Senior AI Data Scientist

Elits Canada Inc.; Montreal; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Montreal seeks a Senior AI Data Scientist to lead model prototyping and experimentation to unlock AI's potential. Candidates should hold a Master's or PhD, with 5+ years of experience in data science and expertise in Python or R. The role involves collaborating closely with engineers and stakeholders to develop innovative AI solutions and requires strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in advanced analytics, applied data science, or machine learning.
• Proven track record of rapid prototyping, experimentation, and model development.
• Strong communication skills to present findings to technical and business audiences.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly prototype machine learning models for diverse applications.
• Lead experimentation to evaluate new methods and data sources.
• Document the process, results, and communicate insights.

Skills

Machine learning

Data analysis

Python

R

Statistical analysis

Communication

Education

Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Git

Job description

ELITS Canada Inc. is a subsidiary of Accelerate at Iver. Our parent company Iver has 1,700 employees today and is growing and now we are looking for new employees who want to join our journey. As part of Accelerate at Iver, you are at the absolute forefront of technology and work on exciting digitization and transformation projects with market-leading customers. We are passionate about realizing digital opportunities in the cloud. Together with our customers, we close the gap between aspiration and successful implementation. Communication is an essential part of the work since we work closely with our customers. As an employee at ELITS you will become a part of a great team that always responds to the customer with humility, and at the same time is very proud of what we deliver.

ELITS is now looking for a Senior AI Data Scientist for our operations in Montreal.

About this position:

As a Senior AI Data Scientist, you will lead model prototyping and experimentation efforts to unlock the potential of AI within our organization. This role involves collaborating closely with stakeholders, engineers, and business users to identify, design, and validate innovative AI solutions that address real business needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Rapidly prototype machine learning models and algorithms for diverse business applications.
• Lead experimentation to evaluate new methods, architectures, and data sources for predictive accuracy and business value.
• Design and execute robust experiments, including data preparation, feature engineering, and exploratory data analysis.
• Assess model performance using statistical and business metrics, ensuring fairness, accuracy, and robustness.
• Document the process, results, and recommendations for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Stay current with the latest advancements in machine learning and AI research—share insights and drive knowledge adoption in the team.
• Collaborate with data engineers to build and maintain datasets and ensure reproducibility of experiments.
• Contribute to the transition of successful prototypes into production through partnership with AI Engineers and MLOps.

Requirements:

• Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field.
• 5+ years experience in advanced analytics, applied data science, or machine learning.
• Proven track record of rapid prototyping, experimentation, and model development for real-world applications.
• Deep experience with Python, R, or similar data science programming languages and packages (e.g., scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Hands-on experience with data wrangling, feature engineering, and advanced statistical analysis.
• Expertise in experiment design, evaluation metrics, and model validation approaches.
• Familiarity with cloud-based data science environments and version control (Git).
• Strong communication skills to present findings to technical and business audiences.

Preferred:

• Prior experience in an AI-first or research-driven organization.
• Contribution to open-source projects or publications in AI/ML.

Qualities:

• Communicative and a positive attitude towards customers and colleagues
• Analytical skills, logical reasoning, and excellent problem-solving skills
• Sense of responsibility, autonomy, and resourcefulness
• Team player, organized, and strive for results and quality
• Creative with ideas to improve the product
• Ability to coordinate and handle more than one task at the same time
• Being proactive

Are you a social, flexible, and structured person with a great interest in information technology? Do you find development, constructing, and use of the latest technologies challenging? In that case – send your application to us today!

This position is open to Canadian residents (persons with work permit in Canada).

ELITS - Accelerate at Iver