Data Scientist
Core
Data Scientist supporting Canadian business units to accelerate the growth and application of advanced analytics and machine learning to drive business value.
Role type
Data Scientist (IC)
Builds
ML/data science products and analytics use cases (via careerplan.io/jobs/JR00128241-data-scientist-at-sunlife)
Domain
Insurance / Financial Services
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, SQL, PySpark, AWS SageMaker, supervised/unsupervised ML, feature engineering, model training, hypothesis testing, causal inference
Preferred skills
GenAI frameworks, LLM APIs, RAG techniques, prompt engineering, vector databases, Docker, CI/CD
Technologies
Python, PySpark, AWS (SageMaker, Lambda, Glue, Step Functions), SQL
Responsibilities
Translate business goals into analytical problems and identify optimal algorithms; Develop ML/data science products in cross-functional teams; Apply descriptive, predictive, and machine learning methods from design to implementation; Focus on feature engineering, model training, and model evaluation; Use AWS services for AI/ML and big data pipelines; Break down development milestones into actionable goals; Create technical design artifacts; Engage with stakeholders to present findings and recommendations.
