Data Science Lead: AI Strategy & Production (Hybrid)

Symanto Research; Comunidad Valenciana; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Training budget

Chance to develop and grow with the co

Hybrid work model

20 days of workation

Flexible working hours

28 days of holidays

Out of office events

International and diverse team

Job summary

Symanto Research is seeking a Data Science Lead to translate strategic AI goals into tangible projects and oversee the design and deployment of scalable data science solutions. You will guide prototyping to production, align with business needs, and manage multi-disciplinary teams.

You will mentor DS engineers, collaborate with engineering and client teams, and ensure security policies and ISO/ISMS alignment across the department to support robust AI programs.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in data science or related quantitative field.
• 6+ years in data science or applied ML with leadership experience.
• Client-facing experience in technically driven projects.
• Proven track record deploying data science products and scalable pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of supervised/unsupervised ML, NLP/LLM, fine tuning, RAG, AI agents.
• Familiarity with MLOps/LLMOps, cloud deployment and scalable data architectures.
• Proficiency in Python and DL frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, PEFT).
• Experience with API/web services development and databases.

Responsibilities

• Translate department strategy into actionable data science projects aligned with business needs.
• Oversee design and implementation of scalable AI and data science solutions from prototype to production.
• Manage project prioritization, resources, and timelines to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Provide architectural guidance for data science solutions, agentic AI platforms, models and data pipelines.
• Ensure smooth transitions of pipelines into production with engineering teams.
• Maintain robust monitoring, testing, and benchmarking to preserve model quality.
• Foster innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the team.
• Mentor data scientists, ML engineers, and analysts in the department.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders and clients.
• Coordinate with other departments to integrate DS initiatives into workflows.
• Ensure security policies, ISO certification and ISMS are supported within scope.

Skills

Leadership experience

Client facing

Data science products

NLP/LLM frameworks

MLOps/LLMOps

Python/DL stack

API/web services

SQL/NoSQL/Vector DBs

English fluency

Education

M.Sc. in data science, ML, computational methods or similar quantitative field

PhD in quantitative field (preferred)

Tools

Python (core data science)

PyTorch / TensorFlow

Docker / Kubernetes

APIs / web services

SQL / NoSQL / Vector databases

NLP/LLM frameworks

Job description

Symanto Research is seeking a Data Science Lead to translate strategic AI goals into tangible projects and oversee the design and deployment of scalable data science solutions. You will guide prototyping to production, align with business needs, and manage multi-disciplinary teams.

You will mentor DS engineers, collaborate with engineering and client teams, and ensure security policies and ISO/ISMS alignment across the department to support robust AI programs.