Senior Data Scientist

As a Senior Data Scientist you will be building artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions for Global Relay’s customers. Our solutions are developed by small, focused agile teams of data scientist and developers. You will be applying a wide variety of models to very large electronic communication archives in order to classify and understand communication content. You’ll have the opportunity to work in machine translation, transcription, natural language processing, large language models, and/or generative AI. You also get to tackle interesting and engaging problems related to scalability and high availability in big data environments.

This is an opportunity to work alongside some of the best data scientist in Vancouver and apply your craft in an environment that encourages creative thinking and collaboration.

Your job:

Work closely with other data scientists and developers in building and deploying various machine learning models.
Execute all steps in the data science process from understanding business requirements to deploying models.
Produce reports detailing model performance.
Participate in design review, code review, sprint planning, and other Agile artifacts.
Collaborate with Product Management on user story generation and refinement.
Contribute to knowledge sharing activities with colleagues.
Take initiative to identify and solve important problems, coordinating with others on cross-cutting technical issues.
Mentor junior and intermediate data scientist via pairing and reviews.
Instill a spirit of continuous improvement in the team’s code, architecture, and processes.

About you:

5+ years of experience with solving machine learning problems.
BSc in a STEM or Linguistics subject or equivalent work experience.
Experience working with very large data sets in an enterprise-wide application environment.
Python and Bash experience.
Knowledge of common machine learning libraries such as: PyTorch, Sklearn, TensorFlow, TensorRT and others.
Experience mentoring junior and intermediate data scientists.
Strong organizational and communication skills.

Nice-to-haves:

MSc in a STEM or Linguistics subject (considered 1 additional year of experience).
PhD in a STEM or Linguistics subject (considered 2 additional year of experience).
Data collection and cleaning experience.
Data engineering skills.
Experience with:Acoustic or language models for speech recognition.
Natural language processing models.
Large language models.
Kubernetes and micro services.
Working in an agile development environment.
 

Compensation:
Global Relay advertises the pay range for this role in accordance with the pay transparency laws of the province of British Columbia. In addition to the annual base salary (range listed below), compensation for this role also includes a corporate bonus, extended health benefits, and RRSP Matching, and (for applicable Sales roles) an enticing commission structure.

British Columbia – Base Salary Range:$120,000—$130,000 CAD

What you can expect:

At Global Relay, there’s no ceiling to what you can achieve. It’s the land of opportunity for the energetic, the intelligent, the driven. You’ll receive the mentoring, coaching, and support you need to reach your career goals. You’ll be part of a culture that breeds creativity and rewards perseverance and hard work. And you’ll be working alongside smart, talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with complementary knowledge and skills.

Global Relay is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We seek to ensure reasonable adjustments, accommodations, and personal time are tailored to meet the unique needs of every individual.

We understand flexible work arrangements are important, and we encourage that in our work culture. Whether it’s flexibility around work hours, workstyle, or lifestyle, we want to ensure our employees have a healthy work/life balance. We support and value a hybrid work model that blends collaboration with the team in the office and focus time from the comfort of your home.

To learn more about our business, culture, and community involvement, visit www.globalrelay.com.