Data Scientist, GenAI & Agentic AI Solutions

McKinsey; Toronto; On-site; CAD 104,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Global career opportunities

Job summary

McKinsey & Company in Toronto seeks a results-driven student entering a master’s, bachelor’s or PhD program to work on advanced analytics and AI solutions. You will join a multidisciplinary team, translate business challenges into analytical problems, and contribute to models across ML, GenAI, and optimization.

You will learn from data scientists and engineers, collaborate with cross‑functional experts, and grow toward delivering robust, client‑facing AI work in a global context.

Qualifications

• Upcoming graduation between Dec 2026 and Aug 2027 with a Master’s, Bachelor’s or PhD in computer science, ML, statistics, math, engineering, AI or related field.
• Professional experience applying ML, statistical modeling, optimization, or GenAI to real business problems; proficiency in Python and SQL is required, including the Python AI stack.
• Ability to translate business problems into analytical challenges and evaluate models across supervised, unsupervised, statistical, or forecasting approaches.
• Foundational understanding of optimization, simulation, and decision logic with guidance.
• Developing familiarity with Generative AI tools and agentic AI frameworks; eager to learn how LLMs can automate tasks.
• Software development and MLOps/LLMOps practices with basic CI/CD exposure.

Responsibilities

• Translate business challenges into analytical problems and develop robust AI solutions.
• Collaborate with data scientists, data engineers, and engineers to deliver end‑to‑end AI projects.
• Apply models across industries to improve decisions, operations, and capabilities for clients.
• Grow ownership of project delivery, ensuring data quality and evaluation standards.

Skills

Python

SQL

Machine learning

GenAI

Communication

Time management

Education

Master's/Bachelor's/PhD in CS or related field

Tools

Python AI stack

Job description

McKinsey & Company in Toronto seeks a results-driven student entering a master’s, bachelor’s or PhD program to work on advanced analytics and AI solutions. You will join a multidisciplinary team, translate business challenges into analytical problems, and contribute to models across ML, GenAI, and optimization.

You will learn from data scientists and engineers, collaborate with cross‑functional experts, and grow toward delivering robust, client‑facing AI work in a global context.