Data Scientist/AI Engineer

About Us:

We're a team of physicians, healthcare executives, data scientists and Tech experts committed to empowering anyone, anywhere with the insights they need to make well-informed, healthcare decisions. Through the combined power of AI and big data, we have created the first all-in-one solution that provides our users with everything they need to know about medical professionals and facilities. RYTE transforms the comprehensive data we collect on millions of healthcare providers and medical experts worldwide into knowledge that helps individuals and organizations navigate healthcare systems. Headquartered in Toronto (Canada) and having operations in Canada, France, Kazakhstan, and Philippines, you will join a truly international, multi-cultural, and dynamic workforce driven toward building something unique and that affects Life and Healthcare on a global scale. For more information about Us, please connect with us at www.ryte.ai.

We are looking for a Data Scientist/AI Engineer to join our technology team to solve exciting business problems in the domain of Healthcare. This is a unique opportunity to apply your skills and have a direct impact on global business. Qualified candidates will need to have a background of AI technologies.

This is a full-time position, working at Astana office in Kazakhstan. No remote work for this position. You will be working full time for the Ryte team under the supervision of the AI Manager.

This is a permanent employment contract.

The Role:

As a Data Scientist, you'll work on challenging data science and AI projects covering different AI models such as but not limited to linear & logistic regression, Decision trees, Naive Bayes, K-Nearest Neighbors, learning vector quantization, Support vector machines, random forest, Deep neural networks etc. You will work in a team of AI engineers to develop innovative AI solutions and work with data scientists, data engineers, managers and doctors to build a set of international healthcare systems and curated data repositories.

Responsibilities:

• Work in multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into artificial intelligence goals and solution architecture.
• Proactively propose, defend and own ML solutions for given business objective.
• Research, and develop novel AI solutions independently and as part of a team
• Develop processes and tools to monitor and analyze model performance and accuracy
• Ensure scalability and future maintenance of the designed ML models
• Maintain, support and improve existing models in production.
• Measure risks associated with ML model deployment and maintenance
• Regularly revisit the ML solutions and perform code refactoring for performance and readability improvements
• Collaborate with ML operations (MLOps), data engineers, and IT to deliver end-to-end ML pipelines and solutions.
• Ensure correct execution of A/B tests on production systems
• Continuously monitor execution and health of production ML models
• Interpret ML model for non-ML audience
• Report on status of development, quality, operations, and system performance to leadership
• Write and maintain technical documentation for designed solutions.

Requirements

• Proficiency in machine learning algorithms such as multi-class classifications, decision trees, support vector machines and deep learning
• Strong understanding of probability and statistical models (generative and descriptive models), Advanced programming skills with C/C++, Python, Java or R
• Ability to run experiments scientifically and analyze results
• Ability to effectively communicate technical concepts and results to technical and business audiences in a comprehensive manner
• Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders, including analytics teams, development teams, product management and operations,
• More than five years of experience in developing and deploying enterprise-scale machine learning solutions
• Demonstrated abilities to manage, motivate and coach a team of AI engineers.
• Fluent in English

Key Requirements

• Successful candidate will have the expertise and skills described below.

Education and Training

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, data science, operations research, statistics, applied mathematics, or a related quantitative field [or equivalent work experience such as, economics, engineering and physics] is [preferred/required]. Alternate experience and education in equivalent areas such as economics, engineering or physics, is acceptable. Experience in more than one area is strongly preferred.
• Candidates must have a specialization in ML, AI, cognitive science or data science.
• Ideally a PhD in statistics, ML, computer science or the natural sciences, especially physics or any engineering disciplines or equivalent, would be ideal.

Previous Business Experience

• Candidates should have 5+ years of relevant project experience in successfully managing AI & data science projects.
• Specialization in NLP, graph analysis or other specialized ML techniques such as deep learning, etc., is required.
• Ideally, the candidates are adept in agile methodologies and well-versed in applying DevOps methods to the construction of ML and data science pipelines.
• Candidates need to demonstrate that they were instrumental in launching significant data science projects.
• Experience in Healthcare sector is a plus

IT Knowledge/Skills

• Substantial Coding knowledge and experience in several languages: for example, [R, Python, Java, Scala, C++, MATLAB, etc.].
• Experience with popular database programming languages including [SQL, PL/SQL, others] for relational databases and nonrelational databases such as [NoSQL/Hadoop-oriented databases such as MongoDB, Cassandra, others].
• Experience with distributed data/computing tools: MapReduce, Hadoop, Hive, Kafka is a plus
• Experience of working across Azure/AWS or other cloud environments is a plus

Machine Learning and Data Science Knowledge/Skills

• Experience in one or more of the following commercial/open-source data discovery/analysis platforms: [RStudio, Spark, KNIME, RapidMiner, Alteryx, Dataiku, H2O, SAS Enterprise Miner (SAS EM) and/or SAS Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning, Microsoft AzureML, IBM Watson Studio or SPSS Modeler, Amazon SageMaker, Google Cloud ML, SAP Predictive Analytics].
• Expertise in solving text analytics problems is required.
• Knowledge and experience in statistical and data mining techniques: [generalized linear model (GLM)/regression, random forest, boosting, trees, text mining, hierarchical clustering, deep learning, convolutional neural network (CNN), recurrent neural network (RNN), T-distributed Stochastic Neighbor Embedding (t-SNE), graph analysis, etc.].

Interpersonal Skills and Characteristics

• All candidates must be self-driven, curious and creative.
• They must demonstrate the ability to work in diverse, cross-functional teams in a startup & dynamic business environment.
• In addition, for midlevel to senior positions, they:
• Candidates should be confident, energetic self-starters, with strong moderation and communication skills.
• Candidates should exhibit superior presentation skills, including storytelling and other techniques to guide and inspire.

We would like to thank all Applicants for their interest in this position. Please note that only Applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Ryte Corp. is an equal opportunity employer. If selected for an interview, please advise our Human Resources team if you require accommodation during the interview and assessment process. We will work with Applicants to accommodate all accessibility needs.