Data Scientist

About Us:

The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) is deeply committed to safety and passionate about making Ontario a safer place to live, work, and play. Our unified team - what we proudly call ONE TSSA – works collaboratively to deliver better safety for our province.

TSSA is a not-for-profit regulator that has dedicated over 25 years of expertise and experience to the safety of Ontario. Mandated by the Government of Ontario, TSSA's team of over 450 professionals works to enhance public safety across multiple sectors we regulate.

As an award-winning organization, TSSA firmly embeds safety in our culture and all aspects of our work. Fostering a strong safety culture has earned us the 5-Star Safety Cultures Award from Canadian Occupational Safety magazine for three consecutive years

As ONE TSSA we are guided by the following values in all we do:

• Safety: Be safety-focused at all times
• Collaboration: Work well with others
• Accountability: Take responsibility for our actions and deliver on our commitments
• Integrity: Conduct ourselves transparently using risk-informed evidence
• Inclusion: Embrace diversity through respectful leadership
• Innovation: Be forward-thinking, adaptable, and data-driven

Joining TSSA means becoming part of a team of experts from diverse fields, backgrounds, and cultures. It's an opportunity to hone your skills, expand your knowledge, build a rewarding career, and realize your full potential

Position Summary:

The Data Scientist develops and maintains artificial intelligence and analytic models to support organizational objectives. This role translates business needs into technical solutions, evaluates model performance, and ensures models are deployed and monitored effectively. Contributing to strategic initiatives by identifying opportunities for data-driven decision-making and guiding the organization's use of advanced analytics.

Job Responsibilities:

• Identifies opportunities to apply artificial intelligence and analytics to improve operations.
• Develops, tunes and validates models using structured and unstructured data, ensuring they meet operational requirements and performance standards, including monitoring deployed models to maintain accuracy.
• Performs feature engineering and sub-population analysis to improve model relevance and interpretability.
• Provides input into compliance standards and risk metrics to support inspections and regulatory decisions.
• Guides the lifecycle of artificial intelligence projects, including code storage, versioning and documentation.
• Supports peer learning through model reviews and contributes to organization-wide analytics literacy.
• Collaborates with data engineering teams to ensure data is organized and accessible for modelling.

Job Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Analytics, Engineering or Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
• Minimum of five years' experience in a quantitative or analytics role, including experience with large datasets and model development.
• Strong background in statistical analysis and machine learning, with ability to apply techniques to real-world problems.
• Proficiency in Python, R and SQL, with experience using Microsoft Azure, Dataiku and other modelling platforms.
• Experience with data visualisation tools such as Power BI and knowledge of relational and non-relational databases.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into business value and communicate findings to non-technical audiences.
• Familiarity with data governance, privacy and compliance standards.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and exercise sound judgement in solving complex problems.

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment:

TSSA is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are committed to building and maintaining collaborative, caring and positive work environments so that our employees bring their whole selves to work each and every day. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status or disability. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

TSSA is pleased to offer accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for a job opportunity, or are contacted by us regarding a job opportunity, please advise of any accommodations you may require.

This job posting is for an existing vacancy within TSSA. We are actively seeking a qualified candidate to fill the current position. We encourage all interested applicants to apply.

TSSA uses AI to support screening of pre-screening question responses. Even if an application is flagged by the system, our team endeavours to review all candidates' qualifications and experience.