2+ years of experience in Data Science. Please refer to the job advert for further information.

Senior Data Scientist

Job Purpose: 
To develop data-driven use cases and provide actionable intelligence using advanced data analytics tools and methodologies to support the organization in achieving digitization goals, strategic and tactical decision-making by acquiring, transforming, and modeling data.

The Job:
  • Develop advanced analytics, ML (supervised/unsupervised), AI, and LLM-based (Generative AI) solutions as POCs and production-ready systems using relevant frameworks.
  • Conduct exploratory Data Analysis, feature engineering, hypothesis testing, and other statistical techniques to identify important features for modeling.
  • Present analytical findings and AI strategies to senior management in a clear, business-focused manner.
  • Collaborate closely with MLOps/DevOps teams to productionize models, automate pipelines, and ensure scalability and reliability.
  • Provide L3 support for AI/ML/GenAI solutions in production environments.
  • Conduct research on emerging AI technologies (LLMs, multi-modal models, AI agents, etc.) and evaluate their applicability to business use cases.
  • Prepare AI/analytics roadmaps aligned with business strategy.
  • Define model governance frameworks including performance tracking metrics, explainability, and retraining strategies.
  • Monitor outcomes and optimize models/business processes with stakeholders.
  • Maintain documentation and version control.
  • Collect feedback from model output to improve and optimize AI & ML model performance.
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge on new technologies/best practices.
  • Groom junior data analysts/intern data scientists.
  • Provide on-the-job training sessions to interns.
  • Facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration building.

Entry Requirements
The Person:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in AI/Data Science/ Computer Science/Engineering/ Information Technology/ or a related field.
  • 2+ years of experience in Data Science.
  • Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms.
  • Proven hands-on experience with Python (mandatory) and relevant ML/AI libraries (Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc.).
  • Data visualization and communication skills.
  • Hands-on-experience in working with any major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Good understanding of Gen AI/ Agentic AI technology stack
  • Experience in data engineering in different environments (data warehouse/big data/cloud storage).
  • Score 70%+ on the Data Scientist entry exam (External hires).
  • AFF Data Science (Basic).

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