Senior AI/ML Scientist — Production ML & LLMs

Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment and Contract Staffing Agency; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Halian is seeking a Senior Data Scientist in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to join our AI-focused team. The role emphasizes building production-grade ML solutions, leveraging LLMs and Generative AI to tackle complex business challenges with measurable impact.

You will design and deploy scalable ML models, lead end-to-end pipelines, and collaborate with engineers, PMs, and business stakeholders to drive data-driven decisions and AI excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI, Statistics or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in Data Science and Machine Learning.
• Proven production experience: design, develop, deploy, maintain ML models.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy ML models for predictive analytics and decision-support.
• Build end-to-end ML pipelines and production-ready AI solutions.
• Apply LLMs, Generative AI, RAG, and prompts to business problems.
• Analyze large datasets to identify trends and insights; support decisions.
• Lead model development: feature engineering, training, validation, deployment, monitoring, optimization.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers, Software Engineers, PMs, and stakeholders to scale AI solutions.
• Monitor model performance and reliability in production environments.
• Communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Mentor junior team members and share best practices.

Skills

Data science

Python

ML frameworks

TensorFlow

PyTorch

MLOps

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/DS/AI

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Semantic Kernel

Job description

Halian is seeking a Senior Data Scientist in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to join our AI-focused team. The role emphasizes building production-grade ML solutions, leveraging LLMs and Generative AI to tackle complex business challenges with measurable impact.

You will design and deploy scalable ML models, lead end-to-end pipelines, and collaborate with engineers, PMs, and business stakeholders to drive data-driven decisions and AI excellence.