Ontario Teachers
Data Scientist
Toronto, Canada
Sponsorship not specified$105k-$155kDetected 31 days ago
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About the role
- We are seeking a talented and driven Data Scientist to join our team.
- If you are passionate about solving challenging problems and thrive in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and evaluate AI-enabled solutions using large language models, generative AI, retrieval-augmented generation, embeddings, vector search, prompt engineering, and model orchestration frameworks
- Implement best practices in LLM-based engineering, including RAG frameworks, evaluation approaches, guardrails, monitoring, and continuous improvement
- Contribute to building and promoting best practices across the team by sharing knowledge, reusable patterns, and lessons learned
- Collaborate with team members on research, analysis, experimentation, and idea generation, while progressively developing independent insights
- Build strong partnerships with business stakeholders, particularly within Private Markets, to drive impactful data-driven, AI-enabled, and optimization-based solutions
- Support the delivery of key reports, analytics, models, visualizations, prototypes, and decision-support tools aligned with business priorities.
- We take pride in ensuring that the people we hire and the culture we create, reflect and embrace diversity of thought, background and experience.
- We are building an inclusive and equitable workplace where our talent is respected, accepted and empowered to be themselves.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline.
- Experience or strong familiarity with large language models, generative AI, retrieval-augmented generation, embeddings, vector databases, prompt engineering, and LLM evaluation
- Experience in both on-premise and cloud computing environments
- Experience analyzing large sets of data for patterns and correlations using visualization tools
- Ability to quickly learn and adopt new technologies, tools, and approaches
- Ability to independently research potential solutions from industry, open-source, vendor, and academic resources
- Previous experience in investments, capital markets, private equity, or private markets is an asset.
Skills
- The Data Scientist also participates in data science practices and capability development at OTPP.
- Who you'll work with
Compensation
- The opportunity to invest back into the fund through our Deferred Incentive Program
Benefits
- Actively participate in the end-to-end machine learning and AI development lifecycle, from experimentation and prototyping to deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement
- Stay up to date with emerging technologies, industry trends, and advancements in AI, machine learning, optimization, and data science
- Comprehensive employer paid benefits coverage
- Retirement income through a defined benefit pension plan
- Competitive time off
- Our Flexible Travel Program gives you the option to work abroad in another region/country for up to a month each year
- To learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, check out Life at Teachers'.
- Accommodations are available upon request (peopleandculture@otpp.com) for candidates with a disability taking part in the recruitment process and once hired.
Company info
- The opportunity
- The successful candidate will work with
- You may be invited to complete a pre-recorded digital interview as part of your application.
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