AI Enablement Data Scientist — Internal Solutions

HDR, Inc.; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is leading the charge to build internal AI capabilities that scale across the Transportation Business Group. The role focuses on developing AI solutions, improving data foundations, and identifying bottlenecks in systems and processes.

It will evolve toward client-facing AI delivery as capabilities mature. The position emphasizes collaboration with IT and stakeholders, and the candidate should bring strong communication and analytical skills, with experience in cloud-based data pipelines and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a closely related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with generative AI and modern AI services.
• Hands-on experience developing, deploying, and maintaining data and AI solutions in cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Experience managing end-to-end data science projects and model lifecycles.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Advanced Degree
• Experience designing or improving data pipelines and AI infrastructure.
• Consulting or professional services experience.
• Six Sigma or other process improvement certifications.

Responsibilities

• Internal AI Capability Development: Design, develop, and deploy AI solutions addressing internal transportation business needs.
• Build reusable AI components, data pipelines, and workflows for future client delivery.
• Manage full model lifecycle including development, deployment, monitoring, drift detection, retraining, and inference.

Skills

Generative AI experience

Cloud AI deployments

Data science lifecycle

Analytical thinking

Writing and communication

Active participant in employee-owned文化

Education

Bachelor’s or higher in a related field

Advanced degree

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Power BI

Tableau

Plotly

Seaborn

Matplotlib

Job description

HDR is leading the charge to build internal AI capabilities that scale across the Transportation Business Group. The role focuses on developing AI solutions, improving data foundations, and identifying bottlenecks in systems and processes.

It will evolve toward client-facing AI delivery as capabilities mature. The position emphasizes collaboration with IT and stakeholders, and the candidate should bring strong communication and analytical skills, with experience in cloud-based data pipelines and