Canada Project Leader II/Data Scientist (Professional) (contract)

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This role is for a Canada Project Leader II/Data Scientist, offering a 12-month remote contract. Requires a PhD with 2+ years or a Master’s with 4+ years in analytics, strong Python skills, and experience in AI/ML modeling.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
Unknown
💰 - Day rate
Unknown
Unknown
🗓️ - Date discovered
April 18, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
More than 6 months
🏝️ - Location type
Remote
📄 - Contract type
Unknown
🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
📍 - Location detailed
California
🧠 - Skills detailed
#Storytelling #Alteryx #GCP (Google Cloud Platform) #Version Control #Cloud #Spark (Apache Spark) #Plotly #Tableau #Databases #Supervised Learning #Data Science #Dataiku #Snowflake #GIT #Unsupervised Learning #Time Series #Python #Microsoft Power BI #BI (Business Intelligence) #Agile #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Visualization #Datasets #ML (Machine Learning) #Apache Spark #R #Scala #SQL (Structured Query Language) #Deep Learning #NoSQL #Reinforcement Learning #AI (Artificial Intelligence) #Databricks
Role description

Sanofi's contingent workforce program, FLEXT Direct, is seeking a REMOTE Data Scientist for a 12 month contract

REMOTE

 Internal Title: Data Scientist

 Location: EST timezone (required)

 Experience Level:

PhD with 2+ years analytical experience OR

  Master’s with 4+ years analytical experience

Commitment: Full-time only, no conflicting employment

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 Key Responsibilities & Requirements:

Hands-on GenAI/ML modeling with complex datasets; strong theoretical foundation in AI/ML

  Expertise in:

o Supervised/unsupervised learning

 o Deep learning, reinforcement learning, federated learning

 o Time series analysis, optimization, Generative AI

Strong Python coding (functions, classes); production-ready software development

  Experience developing and deploying code in agile, AI product-focused teams

  Comfortable working in cloud/HPC environments (AWS, GCP, Databricks, Apache Spark)

  Experience with CI/CD, orchestration for AI/ML (Machine Learning) pipeline development

  Proficient with:

o Python (required), R (nice to have), Scala (bonus)

 o SQL/NoSQL, Snowflake, cloud databases

Excellent communication, data visualization, and storytelling skills

  Skilled in simplifying technical concepts for business stakeholders

  Team-oriented with ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced environments

  Familiarity with Tableau, Power BI, Plotly, Git/version control, APIs

Required:

Experience with CI/CD, orchestration for AI/ML (Machine Learning) pipeline development

  Python (required)

  Minimum 2-4 years of experience depending on education level (refer to JD) - experience is not required in pharma/ biotech, will consider other industries, Google, etc.

  Nice to have/ Preferred Skills:

  Proficiency in R or Scala

o Experience in life sciences or healthcare

 o Experience in global, complex organizations

 o Exposure to tools like DataRobot, Dataiku, Alteryx