Data Scientist

About the role

We’re looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join our growing team!

Responsibilities

• Design and develop end-to-end AI solutions for real business cases with a product mindset and measurable impact.
• Lead AI projects across exploration, implementation, testing, and monitoring, de-risking ambiguous problem spaces.
• Translate complex, unstructured data into actionable insights; define hypotheses, success metrics, and iterate based on results.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand needs and convert them into scalable technical solutions.
• Collaborate with data scientists, business SMEs, developers, designers, in a cross-functional team to build AI solutions in AWS.
• Act as a technical lead and reference for data science team.
• Use analytics to understand software usage patterns and give recommendations on improvements.
• Coach and mentor junior members of the team.
• Lead and enforce data science best practices: coding, peer-review, experimentation and testing.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline (computer science, mathematics, AI, engineering, or a related field), or any combination of equivalent education and experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in data science applications and product development, with a strong focus on NLP and machine learning.
• Strong communication, leadership, mentorship, and AI project management skills; proven experience guiding junior team members and influencing cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), integrating with APIs, evaluation techniques, prompt engineering, and applying agentic system patterns (planning, tool‑use/function calling, orchestration, and guardrails).
• Experience with developing, deploying, and maintaining software in cloud environments (strong preference for AWS); familiarity with building reliable LLM/NLP pipelines in production.
• Multi‑platform production experience with Python, GitHub, AWS, and CI/CD tools.
• Expert‑level understanding of the underlying theory of machine learning and modern NLP/LLM techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to structure and execute work in ambiguous problem spaces, defining hypotheses, success metrics, and iterating toward outcomes.
• Product mindset with a track record of translating insights into user and business impact; proactive self‑starter who identifies opportunities and takes initiative end‑to‑end.
• Ability to collaborate with others and to coach junior members of staff; strong stakeholder communication across diverse backgrounds.
• Enthusiasm for teamwork and ability to communicate with colleagues of diverse backgrounds.
• No Canadian work experience required; however, must be eligible to work in Canada.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model.
• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year.
• Multiple benefits to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine and a wellness account.
• Share plan & savings: up to 12% of salary with additional opportunities for guaranteed income for life.
• Salary range: $118,700 – $145,100.
• Annual bonus target: 12% of base salary, with potential payout up to double the target based on personal and company performance.
• Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – Intact matches 50% of your net shares.
• Pension offering with guaranteed income for life via the defined benefit pension plan.

Equal Opportunity Employment

We are an equal opportunity employer.

At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.

We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity‑deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.

We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.

We do not provide sponsorship or other support for immigration‑related matters including, but not limited to, employer‑specific closed work permits. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada from the anticipated start date and throughout their employment and are solely responsible for maintaining their work eligibility.