Senior Data Scientist - AI/ML

Akkodis; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Team collaboration day

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist - AI/ML to join its Canadian Data Science team. You will drive adoption of analytics, ML, and GenAI across business units, delivering production-ready solutions including AI agents, chatbots, and RAG-enabled systems.

The role emphasizes translating business needs into scalable ML products, mentoring peers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver measurable business value in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience designing and implementing data science and machine learning solutions.
• Advanced proficiency in Python for data science, machine learning, and Generative AI development.
• Strong experience writing complex SQL and PySpark queries.
• Experience with APIs, microservices architecture, and cloud-native applications.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, GenAI frameworks, and AI application development.
• Strong understanding of prompt engineering, RAG architectures, fine-tuning methodologies, vector databases, and embedding models.
• Experience developing conversational AI and chatbot solutions.

Responsibilities

• Translate business objectives into analytical and machine learning solutions.
• Identify and implement appropriate statistical methods, ML algorithms, and GenAI architectures.
• Develop ML and data science products in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Apply descriptive, predictive, and ML techniques from concept through production implementation.
• Perform feature engineering, model training, validation, testing, and performance optimization.
• Develop prompt engineering strategies for large language models and AI applications.
• Design, build, and deploy GenAI applications including AI assistants, chatbots, and autonomous agents.
• Research, evaluate, and pilot emerging GenAI technologies and frameworks.
• Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions for enterprise use cases.

Skills

Python

SQL

PySpark

GenAI

LLMs

Prompt engineering

APIs/microservices

Cloud-native apps

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/Stats/Math

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

Vector databases

Job description

Work Model:

Hybrid (3 days onsite per week, Thursday designated as team collaboration day)

About Our Client:

A leading Canadian organization focused on leveraging advanced analytics, machine learning, and Generative AI to drive business growth, innovation, and operational excellence across multiple business units.

About this opportunity:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist - AI/ML to join a high-performing Data Science team. Reporting to the Director, Data Science, this role will support Canadian business units by accelerating the adoption and application of advanced analytics, machine learning, and Generative AI solutions.

The successful candidate will leverage expertise in data science, machine learning, and GenAI technologies to design, develop, and deploy innovative solutions that create measurable business value. This position offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI initiatives, including AI agents, chatbots, large language models (LLMs), and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions.

What You’ll Do:

Data Science & Machine Learning

• Translate business objectives into analytical and machine learning solutions.
• Identify and implement appropriate statistical methods, machine learning algorithms, and GenAI architectures.
• Develop and deploy machine learning and data science products in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Apply descriptive, predictive, and machine learning techniques from concept through production implementation.
• Perform feature engineering, model training, validation, testing, and performance optimization.
• Develop prompt engineering strategies for large language models and AI applications.

GenAI & Agentic AI Development

• Design, build, and deploy GenAI applications including AI assistants, chatbots, and autonomous agents.
• Research, evaluate, and pilot emerging GenAI technologies and frameworks.
• Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions for enterprise use cases.
• Develop AI agents using modern frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, or similar technologies.
• Build intelligent information retrieval systems utilizing vector databases and embedding models.
• Enhance AI systems with reasoning capabilities, tool usage, and workflow automation.

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

• Break down complex initiatives into actionable work plans and development milestones.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, solution designs, data models, and integration specifications.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and communicate technical recommendations.
• Present analytical findings and business insights to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Mentor and support junior data scientists and data engineers.
• Promote innovation, continuous improvement, and best practices across the analytics community.

What You Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience designing and implementing data science and machine learning solutions.
• Advanced proficiency in Python for data science, machine learning, and Generative AI development.
• Strong experience writing complex SQL and PySpark queries.
• Proven experience working with both structured and unstructured datasets.
• Strong knowledge of supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques.
• Experience with APIs, microservices architecture, and cloud-native applications.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, GenAI frameworks, and AI application development.
• Strong understanding of prompt engineering, RAG architectures, fine-tuning methodologies, vector databases, and embedding models.
• Experience developing conversational AI and chatbot solutions.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Experience mentoring technical team members and contributing to knowledge sharing initiatives.

Nice to Have

• Experience with AWS cloud services, including SageMaker, Lambda, Bedrock, and related AI/ML services.
• Experience with data warehousing, ETL pipelines, and big data platforms.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Glue, Glue Catalog, Glue Data Quality, and AWS Step Functions.
• Experience deploying machine learning models in production environments.
• Familiarity with MLOps practices and model monitoring frameworks.

Our Commitment

At Akkodis, part of The Adecco Group, we’re committed to making the future work for everyone. We live our values, Passion, Collaboration, Inclusion, Courage, and Customers at Heart, by fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated and every voice matters. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities. Together, we’re making the future work for everyone.