Senior Data Scientist Job Toronto area,North York Ontario Canada,IT/Tech

Location: North York

Job Description

Role

Summary:

Within Sun Life's Corporate IT team, we're seeking a Senior Data Scientist with strong GenAI expertise to join our mission of transforming how we apply data, analytics, and artificial intelligence to support Sun Life's client-centric approach. As a key member of the Data team, you'll accelerate the growth and application of analytics and generative AI in driving business value across our organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Engage with business stakeholders to translate business goals into analytical problems and AI solutions

Develop AI/ML data science products, with a focus on generative AI systems and large language models (LLMs)

Apply advanced data science techniques, including descriptive, predictive, and machine learning methods

Design and implement generative AI solutions that create human-like content and solve complex problems autonomously

Optimize AI performance and address ethical considerations in AI development - Provide guidance on feature engineering, model training, and evaluation

Make data-driven business recommendations and present findings to various stakeholders - Contribute to and help grow the data science and AI community at Sun Life

Required Qualifications:

BSc/M.S. in a statistical, mathematical, or technical field (e.g., computer science) or equivalent experience

3+ years experience in developing and implementing data science techniques

3+ years experience in developing generative AI systems, working with LLMs, and optimizing AI performance - Proficiency in SQL and statistical programming languages (e.g., Python)

Experience with AWS services, including Sage Maker - Expertise in machine learning, including supervised and unsupervised models

Experience with data transformation, manipulation, and working with structured/unstructured data

Knowledge of technologies like Hadoop, HDFS, Hive, HBase, and Spark - Strong communication and storytelling skills for insights presentation

Ability to manage multiple projects and guide junior team members

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in life insurance, wealth management, or other financial services

Familiarity with Agile delivery models

Experience deploying production-grade models in cloud infrastructure

Knowledge of ethical AI practices and staying current with evolving GenAI technologies

At Sun Life, we value fierce curiosity, an inquisitive mind, and a passion for solving complex problems. The ideal candidate will continuously update their knowledge of data science and AI state-of-the-art techniques.

Note:

As a condition of the role, the successful candidate must obtain a Government of Canada Reliability Status security clearance through Sun Life.

Join us in leveraging cutting-edge data science and generative AI to drive innovation and deliver value to our clients!


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