VP Data Scientist — Model Validation & Responsible AI

The Japan Research Institute, Limited (Singapore Branch); Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

The Japan Research Institute, Limited (Singapore Branch) seeks an AVP/VP-level Data Scientist to lead model validation within the Data Management Office. You will assess AI/ML model purposes, data inputs, and assumptions, and validate feature engineering, data quality, and performance across regulated environments.

Responsibilities include developing comprehensive validation reports, evaluating model stability and robustness, applying SHAP/LIME explanations, and ensuring alignment with

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree or equivalent in data science, statistics, analytics or related fields.
• Minimum 4 years hands-on model development, validation, or AI evaluation in regulated environments.
• Strong knowledge of ML/AI theory, model validation techniques, and data quality checks.
• Experience with feature engineering, model diagnostics and performance evaluation.
• Familiarity with responsible AI concepts like fairness and transparency.

Responsibilities

• Independently assess AI/ML model purpose, data inputs, and assumptions.
• Evaluate feature engineering and data quality; detect leakage or mis-specification.
• Assess model performance using appropriate metrics and validation methods.
• Assess stability, robustness, drift, and adversarial vulnerability of models.
• Apply explainability methods such as SHAP and LIME to interpret models.
• Produce comprehensive Model Validation Reports with clear recommendations.
• Evaluate AI/LLM retrieval-augmented systems and prompt-engineering methods.
• Ensure validation aligns with Responsible AI principles (fairness, transparency, robustness).
• Collaborate with data scientists and developers to understand intent and assumptions.
• Contribute to exploratory POC initiatives to deepen validation methods.

Skills

Model validation

Responsible AI

SHAP/LIME explainability

Data quality checks

Feature engineering

Statistical modelling

Education

Postgraduate degree in Data Science

Tools

Python

R

ML frameworks

Job description

The Japan Research Institute, Limited (Singapore Branch) seeks an AVP/VP-level Data Scientist to lead model validation within the Data Management Office. You will assess AI/ML model purposes, data inputs, and assumptions, and validate feature engineering, data quality, and performance across regulated environments.

Responsibilities include developing comprehensive validation reports, evaluating model stability and robustness, applying SHAP/LIME explanations, and ensuring alignment with