About the role

  • Machine Learning Scientist developing innovative machine learning solutions, mentoring junior team members at Amii in Edmonton. Leading applied ML projects and supporting clients in AI adoption.

Responsibilities

  • Work with Amii clients to advance their ML projects and capabilities
  • Serve as a subject matter expert to guide and support organizational initiatives
  • Support the advancement of ML research and development in both industry and academia
  • Mentor junior team members to help them achieve their goals and advance their professional growth
  • Leads regular client meetings to understand their machine learning objectives and provides tailored technical guidance to support project development
  • Bridges the gap between fundamental ML techniques and business applications, providing scientific insight into technical projects and leading the technical and scientific direction
  • Supports the implementation of exploratory data analysis and machine learning modelling techniques
  • Conducts client discovery sessions to understand and evaluate potential projects and to determine specific needs and requirements
  • Coaches clients to efficiently extract insights and make informed decisions
  • Writes and reviews technical reports and code
  • Develops and nurtures strong relationships with clients through effective communication and scientific excellence
  • Incorporates client feedback to enhance delivery and ensure client success
  • Establishes themselves firmly as a trusted subject matter expert in reinforcement learning as well as potential other domains
  • Coaches junior staff through the model-building process, providing expertise and support
  • Mentors junior team members on career development and progression, drawing lessons for coaching opportunities
  • Encourages a collaborative work environment by facilitating teamwork and the exchange of ideas among team members
  • Identifies and addresses knowledge gaps, providing solutions or resources to bridge them
  • Ensures the Principled AI Framework is integrated into all projects, promoting ethical AI development and usage
  • Translates academic research into practical applications, applied research and industry solutions
  • Conducts research in leading-edge methods in various AI domains, such as reinforcement learning (RL), computer vision (CV), natural language processing (NLP) and large language models (LLMs)
  • Transfers knowledge across domains and industries, building a strong technical repertoire to bring to new problems
  • Prepares manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals
  • Supports fundamental research in AI through applied research projects and the development of research topics
  • Provides supervision to junior team members by overseeing and refining their work, and managing approval processes
  • Mentors direct reports on career development and progression, drawing lessons for coaching opportunities
  • Fosters a collaborative work environment by facilitating teamwork and the exchange of ideas among team members
  • Encourages and maintains a problem-solving approach to work while acting as a coach and collaborator
  • Identifies and addresses knowledge gaps, providing solutions or resources to bridge them
  • Functions as a point of escalation for addressing challenges and facilitating the resolution of problems

Requirements

  • Masters or PhD in Computer Science with a specialization in Machine Learning or related scientific field with relevant applied experience in Machine Learning
  • 2+ years experience developing, training, and evaluating machine learning models in an industrial setting
  • Experience and expertise with Reinforcement Learning as demonstrated with academic projects and/or industrial application
  • 1+ years experience in a leadership capacity in industry or academic setting (nice to have)
  • Proficient in Python, experience in other programming languages i.e. Java or SQL (nice to have)
  • Proficient with machine learning tools and frameworks such as Scikit-learn, Pytorch/Tensorflow, Pandas, Optuna, Wandb, lightgbm/XGBoost, and SciPy
  • Publication record in peer-reviewed academic conferences or relevant journals
  • Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences
  • Thorough understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of a range of ML techniques across supervised learning, unsupervised learning, and reinforcement learning
  • Experience leveraging cloud based tools for ML model building and deployment

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation, including paid time off and flexible health benefits
  • Participate in professional development activities
  • Gain access to the Amii community and events
  • A professional yet casual work environment that encourages the growth and development of your skills
  • A chance to learn from amazing teammates who support one another to succeed

Job title

Machine Learning Scientist

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

Location requirements

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