Snr Data Scientist, Data & AI Engr

Singtel Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to lead a talented team in developing AI-driven solutions that tackle real-world business challenges. This role involves mentoring data scientists, architecting machine learning systems, and engaging with clients to translate their needs into actionable data science strategies. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in mathematics and statistics, alongside hands-on experience in deploying AI solutions. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and collaboration, where your expertise will drive impactful results across the Asia Pacific region.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in mathematics and statistics with proven AI deployment experience.
• Hands-on expertise in deep learning and NLP, excellent problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of data scientists to develop AI-driven solutions.
• Architect scalable machine learning systems and engage with clients.

Skills

Mathematics

Statistics

Operations Research

AI Solutions Deployment

Machine Learning

Deep Learning

Natural Language Processing

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Mathematics or Statistics

Experience in AI and Machine Learning

Tools

MLFlow

Feature Store

Model Registry

Pandas

Scikit Learn

XGBoost

Seaborn

NumPy

Vector Databases

Job description

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NCS is a leading technology services firm that operates across the Asia Pacific region in over 20 cities, providing consulting, digital services, technology solutions, and more. We believe in harnessing the power of technology to achieve extraordinary things, creating lasting value and impact for our communities, partners, and people. Our diverse workforce of 13,000 has delivered large-scale, mission critical, and multi-platform projects for governments and enterprises in Singapore and the APAC region.

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will be guiding a team of data scientists and engineers to develop and deploy AI-driven solutions that address real-world business challenges.

What you will do:

1. Team Leadership:
   Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of data scientists, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
2. Technical Strategy & Execution:
   Architect and implement scalable machine learning systems from ideation to production. Develop advanced statistical models and optimization algorithms to solve complex business problems.
3. Client & Stakeholder Engagement:
   Act as a technical advisor for client projects by translating business requirements into actionable data science solutions.
4. Operational Excellence:
   Drive best practices in MLOps, including the effective use of feature stores, model registries, and evaluation frameworks, to ensure the reliability and efficiency of AI systems.
5. Support presales efforts by providing technical insights and strategic recommendations.

The ideal candidate should possess:

1. Strong foundation in mathematics, statistics, and operations research.
2. Proven experience deploying AI and machine learning solutions in production environments.
3. Hands-on expertise in search algorithms, deep learning, and natural language processing (NLP).
4. Demonstrated leadership skills and effective stakeholder management.
5. Familiarity with MLOps practices and tools is a plus.
6. Excellent problem-solving abilities and clear communication skills.
7. Familiarity with vector databases, chunking, reranking, MLFlow, feature store, model registry, MLOps, GenAIOps.
8. Experience with Ragas, Promptfoo, DeepEval, LLM as judge.
9. Knowledge of OptAPlanner, TimeFold.
10. Proficiency in pandas, Scikit learn, XGBoost, SeaBorn, Numpy.