Senior Data Scientist with PHD.

Local to TX only
Glider Test required
Candidate must be able to work onsite Tuesday- Thursday and virtual Mondays/Fridays.
There will be 2 round interviews, the first one being virtual and the second in person.

The resource will be embedded within the team and support the Service Recovery Modernization initiative. - Take ownership of data preparation data pipelines design test and deployment of ML and Gen AI applications.




Description:

Minimum Qualifications Education & Prior Job Experience

• PhD degree with 5+ years of experience in quantitative discipline (e.g., Data Science, Machine Learning Engineer, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, etc.)
• Python proficiency (production-grade coding, modularization, testing, performance tuning)
• Hands on experience with building Gen AI applications prompt engineering, classifiers, knowledge bases, RAG solutions, LLMs as judges, etc.
• Hands-on experience with ML/AI pipeline development and productionization (model deployment, orchestration, monitoring, and optimization)
• Depth of knowledge in statistical and machine learning techniques

Preferred qualifications Education & Prior Job Experience

• Experience with Azure ML, Databricks
• Proficiency in SQL and working with data
• Experience with ML lifecycle tools (e.g., MLflow, CI/CD, model monitoring)
• Practical experience designing, building and deploying machine learning models
• Domain knowledge in the airline industry
• Experience working in a consulting role

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and written with all levels within the organization
• Demonstrated motivation and aptitude for logical analysis, problem identification, and problem solving
• Ability to view data from different angles to employ feature engineering techniques to better represent models
• Ability to work on a diverse team with diverse skillsets

Top 3 Mandatory Skills and Experience:

-Proficient in Python
-Experience/knowledge on designing and implementing Gen AI applications- Hands-on experience with Machine Learning and AI pipeline build, model deployment, orchestration, monitoring, and optimization

Nice to Have Skills:- Microsoft Dynamics
- Prompt Engineering
- Proficiency in SQL and working with data
-Experience with ML lifecycle tools (e.g., MLflow, CI/CD, model monitoring)

A Submission format please complete in full:

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Skill Highlights- please indicate the # of years on each of the following skills:

• Python
• Experience/knowledge on designing and implementing Gen AI applications
• Experience with Machine Learning
• AI pipeline build, model deployment, orchestration, monitoring, and optimization

Preferred:

• Microsoft Dynamics
• Prompt Engineering
• Proficiency in SQL and working with data
• Experience with ML lifecycle tools (e.g., MLflow, CI/CD, model monitoring)

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