GenAI Lead Data Scientist — Enterprise AI Architect

Norfolk Southern; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk Southern seeks a Lead Generative AI Data Scientist to architect enterprise GenAI solutions, integrating LLMs and RAG workflows across business units. You will design modular pipelines with LangChain/LlamaIndex, define prompting strategies, and drive responsible AI governance.

The role requires 5+ years in GenAI/NLP, production-grade AI deployments, and strong Python/ML toolkit expertise. Hybrid work model in a large enterprise environment is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, machine learning, NLP, AI, linguistics, or related field required; Masters or PhD preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and architecture of enterprise GenAI solutions tailored to business use cases.
• Design modular, framework-agnostic LLM pipelines using LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar.
• Define prompting strategies, agent patterns, and RAG architectures for scalable adoption.
• Oversee lifecycle of use cases from development to deployment and MLOps.
• Ensure responsible AI practices including explainability, governance, and compliance.
• Evaluate emerging AI trends and guide adoption of high-value innovations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver configurable, scalable solutions.

Skills

GenAI

LLMs in production

Python

Scikit-learn

PyTorch

Pandas

NumPy

Spacy/NLTK

SQL

NoSQL

Education

Bachelor's in CS/DS/ML

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Git

Terraform

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Job description

Norfolk Southern seeks a Lead Generative AI Data Scientist to architect enterprise GenAI solutions, integrating LLMs and RAG workflows across business units. You will design modular pipelines with LangChain/LlamaIndex, define prompting strategies, and drive responsible AI governance.

The role requires 5+ years in GenAI/NLP, production-grade AI deployments, and strong Python/ML toolkit expertise. Hybrid work model in a large enterprise environment is offered.