Senior Data Scientist

T-Net British Columbia; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Data Scientist, where you'll leverage your expertise in machine learning and artificial intelligence to create impactful solutions for clients. This role offers the chance to work with large datasets, tackle complex problems, and collaborate with top talent in Vancouver. You'll be part of a dynamic team that values innovation, diversity, and inclusion, allowing you to make a real difference in the field of data science. With a focus on professional growth and a supportive work environment, this position is perfect for those looking to advance their careers while contributing to groundbreaking projects.

Benefits

Corporate bonus

Extended health benefits

RRSP Matching

Flexible work arrangements

Healthy work/life balance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience solving machine learning problems.
• BSc in a STEM or Linguistics subject or equivalent experience.
• Experience with large datasets in enterprise applications.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy machine learning models in an agile team.
• Mentor junior data scientists and drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with product management and participate in design reviews.

Skills

Machine Learning

Python

Bash

Natural Language Processing

Data Science Process

Agile Methodologies

Mentoring

Education

BSc in STEM or Linguistics

MSc in STEM or Linguistics

PhD in STEM or Linguistics

Tools

PyTorch

Sklearn

TensorFlow

TensorRT

Kubernetes

Job description

For over 20 years, Global Relay has set the standard in enterprise information archiving with industry-leading cloud archiving, surveillance, eDiscovery, and analytics solutions. We securely capture and preserve the communications data of the world's most highly regulated firms, giving them greater visibility and control over their information and ensuring compliance with stringent regulations.

Though we offer competitive compensation and benefits and all the other perks one would expect from an established company, we are not your typical technology company. Global Relay is a career-building company. A place for big ideas. New challenges. Groundbreaking innovation. It's a place where you can genuinely make an impact - and be recognized for it.

We believe great businesses thrive on diversity, inclusion, and the contributions of all employees. To that end, we recruit candidates from different backgrounds and foster a work environment that encourages employees to collaborate and learn from each other, completely free of barriers.

Your role:

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will be building artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions for Global Relay's customers. Our solutions are developed by small, focused agile teams of data scientists and developers. You will be applying a wide variety of models to very large electronic communication archives in order to classify and understand communication content. You'll have the opportunity to work in machine translation, transcription, natural language processing, LLMs (large language models), and/or generative AI. You also get to tackle interesting and engaging problems related to scalability and high availability in big data environments.

This is an opportunity to work alongside some of the best data scientists in Vancouver and apply your craft in an environment that encourages creative thinking and collaboration.

• Work closely with other data scientists and developers in building and deploying various machine learning models
• Execute all steps in the data science process from understanding business requirements to deploying models
• Take initiative to identify and solve important problems, coordinating with others on cross-cutting technical issues
• Participate in design review, code review, sprint planning, and other Agile artifacts
• Collaborate with Product Management on user story generation and refinement
• Contribute to knowledge sharing activities with colleagues
• Mentor junior and intermediate data scientists via pairing and reviews
• Instill a spirit of continuous improvement in the team's code, architecture, and processes

About you:

• 5+ years of experience with solving machine learning problems
• BSc in a STEM or Linguistics subject or equivalent work experience
• Experience working with very large data sets in an enterprise-wide application environment
• Experience with Python and Bash
• Experience with common machine learning libraries such as: PyTorch, Sklearn, TensorFlow, TensorRT and others
• Experience mentoring junior and intermediate data scientists
• Strong organizational and communication skills

Nice-to-haves:

• MSc in a STEM or Linguistics subject (considered 1 additional year of experience)
• PhD in a STEM or Linguistics subject (considered 2 additional years of experience)
• Data collection and cleaning experience
• Experience with:
  • Acoustic or language models for speech recognition
  • Natural language processing models
  • Large language models
  • Kubernetes and micro services
  • Working in an agile development environment

Compensation:
Global Relay advertises the pay range for this role in accordance with the pay transparency laws of the province of British Columbia. In addition to the annual base salary (range listed below), compensation for this role also includes a corporate bonus, extended health benefits, and RRSP Matching, and (for applicable Sales roles) an enticing commission structure.
British Columbia - Base Salary Range: $120,000 - $130,000 CAD

Who we are:

Global Relay is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We seek to ensure reasonable adjustments, accommodations, and personal time are tailored to meet the unique needs of every individual. We understand flexible work arrangements are important, and we encourage that in our work culture. Whether it's flexibility around work hours, workstyle, or lifestyle, we want to ensure our employees have a healthy work/life balance. We support and value a hybrid work model that blends collaboration with the team in the office and focus time from the comfort of your home.

To learn more about our business, culture, and community involvement, visit www.globalrelay.com.