Senior Data Scientist

Bring us your passion for digital or data analytics, and we’ll put you to work on exciting initiatives that answer the challenge: "How can we do that better?” Working with a dedicated team of energetic, forward-thinking innovators, you’ll stretch your imagination and sharpen your skills on the leading-edge projects that are keeping Sun Life Financial ahead of the curve. You want more than a job; you want a career - a career with a company that encourages learning and personal growth. You want to be “one of the best”.

Job Description:

Role Summary:

Within Sun Life's Corporate IT team, we're seeking a Senior Data Scientist with strong GenAI expertise to join our mission of transforming how we apply data, analytics, and artificial intelligence to support Sun Life's client-centric approach. As a key member of the Data team, you'll accelerate the growth and application of analytics and generative AI in driving business value across our organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engage with business stakeholders to translate business goals into analytical problems and AI solutions
• Develop AI/ML data science products, with a focus on generative AI systems and large language models (LLMs)
• Apply advanced data science techniques, including descriptive, predictive, and machine learning methods
• Design and implement generative AI solutions that create human-like content and solve complex problems autonomously
• Optimize AI performance and address ethical considerations in AI development - Provide guidance on feature engineering, model training, and evaluation
• Make data-driven business recommendations and present findings to various stakeholders - Contribute to and help grow the data science and AI community at Sun Life

Required Qualifications:

• BSc/M.S. in a statistical, mathematical, or technical field (e.g., computer science) or equivalent experience
• 3+ years experience in developing and implementing data science techniques
• 3+ years experience in developing generative AI systems, working with LLMs, and optimizing AI performance - Proficiency in SQL and statistical programming languages (e.g., Python)
• Experience with AWS services, including SageMaker - Expertise in machine learning, including supervised and unsupervised models
• Experience with data transformation, manipulation, and working with structured/unstructured data
• Knowledge of technologies like Hadoop, HDFS, Hive, HBase, and Spark - Strong communication and storytelling skills for insights presentation
• Ability to manage multiple projects and guide junior team members

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in life insurance, wealth management, or other financial services
• Familiarity with Agile delivery models
• Experience deploying production-grade models in cloud infrastructure
• Knowledge of ethical AI practices and staying current with evolving GenAI technologies

At Sun Life, we value fierce curiosity, an inquisitive mind, and a passion for solving complex problems. The ideal candidate will continuously update their knowledge of data science and AI state-of-the-art techniques.

Note: As a condition of the role, the successful candidate must obtain a Government of Canada Reliability Status security clearance through Sun Life.

Join us in leveraging cutting-edge data science and generative AI to drive innovation and deliver value to our clients!

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted.  It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you! Several work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary Range:

90,000/90 000 - 140,000/140 000

Job Category:

IT - Technology Services

Posting End Date:

27/11/2025