Data Scientist, Student & New Grad Program 2023

About Klick Get your start somewhere different. Klick is an ecosystem of brilliant minds working to realize the full potential of their people and clients in life sciences since 1997. And we're still growing fast, even after two decades. We're one of the country's Top 10 Great Workplaces, 10 Most Inspiring Cultures, Best Workplace for Innovators, Millennials, and Today's Youth. Whether you're a current student looking for co-op and internship opportunities or a new grad looking for that first role, Klick is a powerful launching pad for any career. If you feel like you'd be a good fit for this role, we encourage you to apply and take the first steps to starting your career journey at Klick!
About Klick ConsultingKlick Consulting specializes in providing strategic, innovation and digital expertise to global clients operating in health and wellness companies including consumer health, pharmaceutical, medical device and biotech. Get to know your team at careers.klick.com/consulting.
Job Description
Work Term: 4-6 months (starting in January 2023)Work schedule: 40 hours per weekLocation: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)
The Klick Foundry team is seeking a high performing, high achieving, and passionate Data Scientist Intern to join our growing team. The Klick Foundry team designs and develops healthcare services and products to improve patient experiences and outcomes through the application of innovative digital healthcare technologies. As a Data Scientist Intern, you will be an integral part of the Healthcare AI team working alongside our Product Development team to design, build ML/AI applications.

What you will do:

• Using ML/DL and other data mining techniques to get insights from massive datasets, such as publications and drug-related data
• Utilizing the latest technologies available, designing and building data solutions to support our team’s needs
• Collaborating with team members across a range of disciplines

What we need from you:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in computer science, engineering, applied science, biomedical science, bioinformatics, data science or related fields
• Experience in Natural Language Processing (NLP) projects or completed lectures/courses of advantage
• Programming skills in one or more of following languages: Python or R for ETL, NLP, feature extraction use cases
• Practical experience with machine learning or deep learning framework
• Co-op or internship program enrolment is an asset
• Ongoing Ph.D degree candidate is an asset
• Experience using Knowledge graphs with machine learning is an asset

Klick Applied Sciences
Klick Applied Sciences, along with our Consulting and Ventures Group, represents an in-house research and innovation center. We are dedicated to helping life science organizations advance healthcare through the application of emerging concepts and technologies, and developing digital health products. Our philosophy is “Science at the speed of business”. Klick Applied Sciences creates solutions that engage and educate healthcare providers about life-saving treatments and help inform and empower patients to manage their own physical and mental health. It brings new insights and methodologies for research with pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, rehabilitation institutes, healthcare professionals, caregivers, and patients. The team includes a cross-functional research group of technological leaders, engineers, biomedical specialists, behavioural scientists, software developers, anatomists, computer game designers, and data scientists to bring innovative products and healthcare research to market in a dynamic and collaborative team environment. We employ many highly educated specialists who have extensive experience in both the scientifically rigorous community of academia, as well as the fast-paced and high-stakes world of the industry marketplace.
Klick is consciously creating a culture where everyone can thrive and grow in their careers. We believe that our best work comes from our diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We strongly encourage members of historically underrepresented communities to apply, including Black people, Indigenous peoples, and other people of colour, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and people with intersectional identities.
We’re also committed to developing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. Should you require any accommodation, please contact us at careers@klick.com and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs and ensure you have a positive experience.