BDO Hiring for Senior Consultant – Data Science (Data Scientist) at Toronto, ON Full Time

Putting people first, every day:
BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an award-winning environment that fosters a people-first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.

Your opportunity:
We are looking for a Senior Consultant – Data Science to join the BDO LIXAR team, with the ability to work remotely from anywhere in Canada. The individual will own the following responsibilities:

Play an integral role in our Data practice as we execute & operate SMB to enterprise level engagements through our various industry specializations

Engage directly with clients and drive the implementation / operations and successful end user experience of data solutions

Design and implement data solutions covering all aspects of Data Science

Design and develop industry-specific data models for engagements in industries such as Natural Resources, Finance, Manufacturing and Distribution, and Public Sector

Execute on engagements and collaborate with the Client & delivery team ensuring that any applicable milestones and deliverables are met on time and on budget

Remain up to date of development technologies, both current and future in order to deliver and support state-of-the-art Data solutions for our customers

How do we define success for your role?

You demonstrate BDO’s core values through all aspect of your work: Integrity, Respect and Collaboration

You understand your client’s industry, challenges, and opportunities; client describe you as positive, professional, and delivering high quality work

You identify, recommend, and are focused on effective service delivery to your clients

You share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains & attracts talent

You actively participate in the adoption of digital tools and strategies to drive an innovative workplace

You grow your expertise through learning and professional development.

Your experience and education

Master’s or PhD degree in a quantitative discipline (Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or similar)

3+ years experience implementing machine learning models and statistical analysis.

Experience solving problems that don’t have out-of-the-box solutions.

Experience disseminating scientific research results, this could include activities such as writing journal articles and/or white papers, and giving conference presentations.

Expertise in some of the following Data Science methods is expected, along with a working knowledge in most: linear and logistic regression, Bayesian methods, random forests, dimensionality reduction, support vector machines, frequentist statistics, machine vision, natural language processing, neural networks, gradient boosting, and signal processing.

Extensive experience developing custom algorithms for analyzing and processing data, and demonstrated ability to implement new algorithms and methodologies from leading open source initiatives.

Experience writing production-grade software is a plus.

Experience with cloud technologies: AWS, Azure, GCP

The languages, libraries, and toolkits you use should include at least some of the following: Python, Scikit-Learn, R, SQL, Spark, Docker, Tensorflow, Keras, PyTorch.

Experience with any of the following visualization tools is a plus: PowerBI, Tableau, d3.js, R Shiny, Bokeh, Dash.

Why BDO?

Our people-first approach to talent has earned us a spot among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2022. This recognition is a milestone we’re thrilled to add to our collection of awards for both experienced and student talent experiences.

Our firm is committed to providing an environment where you can be successful in the following ways:

We enable you to engage with how we change and evolve, being a key contributor to the success and growth of BDO in Canada.

We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development.

We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community.

Giving back adds up: Where company meets community. BDO is actively involved in our communities by supporting local charity initiatives. We support staff with local and national events where you will be given the opportunity to contribute to your community.

Total rewards that matter: We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution. We provide flexible benefits from day one, and a market-leading personal time off policy. We’re committed to supporting your overall wellness beyond working hours, and provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.

Everyone counts: We believe every employee should have the opportunity to participate and succeed without barriers. Through leadership by our Chief Inclusion, Equity and Diversity Officer, we are committed to a workplace culture of respect, inclusion, equity, and diversity. We recognize and celebrate the valuable differences among each of us, including race, religious beliefs, physical or mental disabilities, age, place of origin, marital status, family status, gender or gender identity and sexual orientation. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.

Hybrid new normal: As a hybrid workplace, all BDO personnel are expected to spend some of their time working in the office, at the client site, and remotely unless accommodations or alternative work arrangements are in place. To protect the health and safety of our people, clients, and communities, we require all partners and employees to be COVID-19 fully vaccinated in order to enter a BDO office. Individuals that cannot be fully vaccinated with a Health Canada approved vaccine due to medical reasons or another protected ground under Human Rights legislation may request an accommodation.

Ready to make your mark at BDO? Click “Apply now” to send your up-to-date resume to one of our Talent Acquisition Specialists.

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