Data Scientist (AI & ML)

Role Summary

The Data Scientist will design, develop and evaluate statistical, machine learning and AI solutions, including LLM applications, retrieval systems and deep learning models for text, image, speech and document data. The role requires sound judgement in selecting the appropriate technique, rigorous validation of predictive and generative models, and delivery of production-quality code.

Educational Qualification
• B.Tech./B.E., M.Tech./M.S. or M.Sc. in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, AI/ML or a related quantitative discipline (Must have)
• Advanced degree (M.S./M.Tech./Ph.D.) or published applied work in machine learning, NLP, computer vision or statistics is highly desirable
• Certifications are not mandatory; candidates with strong verifiable work (Kaggle Expert level or above, published research or significant open-source contributions) will be considered in lieu of formal qualification

Experience
• 4+ years in data science,



machine learning or applied AI (6+ years preferred); minimum 3 years developing models or AI systems deployed in production or used in operational decisions
• Demonstrable end-to-end ownership of at least two models or AI systems, with measured outcomes
• Hands-on experience with at least one LLM or deep learning application deployed for end users, with documented evaluation
• Experience in at least two of the following: fraud or anomaly detection, forecasting, risk scoring, NLP and LLM applications, computer vision or document AI, speech, and causal inference
• Experience with large, heterogeneous datasets, including linkage of records across sources
• Experience in a regulated sector (financial services, healthcare, telecommunications or the public sector) or with Indian-language data is a plus).

Key Responsibilities

Problem Formulation
• Translate business requirements into well-defined analytical problems with a explicit decision, baseline and evaluation metric
• Select the ap

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