Manulife

DataScientist

$94–94k Toronto, Ontario, Canada FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Data Scientist at Manulife. Skills: GenAI, Data Engineering, Applied Data Science. Own end-to-end data operations lifecycle. Translate complex data into context”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Translate complex data into context for humans and AI applications; Design, evaluate, deploy, and continuously improve GenAI systems; Conduct LLM red-teaming, bias detection, and alignment build automated evaluation frameworks and develop measurement/feedback loops.; Develop and implement ML models (traditional + GenAI) and design/execute experiments to validate, optimize, and scale solutions.; Improve modeling outcomes (including sparse/rare-event problems).

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or equivalent practical experience., 2+ years of relevant experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or BI/analytics roles supporting AI/ML or advanced analytics., Advanced experience with data transformation and modeling for analyticsI and ML feature readiness., understanding of relational databases and data modeling concepts., Working knowledge of distributed computing concepts/tools., Advanced experience with data visualization tools, Ability to explore and mine large structured and unstructured datasets using a systematic approach., Familiarity with statistics and common analytical techniques (e. g. , regression, clustering, PCA, decision trees, survival analysis)., Basic understanding of machine learning algorithms and familiarity with common AI/ML toolkits., Hands-on experience with RAG, embeddings, semantic search, and vector databases (e. g. , FAISS, MongoDB, Neo4j) and/or graph-based analytics., Knowledge of GenAI frameworks such as LangChain, Semantic Kernel, and agent frameworks (e. g. , Autogen / LangGraph / CrewAI-style tools).

Nice to Have

Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in a quantitative field or equivalent depth through impactful publications or research contributions are a plus., programming skills in advanced SQL Java experience is asset.

What You'll Do.

Own end-to-end data operations lifecycle

Translate complex data into context

Implement durable processes

Shape data foundation for trustworthiness

Conduct LLM red-teaming

Develop and implement ML models

Contribute to fine-tuning pipelines

Partner with subject matter experts

maintain ETL/ELT pipelines

Create and manage tables/schemas

Productionize pipelines and datasets

Collaborate to integrate data science solutions

Deliver ad-hoc analysis

Define metrics and acquire data

Build dashboards and reporting assets

Help design scalable operating processes

Partner with Data Engineers

Communicate technical topics

Build internal network

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partnering with engineering and data science; Collaborate with internal/external engineers and data scientists; Partner with Data Engineers, ML Engineers, BI, IT, and business; Participate in code/model reviews; Partner with subject matter experts; Communicate results and recommendations to peers and stakeholders; Leverage senior peers

Communication Scope

Communicate moderately complex technical and analytical topics to senior team members and business partners.

Process & Methodology

Agile delivery

Full Job Description

We’re building AI products that move from promising prototypes to reliable, production-grade systems with measurable business impact. This role blends LLM application engineering, applied data science, and data engineering fundamentals. You will own the end-to-end data operations lifecycle: sourcing and understanding data, designing scalable pipelines, enabling analytics and model development, and partnering with engineering and data science to productionize solutions. You will translate complex data into context for humans and AI applications, implement durable processes. You’ll design, evaluate, deploy, and continuously improve GenAI systems (RAG, agentic workflows, model fine-tuning) while helping shape the data foundation that makes them trustworthy at scale. **Position Responsibilities:** * Design, evaluate, and deploy RAG pipelines, agentic systems, and chat interfaces, including advanced retrieval methods and modular designs. * Conduct LLM red-teaming, bias detection, and alignment testing; build automated evaluation frameworks and develop measurement/feedback loops. * GenAI engineering in the Azure ecosystem: integrate and test LLMs using OpenAI APIs, Azure AI Services, Azure AI Search/Cognitive Search, Azure ML, Databricks, and (where applicable) AKS/Kubernetes. * Develop and implement ML models (traditional + GenAI) and design/execute experiments to validate, optimize, and scale solutions. * Contribute to fine-tuning and pre-training pipelines for domain use cases; use synthetic data generation and creative data sourcing to improve modeling outcomes (including sparse/rare-event problems). **Data acquisition & domain understanding** * Identify, evaluate, and obtain access to internal and external data sources with minimal guidance. * Partner with subject matter experts to understand data definitions, quality, lineage, and business context. * Document datasets using standard templates (metadata, assumptions, refresh cadence, known issues) and present finding

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