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- $45 to $60 CAD / hour
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Sr. Quantum Architecture Scientist
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Senior Data Scientist – Decision Intelligence
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- Full-time
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Research Associate
RI-MUHC | Research Institute of the MUHC | #rimuhc
Montreal, QC
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- Full-time
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Senior Principal DSX Data Scientist
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Data Scientist

Toronto, ON, Canada
Greater Toronto Area, Canada, Canada

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Job type: Contract
Apply by: Nov 8, 2026
Experience: · 5+ years' experience in developing and implementing data science techniques
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 9, 2026

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Contract

Job title: Data Scientist

Duration: 12 months

Role status: Current opening

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.

Principal tasks and responsibilities include:

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

Our client:

An established financial services organization within the insurance sector.

Qualifications and pre-requisites:

· 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 problems and design, develop, and implement data science and machine learning solutions, including generative AI applications. Build and pilot AI agents, chatbots, and retrieval systems using LLMs, RAG techniques, vector databases, and agentic frameworks while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in computer science, statistics, mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent experience, and at least five years of experience developing and implementing data science techniques. Candidates should have strong Python, SQL, PySpark, machine learning, and GenAI expertise, along with communication, problem-solving, and mentoring skills.

Skills

Python
SQL
PySpark
Machine Learning
Generative AI
Large Language Models
Prompt Engineering
Retrieval-Augmented Generation
AI Agent Development
Feature Engineering
Model Training and Evaluation
Vector Databases
Embedding Models
Data Transformation
API and Microservices Architecture
Cloud-Native Development

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Keywords

Data Science
Machine Learning
Generative AI
Python
SQL
PySpark
Large Language Models
Prompt Engineering
Retrieval-Augmented Generation
LangChain
LangGraph
CrewAI
AI Agents
Chatbots
Conversational AI
Vector Databases
Embedding Models
Feature Engineering
Supervised Learning
Unsupervised Learning
Data Transformation
Structured and Unstructured Data
APIs
Microservices
Cloud-Native Development
AWS SageMaker
AWS Lambda
AWS Bedrock
AWS Glue
AWS Step Functions

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