Assistant Scientist

We are looking for an accomplished Staff Applied Scientist to join the Library team within ProductOrg, leading the design and delivery of ML-driven capabilities that power the heart of Loopio’s platform. This role is central to advancing how we retrieve content, generate high-quality and personalized answers, and enable intelligent agent workflows that transform customer efficiency and outcomes.

As a Staff-level leader, you will not only solve complex technical problems but also mentor senior talent, influence product direction, and set best practices for applied ML across the organization.

Advanced Modeling & Applied Science
Lead research-to-production efforts in NLP, LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), multi-agent reasoning, and knowledge graph–driven solutions.
Architect and deploy advanced ML models, including LLM fine-tuning, reasoning agents, and context-aware generation pipelines.
Explore and adapt state-of-the-art research into production-ready prototypes, ensuring solutions are both innovative and practical.
Build intelligent workflows that combine agentic planning, tool orchestration, and continuous feedback loops to improve automation, personalization, and accuracy.
Own the scope, architecture, and delivery of scalable ML systems that support high-performance content retrieval and personalized answer generation.
Build reliable services by combining strong software engineering fundamentals (Python, APIs, distributed systems) with modern ML frameworks.
Ensure ML systems are production-ready, balancing cutting-edge research with scalability, maintainability, and performance.
Drive end-to-end project plans for modeling initiatives, establish milestones, and ensure high-quality, timely delivery.
Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Design teams to integrate ML capabilities into user-facing workflows, validate outcomes, and deliver measurable customer value.
Mentor senior engineers and data scientists, building depth in applied ML, NLP, and AI system design.
Represent the ML/AI function in company-wide forums, shaping best practices, technical direction, and long-term roadmap priorities.

Proven Expertise in Machine Learning, Language Models, and NLP
~Strong grounding in experimental design, evaluation methods, and advanced modeling techniques.

Technical Leadership and Mentorship
Experience mentoring senior engineers and data scientists, fostering technical rigor and scientific excellence.
System Design, Scalability, and Software Engineering Rigor
Strong fundamentals in Python, ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow), and distributed computing (Spark, Databricks, Ray).
Proven ability to partner with Product, Engineering, and Design leaders to translate technical opportunities into customer value.
Loopio is a remote-first workplace because we recognize the advantages of working flexibly. We are HQ’d in Canada, with established hub regions around the world where we hire from.
The majority of our team is based in ON and BC, which means these employees live and work remotely within a 300km radius of Toronto (within Ontario) and Vancouver (Within BC).
We offer flexible co-working locations available to Loopers in ON and BC. with core sync hours and focus time for headsdown work during the workday
Your manager supports your development by providing ongoing feedback and regular 1-on-1s, we leverage Lattice for our 1:1s and performance conversations
You will have the opportunity to elevate your craft and the opportunity to explore your creativity, with a dedicated professional mastery allowance for more learning support! We’ll set you up to work remotely with a MacBook laptop , a monthly phone and internet subsidy, and a work-from-home budget to help get your home office all set up.
You’ll be joining a supportive culture that has thoughtfully built out opportunities for connections in a remote first environment.
We understand that a resume can only showcase so much during the applicant stage, so we've created prompts in the application for you to share more about yourself. AI in Recruitment At Loopio, we leverage artificial intelligence (AI) technology to enhance our recruitment process. These tools assist with tasks such as resume screening, drafting preliminary job descriptions, generating initial interview questions, transcription and occasionally sourcing prospective candidates. our use of AI serves to support repetitive and administrative tasks in order to streamline our hiring and recruitment workflows. We continuously review and refine our hiring practices to align with industry best practices and evolving legal guidelines

Loopio is an equal opportunity employer that is deeply committed to building equitable workplaces that are diverse and inclusive. com ) should you require accommodations at any point during our virtual interview processes.