Data Scientist III
Location: Toronto, ON - Hybrid (2/3 days on-site with Thursday being the team collaboration day)
Contract Length: 12 Months
We at Raise are hiring a Data Scientist III for one of our top clients. Data Science and Machine Learning
Identify optimal algorithms, statistical techniques and/or GenAI architecture suitable for the business problem at hand
Work in cross-functional teams to develop ML/data science products, including GenAI applications
Apply best-in-breed data science techniques including descriptive, predictive, and machine learning methods from design to implementation
Focus on feature engineering, model training, model evaluation, and prompt engineering for LLMs
GenAI & Agentic AI Development
Design, develop, and deploy GenAI solutions including AI agents, chatbots, and autonomous systems that solve complex business problems
Research and pilot the latest GenAI technologies, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) techniques, and agentic frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI etc.)
Implement AI bots/agents with advanced reasoning capabilities and tool use patterns
Work with vector databases and embedding models to build intelligent information retrieval systems
Technical Leadership & Collaboration
Break down broader data science development milestones into actionable goals, activities, and work plans
Create and maintain technical design artifacts describing application functionality, data models, interfaces, and integrations
Champion continuous improvement and foster innovation within the analytics communi
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field, or equivalent experience

- 5+ years’ experience in developing and implementing data science techniques




- Proficient in Python for data science and GenAI application development
- Experience with writing complex SQL and PySpark queries to extract and integrate data from multiple database sources
- Proficiency in machine learning including supervised and unsupervised models
- Demonstrated experience in data transformation, data manipulation, and working with structured vs. unstructured data
- Hands-on expertise with GenAI frameworks and LLM APIs with experience developing AI bots/agents with reasoning and tool-use capabilities
- Solid understanding of RAG techniques, prompt engineering, and fine-tuning methodologies and familiarity with vector databases and embedding models
- Experience with chatbot development concepts and conversational AI design
- Exceptional communication skills to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to work on multiple projects in parallel while managing constantly changing deadlines and priorities
- Proven ability to mentor and guide junior data scientists and data engineers
- Experience with AWS services including SageMaker, Lambda, Bedrock, and other AI/ML services

Experience with data warehousing, pipelines, and big data technologies such as AWS Glue for ETL, Glue Catalog, Glue Data Quality, and AWS Step Functions.
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We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.

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