Staff Data Scientist
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About the Role
Clio, leader en IA juridique, cherche un Staff Data Scientist pour définir la stratégie d'architecture de prévision et diriger le développement de modèles de ML complexes. Le rôle implique l'innovation en IA générative, la mise en place de standards MLOps, et le mentorat technique.
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Responsibilities
- Define long term forecasting roadmap and establish architectural standards for the company
- Lead architectural design of complex ML systems ensuring scalability and maintainability
- Architect reusable platform level forecasting frameworks for other Data Science teams
- Own development of tier 1 models using advanced statistical, deep learning, or Reinforcement Learning techniques
- Act as subject matter expert for Generative AI; design RAG architectures, evaluate foundation models, establish fine tuning protocols
- Define team’s technical standards for CI/CD, model versioning, and automated testing
- Audit codebases to ensure high performance and production ready quality
- Own end to end design and evaluation of high impact product and business experiments
- Provide deep technical guidance to junior Data Scientists
- Partner with Data Engineering and Product to ensure technical feasibility of long term vision
- Lead implementation of Model Interpretability (XAI) frameworks for transparency and bias detection
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in Data Science, Machine Learning, or highly quantitative field
- Mastery of System Design and state of the art time series research
- Proven ability to influence executive leadership and mentor senior technical staff
- Expertise in Python and SQL
- Advanced experience with AWS and Databricks
- Proficiency in distributed computing (Spark, Ray) and modern data platforms (Snowflake/Databricks)
- Hands on experience with LLM orchestration (LangChain, Haystack), vector databases, and PyTorch or TensorFlow
- Strong understanding of software engineering principles (microservices, API design) for ML deployment
- Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Physics, Statistics, Mathematics, or related quantitative field
- Ability to persuade executive leadership on technical investments
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Summary
- Clio is the global leader in legal AI technology, empowering legal professionals and law firms.
Job Duties
- Define long term forecasting roadmap and establish architectural standards.
- Lead architectural design of complex ML systems.
- Architect reusable platform level forecasting frameworks.
- Own development of tier 1 models using advanced techniques.
- Act as subject matter expert for Generative AI; design RAG architectures.
- Define team’s technical standards for CI/CD, model versioning, and automated testing.
- Audit codebases for production ready quality.
- Own end to end design and evaluation of high impact experiments.
- Provide technical guidance to junior Data Scientists.
- Influence roadmap by identifying blind spots in data strategy.
- Partner with Data Engineering and Product.
- Lead implementation of Model Interpretability (XAI) frameworks.
Skills & Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in Data Science, Machine Learning, or highly quantitative field.
- Mastery of System Design and state of the art time series research.
- Leadership without Authority: ability to influence executive leadership and mentor senior staff.
- Deep Technical Stack: expertise in Python and SQL; advanced AWS and Databricks; proficiency in Spark, Ray, Snowflake/Databricks.
- Modern AI Toolkit: hands on with LangChain, Haystack, vector databases, PyTorch or TensorFlow.
- System Design: strong understanding of microservices, API design for ML at scale.
- Education: Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Physics, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field.
- Communication: ability to persuade executive leadership on technical investments.
What you will find here
- Competitive, equitable salary with top tier health benefits, dental, and vision insurance.
- Hybrid work environment, with expectation for local Clions to be in office min. twice per week.
- Flexible time off policy, with an encouraged 20 days off per year.
- CAD 2000 annual counseling benefit.
- RRSP matching and RESP contribution.
- Clioversary recognition program.
Salary Range
- Expected salary range for this role is CAD 153,600 to CAD 192,000 to CAD 230,400 CAD.
Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity (DIBE) & Accessibility
- Clio provides accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process.
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