Lead Data Scientist
Very
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇨🇦 Canada
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💰 CA$164,000 - CA$173,500 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
AWSLinuxPythonPyTorchScikit-LearnTensorflowTerraform
About the role
- Work with stakeholders (clients, sales, engineers & designers) to define Statements of Work (SoW)
- Communicate how Very can deliver value to the client
- Estimate quantity of work required to unlock this value for complex, multi-disciplinary projects
- Identify related assumptions, risks and dependencies
- Take ownership of the data science components and related systems to ensure project success
- Architect, build and deploy reliable end-to-end data and ML pipelines into production
- Ensure the highest level of testing across the full data pipeline and operating envelope
- Execute and document all algorithm verification testing for certification
- Build strong relationships with clients and understand their perspective
- Guide clients through the data science value chain
- Facilitate complex conversations to achieve alignment to drive positive outcomes
- Continue to expand and evolve the Data Solutions (DS) practice at Very
- Provide technical guidance to DS and non-DS team members
- Pairs with senior team members to develop their skills and deliver on projects
- Continually learn, share and refine your DS skills and knowledge
- Establish and enact DataOps and MLOps best practices
- Take on the responsibility of Technical Lead on complex multi-disciplinary projects
- Build reliable product roadmaps with technical implementation strategies
- Monitor and optimize the technical implementation and coordination of the project
- Identify and mitigate risks and seek assistance when required
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Data Science related field
- 5+ years of related experience
- Deployed statistical, ML or other analytical models to production on AWS
- Performed real-time signal processing
- Lead teams with hardware and software engineers
- Worked directly with clients and partnered with sales and client success teams to secure new work
- Partnered with client success and senior executives ensure the success of current and future projects
- Strong written and spoken communication skills in English
- Expert-level Python development skills related to Data Science including SciPy Stack, Scikit-learn, Tensorflow or PyTorch
- Automated testing, code coverage, model building & evaluation
- GitHub CI/CD best practices including GitHub Actions and Terraform or CloudFormation
- Experience developing, compiling and deploying C, C++ or Embedded C software
- Proficient developing in Linux including and light administration
Benefits
- Group RRSP match (Employer contributes 4% of your annual income)
- Extended healthcare, dental, and vision insurance
- $150 USD/mo cell/internet stipend
- $600 USD/yr home office equipment stipend
- Continuing education stipend ($2,500 USD/yr after one year)
- Loaned MacBook Pro and other necessary equipment
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Hard skills
data sciencemachine learningstatistical modelsreal-time signal processingPythonSciPy StackScikit-learnTensorFlowPyTorchC++
Soft skills
communicationstakeholder managementteam leadershiprelationship buildingproblem-solvingtechnical guidancecollaborationalignment facilitationcontinuous learningmentorship
Certifications
Master’s degree in Data Science