Lead AI Scientist - ML/NLP & Cloud Innovator

Huntington National Bank; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntington National Bank's AI Center of Excellence is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to design, develop, and deploy advanced ML/NLP models that accelerate innovation and strategic decision-making. You will work within the Enterprise Data and Analytics organization to deliver measurable business impact across the firm.

Responsibilities include managing the AI development lifecycle across on-premises and AWS, driving automation, staying current with LM models, and guiding teams through production

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Data Science, or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years related work experience in AWS cloud machine learning or a similar AI platforms, with familiarity in AWS Sagemaker, Lambda, S3, Athena, etc.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages, including Python (preferred) or R, Spark, and other modern data science tools.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Product Owner to manage the end-to-end AI development lifecycle- requirements gathering, data sourcing, model development, proof-of-concept demonstrations, risk governance reviews, and production deployment across both on-premises and AWS environments.
• Demonstrate strong self-discipline and professional ownership in managing project activities, maintaining transparent communication with leadership, seeking managerial guidance when appropriate, and proactively surfacing risks, blockers, or resource needs to ensure timely delivery.
• Apply automation techniques to streamline manual processes, enhance productivity and accuracy, and develop reusable, scalable self-service tools and assets.
• Stay current with emerging machine learning, cloud, and AI technologies, driving innovation by evaluating and integrating new capabilities into existing workflows and products.

Skills

Python

R

Spark

LangChain

LLMs

AWS

MLOps

Data Visualization

Education

PhD or Master's degree in Statistics, Economics, Data Science

Tools

AWS SageMaker

Lambda

S3

Athena

Bedrock

JumpStart

Textract

Job description

Huntington National Bank's AI Center of Excellence is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to design, develop, and deploy advanced ML/NLP models that accelerate innovation and strategic decision-making. You will work within the Enterprise Data and Analytics organization to deliver measurable business impact across the firm.

Responsibilities include managing the AI development lifecycle across on-premises and AWS, driving automation, staying current with LM models, and guiding teams through production