Data Science & AI Strategy Lead

Maaden Saudi Arabian Mining Company; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Maaden Saudi Arabian Mining Company seeks an senior data science leader to drive advanced analytics and agentic AI initiatives. You will translate business needs into scalable ML solutions, oversee model development, evaluation, and governance, and partner with engineers, data platform, and business teams to embed analytics in workflows and decision processes.

You will advance reusable data products, ensure responsible AI, and provide technical leadership and stakeholder advisory across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred.
• 10+ years in data science, analytics, AI solution delivery, or data product development.
• Experience translating business requirements into analytical solutions and deploying analytics.

Responsibilities

• Translate business priorities into data science problem statements with measurable outcomes.
• Design predictive, prescriptive, diagnostic analytics for decision-making.
• Develop ML models, simulations, and analytics products using enterprise data assets.
• Ensure outputs are interpretable, actionable, and governance-compliant.
• Lead analytics initiatives and mentor analysts/data scientists.

Skills

Advanced data science

Agentic AI

Model evaluation

Explainability

Data product thinking

Stakeholder advisory

Leadership

Ambiguity management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, AI, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Information Systems, or related

Master’s Degree preferred

Tools

Python

SQL

Cloud platforms

MLOps

Job description

Maaden Saudi Arabian Mining Company seeks an senior data science leader to drive advanced analytics and agentic AI initiatives. You will translate business needs into scalable ML solutions, oversee model development, evaluation, and governance, and partner with engineers, data platform, and business teams to embed analytics in workflows and decision processes.

You will advance reusable data products, ensure responsible AI, and provide technical leadership and stakeholder advisory across the