Junior Data Scientist

Job Title: Junior Data Scientist

Employment Type: Contract

Duration: 12 months

Location: Toronto

Ideal Rate: $50- $55 (Based on Experience)

Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week, including Thursday

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 0–3 years of relevant experience, including internships, academic projects, or professional experience.
• Strong Python programming skills for data analysis and machine learning.
• Understanding of supervised and unsupervised machine learning concepts.
• Knowledge of SQL and data extraction and manipulation.
• Familiarity with data science libraries, statistical methods, and model evaluation techniques.
• Understanding of structured and unstructured data.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and learning abilities.

Nice to Have

• Academic, internship, or personal projects involving machine learning or data science.
• Exposure to Generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, or chatbot development.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, or CrewAI.
• Exposure to PySpark, APIs, or cloud technologies.
• Familiarity with AWS AI/ML services such as SageMaker or Bedrock.

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