Senior Data Scientist

Your Role

As a Senior Data Scientist you will build artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions for Global Relay’s customers. You will work on large electronic communication archives to classify and understand communication content, and will have opportunities to work in machine translation, transcription, natural language processing, large language models, and generative AI.

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

• 5+ years of experience 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.
• Proficiency in Python and Bash.
• Experience with common machine learning libraries such as PyTorch, Scikit‑learn, Tensor Flow, and TensorRT.
• Experience mentoring junior and intermediate data scientists.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

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

Global Relay advertises the pay range for this role in compliance with British Columbia’s pay transparency laws. Individual pay rates are determined by evaluating factors such as expertise, skills, education, and professional background.

British Columbia – Base salary range: $120,000 – $130,000 CAD

• Comprehensive extended health benefits program, including virtual healthcare and a wellness allowance.
• Annual allotted vacation days that increase based on tenure.
• Paid sick days, maternity/parental enhancement program, bonus, and an RRSP contribution matching program.
• For Vancouver‑based employees, a subsidized meal program.

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.