Senior Data Scientist - AI-Native Analytics (Remote)

Quantium; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Continuous learning

Remote working up to 30 days a year

Job summary

Quantium is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to advance AI-native analytics across multiple regions. You will leverage Python, SQL and cloud platforms to design, build and scale analytics solutions, guiding models and optimising algorithms in collaboration with product leads, delivery managers and engineers.

You’ll operate in a global, cross-functional environment, mentoring analysts and contributing to technical discussions while driving workflow improvements and client delivery across

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of experience in data science, AI/ML development, or technical consulting.
• Strong Python and SQL programming skills for complex data challenges.
• Solid understanding of data science methods: experimental design, feature engineering, statistical modelling, and model development.
• Familiarity with software engineering practices including version control, testing, documentation, and deployment workflows such as CI/CD pipelines and containerised environments.
• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Strong communicator — able to explain complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Interest in agentic development patterns and comfort working in a team where AI-native methods are the default, not the exception.
• Strong problem‑solving approach with the ability to work independently and collaboratively across diverse, distributed teams.
• Experience using AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, or similar) in your work or studies or a compelling demonstration of rapid learning and genuine enthusiasm.
• Strong understanding of ML/AI fundamentals including how LLMs work, transformer architectures, and when to apply different approaches.

Responsibilities

• Design and build analytics solutions using AI-native workflows from prompt-driven exploration through to agentic code generation.
• Critically evaluate AI-generated outputs and develop reusable approaches, Claude skills, and specifications that scale across teams and geographies.
• Take responsibility for significant components of analytics solutions including models, algorithms, and optimisation approaches, with attention to quality and scalability.
• Apply advanced data science methods including experimental design, feature engineering, statistical modelling across complex datasets using cloud platforms such as GCP, Azure, and AWS.

Skills

Python

SQL

AI/ML development

Cloud platforms

Data analysis

Experiment design

Communication

Tools

Git

Job description

Quantium is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to advance AI-native analytics across multiple regions. You will leverage Python, SQL and cloud platforms to design, build and scale analytics solutions, guiding models and optimising algorithms in collaboration with product leads, delivery managers and engineers.

You’ll operate in a global, cross-functional environment, mentoring analysts and contributing to technical discussions while driving workflow improvements and client delivery across