Lead Scientist - Applied Ml

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited

Canada
Base: $79,000.00 - 131,000.00 cad annual; bonus/eq...
Predictive modelling & complex analysis
Ai strategy and scalable delivery
Forecasting, optimization, causal inference
You will own high-impact models (forecasting, optimization, causal inference) and shape the patterns, platforms, and guardrails that let teams ship AI at scale (agentic workflows, MLOps)

Job Summary

  • You will own high-impact models (forecasting, optimization, causal inference) and shape the patterns, platforms, and guardrails that let teams ship AI at scale (agentic workflows, MLOps).
  • Partner with Engineering to productionize models/services (CI/CD, serving, monitoring, evals, rollback) and partner with QA teams to measure and optimize latency, availability, cost-to-value, and model lifecycle.
  • We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement savings programs for eligible employees.

Matching Summary

You will own high-impact models (forecasting, optimization, causal inference) and shape the patterns, platforms, and guardrails that let teams ship AI at scale (agentic workflows, MLOps).

Salary

Base: $79,000.00 - 131,000.00 CAD Annual; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • predictive modelling & complex analysis
  • AI strategy and scalable delivery
  • forecasting, optimization, causal inference
  • agentic workflows, MLOps
  • Python/SQL, classical ML, time-series
  • LLMs/RAG, prompt/agent orchestration
  • Hands-on MLOps, modern cloud stack

Nice-to-have

  • retail/operations use-cases
  • influencing at VP/SVP levels
  • translating technical complexity
  • innovators and entrepreneurs
  • outcomes drive us
  • inclusion is a must

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years data science & ML experience
  • Retail/operations use-cases
  • Prior work building agentic systems
  • Track record influencing senior stakeholders

Work Rights

Not specified

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