Data Scientist

**Key Responsibilities and Job Duties**:

- Identify areas for ML/AI opportunities and demonstrate to internal clients how ML/AI can improve their business
- Facilitate an in-depth understanding of the organization's operations
- Explore and propose solutions to business problems that can be addressed using insights from data
- Present data-driven recommendations to a variety of audiences, including the executive team
- Develop and maintain strong partnerships with other primes from operations, project and capacity planning
- Support in end-to-end data roadmap strategy including ETL development, analytics, reporting, model building and providing recommendations

**Key Competencies and Experience**:

- University degree in Computer Science, Stats, Engineering, Mathematics or another quantitative discipline. Graduate degree in Data Science or related discipline is preferred.
- Strong development skills using Python
- Hands-on experience and expertise with different AI/ML frameworks such as Keras, Pytorch, TensorFlow, SparkML, Scikit-Learn, FastAI
- Advanced knowledge of ML models: deep learning, reinforcement learning, NLP, and other classification/regression algorithms
- Highly analytical with an understanding of the basic principles of working with large and complex data sets (using Python, ElasticSearch, Hadoop, Teradata)
- Experience with query development (SQL) and data visualization tools (such as PowerBI, Tableau, MicroStrategy)
- Understanding and experience with best practices of developing and deploying models into production (using Kafka, AirFlow, NiFi, OpenShift, Docker, CI/CD)
- Passion for uncovering business needs, identifying opportunities, and aligning efforts to ensure timely implementation
- Proven track record of taking initiative, recognizing opportunities for improvements as well as translating and presenting data insights into impactful recommendations
- Strong interpersonal, consulting, collaborative, oral and written communication skills
- Deadline driven with excellent project and time management skills

**Job Type**: Fixed term contract

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Work Location: Hybrid remote in VERDUN, QC