Senior Data Scientist
Coke Canada Bottling is Canada’s Local Bottler. We’re Made Local.
Proudly independent, we are a Canadian, family-owned business. Coke Canada Bottling makes, distributes, merchandises, and sells the most-loved beverages Canadians enjoy. With over 6,000 diverse employees coast-to-coast, we operate in every province through 50+ sales and distribution centres, and five manufacturing facilities.
Coke Canada supplies some of Canada’s favourite beverage brands, and we want to continue to be the leading beverage partner in Canada, creating a better future and delivering optimism by bringing sustainable value to our employees, customers, consumers, and communities.
Advancing a high-performing, collaborative and inclusive culture is at the core of our vision to be the World’s Greatest Bottler, Built by the Best People, and we’re looking for exceptional talent to help get us there.
For more information about Coke Canada Bottling and our products, visit cokecanada.com/our-product.
Role Details
- Work Location – Toronto
- Hybrid Environment – This position currently offers a hybrid work schedule. Subject to change. The in-office requirement is a minimum of three days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday), with the flexibility to work remotely on the remaining days.
- Salary – The base salary for the position is $108,000- $150,000. The starting base salary is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, role complexity, experience and internal equity.
- Initial Posting Close Date – May 29, 2026
About This Opportunity
We are recruiting for a Senior Data Scientist, Advanced Analytics to join the Advanced Analytics function within the Technology team, reporting to the Senior Manager, Data Science.
The Advanced Analytics team partners across the organization to solve complex, high-impact business problems using data, analytics, and machine learning. This work spans commercial strategy, sales execution, and supply chain, including demand modeling, promotion and trade spend optimization, pricing and elasticity analysis, network and inventory optimization, and scenario modeling.
In this role, you will lead cross-functional initiatives and collaborate closely with business stakeholders to deliver actionable insights. You will play a key role in advancing how analytics is applied across the organization—evolving work from exploratory analysis to scalable, production-ready solutions that support more effective planning, decision-making, and execution.
Responsibilities
- Lead initiatives that apply advanced analytics techniques to deliver actionable business solutions.
- Enhance and maintain analytical models focused on demand drivers and price elasticity, ensuring insights are clear and impactful.
- Apply statistical and machine learning methods to solve complex problems in demand forecasting, product optimization, and business decision-making.
- Design and develop tools and processes to improve trade spend effectiveness, enabling smarter resource allocation and maximizing return on investment.
- Create clear and compelling data visualizations to communicate insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, engineers, and business leaders to translate data insights into practical solutions that drive measurable business impact.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or technical field (e.g., Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering); a Master’s degree is considered an asset.
- 5+ years of experience in data science, advanced analytics, or applied machine learning roles, with demonstrated business impact.
- Strong experience working with large, complex datasets, with advanced proficiency in SQL and Python.
- Expertise in statistical modeling and machine learning techniques, including regression-based models, tree-based methods (e.g., Random Forest, XGBoost), and optimization approaches.
- Strong understanding of demand forecasting, price elasticity, promotional analytics, and scenario modeling.
- Experience designing and delivering analytics solutions end-to-end, from exploration through to deployment.
- Familiarity with Databricks and the Azure data ecosystem is an asset.
- Proficiency in data visualization and storytelling, using tools such as Power BI (preferred) or Tableau.
- Ability to communicate complex analytical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
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Why work with us?
- Join a local, family-owned business that’s part of a globally recognized brand, where you can develop your capabilities, competencies, and career.
- Coke Canada has a culture of learning, and we offer several channels to support your development, including on-the-job training and a library of free courses for just-in-time learning.
- We are committed to offering a comprehensive benefits package designed to help our employees achieve their best physical, mental, financial, and overall health and well-being. This includes a competitive compensation package, access to retirement and saving programs, family and employee assistance program, paid vacation and floater days.
- We have close, local connections with the communities in which we operate across Canada. We’re determined to make a positive difference in our communities; this includes opportunities for employee volunteerism.
- We’re building our business responsibly and our mission is to work Toward a Better Future Together. We have a plan that outlines how we are reducing, reusing, recycling, decreasing our carbon footprint, and using water responsibly. For more information visit cokecanada.com/sustainability/
Coke Canada has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Employers for Diversity, and we’re committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. Together we are creating a workplace culture that values diversity, enables inclusivity and ensures everyone feels like they belong. We are aiming to ensure our diverse workforce is reflective of the communities in which we operate. Research shows that women-identifying and other marginalized individuals often hesitate to apply unless they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. If this role excites you, even if you don’t check every box, we encourage you to apply. Your unique experience and perspective could be what we’re looking for. Unless otherwise specified, this job post is for an existing vacancy.
Our hiring process is human-driven and does not involve AI tools for screening, assessment, or selection. For individuals requiring accommodations or support throughout the recruitment process please call 1-844-383-2653 or email HR@cokecanada.com.
Important – please note
All offers of employment at Coke Canada Bottling are conditional upon a successful background clearance obtained through our contracted third-party vendor. The standard clearance requirements depend on the position and may include some, or all, of the following: criminal clearance, employment verification, education verification and driver's abstract review. Please advise the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions or concerns once you are contacted for further consideration.