Remote Senior ML Scientist — Lead, Innovate & Mentor

Placements24; Kimberley; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Home office setup budget

Remote work allowances

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist with a machine learning specialization to join a remote-first team in Canada. You will lead modeling initiatives, drive data-driven strategies, and mentor junior data scientists.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product managers, engineers, and analysts, along with staying abreast of ML advancements and delivering actionable insights across the organization.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in a quantitative field is required.
• 5+ years of professional data science experience with ML focus.
• Proficiency in Python or R and ML libraries (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and big data.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy ML models for complex business problems.
• Perform exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, and evaluation.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and business analysts to define requirements.
• Stay current with ML/AI advances and mentor juniors.

Skills

Python

R

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in CS/Statistics/Math

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist with a machine learning specialization to join a remote-first team in Canada. You will lead modeling initiatives, drive data-driven strategies, and mentor junior data scientists.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product managers, engineers, and analysts, along with staying abreast of ML advancements and delivering actionable insights across the organization.