Senior Data and AI Scientist

RiseMe; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Benevity is seeking a Senior Data and ML/AI Scientist to design and build AI-powered solutions within its B2B SaaS platform. You will develop ML models, generate data-driven insights, and prototype AI features impacting customer experience and automation.

As an individual contributor, you will work with AI engineers, product teams, and data engineers to ensure models are accurate, scalable, and production-ready, contributing to dashboards and monitoring post-deployment.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of experience in data science, ML engineering, or applied AI roles in SaaS/tech
• Experience building customer-facing or business-impacting models (e.g., scoring, personalization, anomaly detection)
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD for ML, and collaborative software development workflows
• Ability to work independently while contributing in a team setting
• Strong academic background in data-related fields and clear communication skills

Responsibilities

• Design and develop machine learning and statistical models to support product features such as recommendations, predictions, or classification
• Conduct data exploration, feature engineering, and preprocessing for model training
• Analyze model performance using metrics and iterate based on experiments
• Collaborate with data analysts and product stakeholders to define success criteria
• Prototype and benchmark algorithms in NLP, representation learning, and time-series forecasting
• Generate actionable insights using advanced analytics and segmentation
• Communicate findings to cross-functional teams and contribute to A/B testing
• Develop dashboards or monitoring tools for model health and KPI tracking
• Deploy models into production with reproducible training pipelines
• Stay updated with ML tooling and build reusable model components

Skills

ML & data science

Independent work

Team collaboration

Communication

Ethical AI awareness

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering

Tools

Python

SQL

Jupyter

Git

MLflow

Airflow

Kubeflow

Tecton

Feast

BigQuery

Snowflake

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Meet Benevity

Benevity is the way the world does good, providing companies (and their employees) with technology to take social action on the issues they care about. Through giving, volunteering, grantmaking, employee resource groups and micro-actions, we help most of the Fortune 100 brands build better cultures and use their power for good. We're also one of the first B Corporations in Canada, meaning we're as committed to purpose as we are to profits. We have people working all over the world, including Canada, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States and more!

We are looking for a curious, analytical, and technically strong Senior Data and ML/AI Scientist to help design and build AI-powered solutions that enhance our B2B SaaS platform. As an individual contributor, you will develop machine learning models, data-driven insights, and AI prototypes that directly impact customer experience, automation, and business outcomes.

In this role, you will work alongside AI engineers, product teams, and data engineers to bring intelligent features to life- leveraging industry-leading tools and frameworks to ensure models are accurate, scalable, and production-ready.

What you’ll do:

Model Development & Analysis

• Design and develop machine learning and statistical models to support product features such as recommendations, predictions, or classification.

• Conduct data exploration, feature engineering, and preprocessing to prepare datasets for model training and evaluation.

• Analyze model performance using appropriate metrics and iterate based on experimentation.

• Collaborate with data analysts and product stakeholders to understand use cases and define success criteria.

• Prototype and benchmark novel algorithms in areas such as NLP, representation learning, and time-series forecasting.

Insights & Decision Support

• Generate actionable insights using advanced analytics, segmentation, and statistical analysis.

• Communicate findings and model outcomes to cross-functional teams in a clear and concise manner.

• Contribute to A/B testing and model validation efforts to ensure measurable impact.

• Develop dashboards or monitoring tools to track model health and business KPIs post-deployment.

Collaboration & Technical Growth

• Work closely with product and AI engineering teams to deploy models into production environments, ensuring integration with backend services and APIs.

• Develop reproducible training pipelines and notebooks that adhere to versioning and documentation standards.

• Contribute to building reusable model components and feature stores that support scalable development.

• Stay up to date with advancements in the data and ML/AI ecosystem and explore new tools and frameworks

• Contribute to documentation and internal tooling that improve team efficiency and transparency

What you’ll bring:

• 4-6 years of experience in data science, ML engineering, or applied AI roles, ideally within a SaaS or tech product environment.

• Experience building customer-facing or business-impacting models (e.g., scoring, personalization, anomaly detection).

• Familiarity with collaborative software development workflows (e.g., Git, code reviews, CI/CD for ML).

• Ability to work independently on tasks while contributing effectively in team settings.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Demonstrated awareness of ethical implications of ML models, including fairness, bias, and explainability in AI.

• Experience designing or evaluating models for robustness, interpretability, and inclusivity is a plus.

Technical Skills & Expertise:

• Languages & Tools: Python, SQL, Jupyter, Git

• ML Frameworks: scikit-learn, XGBoost, LightGBM, TensorFlow or PyTorch (basic)

• Data Tools: Pandas, NumPy, DBT, BigQuery, Snowflake, or similar

• MLOps & Pipelines: MLflow, Airflow, Kubeflow, Feature Stores (Tecton, Feast, etc. optional but a plus)

• Cloud Platforms: GCP (Vertex AI), AWS (SageMaker), or Azure ML (experience with one required); experience with containerization (Docker) or orchestration (Kubernetes) is a plus

• Visualization & Reporting: Seaborn, Matplotlib, Plotly; BI tool familiarity (e.g., Looker, Power BI, Tableau) is a plus

• Model Evaluation & Experimentation: Strong grasp of model evaluation, overfitting, bias, variance, cross-validation, and A/B testing techniques

• Domain-Specific Knowledge: Exposure to advanced areas such as deep learning, graph ML, NLP, or reinforcement learning is a strong asset

• Production & Scalability Experience: Experience deploying and monitoring ML models in production, including automated retraining, logging, and performance tracking, is highly valued

Discover your purpose at work

We're not employees, we're Benevity-ites. From all locations, backgrounds and walks of life, who deserve more ...

Innovative work. Growth opportunities. Caring co-workers. And a chance to do work that fills us with a sense of purpose.

If the idea of working on tech that helps people do good in the world lights you up ... If you want a career where you're valued for who you are and challenged to see who you can become ...

It's time to join Benevity. We're so excited to meet you.

Where We Work

At Benevity, we embrace a flexible hybrid approach to where we work that empowers our people in a way that supports great work, strong relationships, and personal well-being. For those located near one of our offices, while there's no set requirement for in-office time, we do value the moments when coming together in person helps us build connection and collaboration. Whether it’s for onboarding, project work, or a chance to align and bond as a team, we trust our people to make thoughtful decisions about when showing up in person matters most.

Join a company where DEIB isn’t a buzzword

Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are part of Benevity’s DNA. You’ll see the impact of our massive investment in DEIB daily — from our well-supported employee resources groups to the exceptional diversity on our leadership and tech teams.

We know that diverse backgrounds, experiences, skills and passions are what move our business and our people forward, so we're committed to creating a culture of belonging with equal opportunities for everyone to shine.

That starts with a fair and accessible hiring process. If you want to feel seen, heard and celebrated, you belong at Benevity.

Candidates with disabilities who may require accommodations throughout the hiring or assessment process are encouraged to reach out to [e-mail].