoning and tool-use capabilities

· Strong understanding of RAG techniques, prompt engineering, and fine-tuning methodologies and familiarity with vector databases and embedding models

· Experience with chatbot development concepts and conversational AI design

· Exceptional communication skills to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

· Effective and concise oral and written storytelling and insights communication skills

· Ability to work on multiple projects in parallel while managing constantly changing deadlines and priorities

· Proven ability to mentor and guide junior data scientists and data engineers

· Strong problem-solving abilities and analytical skills with keen attention to detail

Nice to Have:

· Experience with AWS services including SageMaker, Lambda, Bedrock, and other AI/ML services

· Experience with data warehousing, pipelines, and big data technologies such as AWS Glue for ETL, Glue Catalog, Glue Data Quality, and AWS Step Functions.

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Responsibilities

Translate business goals into analytical solutions and develop, evaluate, and deploy machine learning and generative AI applications, including agents, chatbots, and retrieval systems. Lead technical planning and design, collaborate with stakeholders, communicate findings, and support continuous improvement and innovation.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience, at least five years of data science experience, and proficiency in Python, SQL, PySpark, machine learning, and generative AI development. Candidates should also have experience with RAG, LLM APIs, vector databases, cloud-native architecture, stakeholder communication, and mentoring junior team members.

Skills

Python
SQL
PySpark
Machine Learning
Generative AI
AI Agent Development
Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Prompt Engineering
Large Language Models
Feature Engineering
Model Evaluation
Vector Databases
Embedding Models
API Integration
Cloud-Native Development
Stakeholder Communication

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Keywords

Python
SQL
PySpark
Machine Learning
Supervised Learning
Unsupervised Learning
Generative AI
Large Language Models
LLM APIs
AI Agents
Chatbots
Agentic AI
Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Prompt Engineering
Fine-Tuning
LangChain
LangGraph
CrewAI
Vector Databases
Embedding Models
Feature Engineering
Model Training
Model Evaluation
APIs
Microservices
Cloud-Native Development
AWS SageMaker
AWS Lambda
AWS Bedrock
AWS Glue

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