IPC – Data Scientist Intern – AI (8 or 12 month term – Toronto or Montreal)

IntroductionWe are seeking enthusiastic and driven interns to join our AI/ML and Advanced Analytics team. This internship offers an opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects involving machine learning, artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and data science. You will gain hands-on experience developing and deploying AI-driven solutions for real-world applications in domains such as payments systems, advanced analytics, and edge AI hardware.Your role and responsibilitiesThis position is open to applicants who reside in Toronto or Montreal and is open to applicants seeking an 8 or 12-month internship work term, commencing in September 2025. It is mandatory that all applicants are enrolled in full-time studies at a post-secondary institution and returning to full-time studies upon completion of their work term.Our team is looking for candidates with exceptional technical aptitude, a passion for applied data science, and an interest in telling stories through data to solve real world business problems.The successful candidate will join a fast-paced consulting team, composed of Partners, Product Managers, Data Scientists, Architects and Software Engineers to conceptualize, develop and deploy machine learning solutions to solve enterprise-scale problems. As a team, we pride ourselves on tackling some of the most difficult challenges our clients face by bringing together subject matter expertise, data science, and technical execution.As an intern Data Scientist, you’ll have the unique opportunity to learn and use industry leading data science technologies on a cloud platform (e.g. IBM Cloud, Azure) by working on innovative projects that generate value for external client engagements or internal initiatives.Additional details include:

• Develop and apply advanced AI algorithms and machine learning models to solve complex business challenges, such as predictive analytics, optimization, and personalization
• Design and implement end-to-end data science workflows, including data preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, and evaluation
• Build and deploy AI-powered solutions for natural language processing (NLP), computer vision, and time-series forecasting
• Analyze large datasets to extract actionable insights and drive data-driven decision-making
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI models into existing systems and ensure seamless deployment in production environments
• Develop explainable AI (XAI) solutions to ensure model transparency and compliance with ethical AI practices
• Research and implement state-of-the-art techniques in deep learning, reinforcement learning, and generative AI
• Monitor model performance post-deployment and retrain as necessary to ensure accuracy and reliability
• Work with stakeholders to define business problems and translate them into AI-driven solutions.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks and data security standards in AI model development

Candidates considered for a Quebec position must be fluent in French.Required educationHigh School Diploma/GEDPreferred educationBachelor’s DegreeRequired technical and professional expertise

• Proficiency in Python, R, or Java for AI/ML model development and testing
• Strong data modeling skills, including the ability to design and implement normalized and denormalized schemas
• Proficiency in encryption technologies and secure data handling, including experience with encryption protocols, data masking, and access control mechanisms
• Experience with data integration tools and frameworks for real-time and batch data processing
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and cloud-native database services, including serverless computing, data lakes, and containerized data workloads.
• Strong troubleshooting skills to identify and resolve performance, integration, and data quality issues in complex data ecosystems
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, ensuring that data solutions meet business and technical requirements
• Familiarity with data governance practices, ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations and standards

Preferred technical and professional experienceMinimum one work term in a data science or machine learning related role. Experience using machine-learning/data science libraries in python (scikit-learn, SciPy, pandas, TensorFlow). General familiarity with databases and data-engineering tools (SQL, Spark).ABOUT BUSINESS UNITIBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.YOUR LIFE @ IBMIn a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.Are you ready to be an IBMer?ABOUT IBMIBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILSMust have the ability to work in Canada without sponsorship.This role will involve working with technology that is covered by Export Regulations sanctions. If you are a Foreign National from any of the following US sanctioned countries (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions of Ukraine) on a work permit, you are not eligible for employment in this position.Job TitleData Scientist Intern – AI – 8 or 12month – Toronto or MontrealJob ID31459City / Township / VillageToronto, MontrealState / ProvinceQuebec, OntarioCountryCanadaWork arrangementHybridArea of workData & AnalyticsEmployment typeIntern (Fixed Term)Contract typeInternshipPosition typeInternshipTravel requiredNo TravelCompany(0026) IBM Canada Limited – IBM Canada LimiteeShiftGeneral (daytime)Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?No

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