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Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do.\nAt Sun Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful.\nWhen you join Sun Life, you'll work with passionate colleagues and empowering leaders who support your growth and celebrate your contributions, so you can make a meaningful difference in our Clients' lives.\nDiscover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.\nJob Description:\nPlease Note: This is a 16 month contract role\nRole Summary\nWithin Sun Life, the Data and Analytics COE comprised of savvy and intellectually curious professionals who are on a mission to transform how we apply data and analytics to support Sun Life becoming client centric. An integral part of the Data and Analytics COE organization, the Data Science COE supports Canadian business units in their journey to leverage data and analytics as a foundational pillar in delivering business value.\nReporting to theDirector, Data Science, as a Senior Data Scientist you will focus on supporting Canadian business units in accelerating the growth and application of advanced analytics in driving value. The senior data scientist will leverage practical experience in applying varied data science techniques & offering advice/inputs to help with the design, development and implementation of analytics use cases.\nSun Life views success in this role in demonstration of these key attributes:\nFierce curiosity. You are drawn to discovering and leveraging new data and taking on challenging business puzzles. An inquisitive mind. Driven to ask questions to help lead projects to commercial value and not being afraid that the innovation attempts can and will lead to failing. A passion for solving problems. The most successful data scientists’ solution for what the right data to use, they solve using the most suitable (not most advanced) algorithms for the problem at hand and figure out how to execute and deliver with highest efficiency. Technical skills in both data and computer science. There are 3 core technical skills we look for: in-depth coding knowledge of an analytical tool(s) (i.e., Python); data science techniques and concepts; working with structured data and unstructured data. Thirst for learning. You are a data scientist who is constantly updating their knowledge of data science state-of-the-art.\nWhat you will do:\nData Science and Machine Learning\nTranslate business goals into analytical problems; Identify optimal algorithms, statistical techniques and/or GenAI architecture suitable for the business problem at hand \nWork in cross-functional teams to develop ML/data science products, including GenAI applications \nApply best-in-breed data science techniques including descriptive, predictive, and machine learning methods from design to implementation \nFocus on feature engineering, model training, model evaluation, and prompt engineering for LLMs \nGenAI & Agentic AI Development\nDesign, develop, and deploy GenAI solutions including AI agents, chatbots, and autonomous systems that solve complex business problems \nResearch and pilot the latest GenAI technologies, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) techniques, and agentic frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI etc.) \nImplement AI bots/agents with advanced reasoning capabilities and tool use patterns \nWork with vector databases and embedding models to build intelligent information retrieval systems \nTechnical Leadership & Collaboration\nBreak down broader data science development milestones into actionable goals, activities, and work plans \nCreate and maintain technical design artifacts describing application functionality, data models, interfaces, and integrations \nEngage and negotiate with stakeholders, make business recommendations with effective presentations of findings at multiple levels of stakeholders \nChampion continuous improvement and foster innovation within the analytics community \nWhat you need to succeed:\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field, or equivalent experience \n5+ years experience in developing and implementing data science techniques \nProficient in Python for data science and GenAI application development \nExperience with writing complex SQL and PySpark queries to extract and integrate data from multiple database sources \nProficiency in machine learning including supervised and unsupervised models \nDemonstrated experience in data transformation, data manipulation, and working with structured vs. unstructured data \nStrong understanding of APIs, microservices architecture, and cloud-native development \nHands-on expertise with GenAI frameworks and LLM APIs with experience developing AI bots/agents with reasoning and tool-use capabilities \nStrong understanding of RAG techniques, prompt engineering, and fine-tuning methodologies and familiarity with vector databases and embedding models \nExperience with chatbot development concepts and conversational AI design \nExceptional communication skills to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders \nEffective and concise oral and written storytelling and insights communication skills \nAbility to work on multiple projects in parallel while managing constantly changing deadlines and priorities \nProven ability to mentor and guide junior data scientists and data engineers \nStrong problem-solving abilities and analytical skills with keen attention to detail \nWhat would be nice to have?\nExperience with AWS services including SageMaker, Lambda, Bedrock, and other AI/ML services \nExperience with data warehousing, pipelines, and big data technologies such as AWS Glue for ETL, Glue Catalog, Glue Data Quality, and AWS Step Functions. \nUnique Requirements:\nThis role requires Reliability Status Clearance. In addition to a law enforcement inquiry and a credit check, as part of your application, the Government of Canada will ask if you lived or travelled outside of Canada for 6-consecutive months during the last 5 years, and you must account for all activities during this time. Important: Obtaining Reliability Status Clearance within a reasonable amount of time is a condition required to start employment for this role at Sun Life.\nMust be able to satisfactorily complete applicable background checks prior to the start date and during employment, in accordance with Sun Life’s policies and practices.\nWhat’s in it for you:\nWe’re honoured to be recognized as a 2026 Best Workplaces in Canada by Great Place to Work® Canada.\nWe are thrilled to be recognized by Excellence Canada with their top-level certification, the Canada Order of Excellence for Mental Health at Work®, for prioritizing employee well-being, fostering a positive work culture, and achieving excellence in mental health.\nWellness programs that support the three pillars of your health - mental, physical, and financial\nThe opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential.\nAs a hybrid organization, you and your leader use business and Client needs to choose where you work, at home or in the office\nThe 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.\nDiversity 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.\nPersons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to .\nWe 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.\nWe may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.\nWe thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. 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