Intermediate Data Scientist

Who Are We?

As a group of passionate technology developers, successful entrepreneurs and industry experts, SiftMed is scaling and growing quickly. We are looking for individuals with a passion for developing advanced technology and constantly pushing the envelope.

SiftMed is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) processing software that organizes, categorizes, and analyzes medical files. With a mission to help find facts in medical data that can change lives - the company is currently focused on improving access to critical information that helps legal teams and medical experts to quickly and accurately find key hidden facts in medical data.

What do we offer?

As a group, we never take ourselves too seriously but believe we truly can make a big difference. We work very hard but we also enjoy having fun, from laser tag, full company strategic offsites, and did we mention a slack channel dedicated to pictures of your pets? We want everyone to be empowered, regardless of your role, you have a seat at the table and we want to hear from you.

We recognize the importance of an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workforce. Diversity and inclusion are one of our core values. To this end, we commit to creating an inclusive environment for all.

Who are you?

SiftMed is looking for a creative and strategic thinker. You are innovative, capable of thinking outside the box and turning those ideas into reality. We continue to develop and refine our advanced content extraction and reasoning system, while always looking for more that can be learned from our data. You are someone who loves experimenting with and implementing new model types to solve a problem. You love tweaking and honing an existing system to improve it, and you are able to identify when there is more than can be extracted from a dataset. As such, we need someone who is not only a solid AI/Machine learning developer, but who is also a visionary who is able to see why we want to create a new way of doing things.

Here are our prerequisites:

The ideal candidate’s favourite words are learning, data, scale, and agility. You will leverage your strong collaboration skills and ability to extract valuable insights from highly complex data sets to ask the right questions and find the right answers.

Responsibilities

Maintain and improve a high-fidelity dataset used for ongoing model experimentation, development, and evaluation
Develop and deploy NLP models and algorithms to extract insights from large datasets.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement scalable solutions for NLP-based applications.
Conduct research to enhance existing NLP models and explore new techniques for improved performance.
Utilize Python for data analysis, manipulation, and model development.
Implement and maintain data pipelines and infrastructure on AWS.
Communicate findings and insights to non-technical stakeholders effectively.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master’s in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or related field.
3+ years of hands-on experience in NLP, with a strong understanding of LLM (Large Language Models).
Proficiency in Python programming and libraries/frameworks commonly used in NLP and data science (NLTK, spaCy, Pandas, scikit-learn, etc.).
Solid understanding and practical experience with AWS services for data handling and deployment.
Proven track record of delivering end-to-end data science solutions in a professional environment.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and in a team.
Familiarity with Big Data frameworks or Argo Workflows is a plus

If you are looking for a change of pace, a chance to work with a fast-growing team, and have an entrepreneurial spirit, we would love to hear from you. Please email your resume to finance@siftmed.ca to apply!

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