Toronto, Ontario, Canada

TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods is hiring a Data Scientist

Responsibilities

  • Use classical machine learning, natural language processing, and large language models to interpret unstructured text such as notes and transcripts.
  • Create models for identifying topics, categorizing content, detecting sentiment, extracting entities, and recognizing errors in textual data.
  • Build rigorous evaluation systems using metrics like precision, recall, and F1 score, and perform repeated error analysis to enhance model accuracy and dependability.
  • Design and implement applications powered by large language models to support technical staff in their workflows.
  • Apply effective prompt engineering strategies including Chain-of-Thought reasoning, few-shot examples, and structured output formatting.
  • Utilize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to improve response quality by grounding outputs in external knowledge sources.
  • Develop agentic systems capable of tool interaction, multi-step reasoning, API orchestration, and maintaining state across operations.
  • Integrate safeguards, validation checks, and techniques to reduce hallucinations in generative AI outputs.
  • Design, build, and release scalable APIs, applications, and automated processes driven by artificial intelligence.
  • Make informed architectural decisions that balance speed, cost, efficiency, stability, and long-term maintenance requirements.
  • Construct modular and sustainable systems that integrate smoothly with enterprise data platforms and operational tools.
  • Set up continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines to automate software delivery.
  • Manage cloud infrastructure through Infrastructure as Code, containerize services, and deploy on Kubernetes clusters.
  • Implement monitoring, logging, version control, and rollback mechanisms to ensure system resilience and visibility at scale.
  • Collaborate with engineering, operations, and business teams to convert real-world problems into practical AI solutions.
  • Document system designs, decisions, and key insights clearly and consistently.
  • Guide and support team members in advancing technical capabilities and fostering a culture of high engineering standards.
Required Skills
PythonPytorchTensorFlowscikit-learnREST APIsSQLDockerKubernetesCI/CDGCPMachine LearningNLPRAG
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TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods
Leverages world-leading technology and innovation to create better producer-to-consumer outcomes by creating a unified, trusted and sustainable software value chain. Delivers digital solutions and data insights that connect global supply chains, improving the safety, quality and sustainability of food and consumer goods.
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Job Details
Department Data and Analytics
Category data
Posted 3 months ago