Data Scientist

HCL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech firm in Singapore is seeking a Data Scientist to support high-impact government projects. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in AI technologies, including Computer Vision and NLP, as well as strong coding skills. This role involves stakeholder management and participation in agile development processes. Competitive compensation and a meaningful impact are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of experience as a Data Scientist.
• Strong technical knowledge in AI, especially in Computer Vision and NLP.
• Experience in model deployment and agile project management.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate discussions with stakeholders to define business use cases.
• Work with teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Engage with research institutions and industry partners.

Skills

Machine learning model development

AI technologies

Stakeholder management

Agile project management

Education

Postgraduate or Ph.D. in a relevant field

Tools

Python

C++

TensorFlow

Torch

Job description

HCLTech is currently looking for talented Data Scientists to be part of an exciting journey supporting a high-impact government project in Singapore. This is your opportunity to work on complex, meaningful challenges where your expertise in data science will directly contribute to national transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate discussions with stakeholders to understand their business challenges, sharpen the business use cases and translate them into data science projects.
• Work with product owners, engineering teams, and industry partners throughout the product development lifecycle from concept, design, prototyping, acceptance testing, data curation, delivery, operationalization, industry proliferation, to product end-of-life.
• Technical assessment on the maturity, viability, and suitability of AI research, technologies and trends that are relevant to the industry.
• Present findings, solicit feedback and prioritise refinements to the analysis in close iteration with stakeholders while managing overall project timeline.
• Participate in agile secure software development processes and best practices, documentation of user requirements and software codes during the software development lifecycle.
• Transfer technology to industry partners.
• Technical engagement and collaboration with research institutes and institutes of higher learning.

Requirement

• Postgraduate or Ph.D. Background in engineering, computer engineering, computer science, mathematics, statistics or equivalent.
• At least 6 years of experience as a Data Scientist.
• Strong technical knowledge in AI, specifically in Computer Vision (CV), Natural Language Processing (NLP), recommendation system and/or Synthetic AI.
• Good understanding of the latest research and technologies in AI for production, including deployment to mobile handsets and IOT devices.
• Proficient in building machine learning models to identify, recognise patterns and make predictions.
• Strong coding experience in programming languages such as Python, C++.
• Hands‑on experience with one or more deep learning frameworks, e.g., TensorFlow, Torch.
• Experience in model deployment.
• Experience in stakeholder management.
• Experience in agile project management.