Lead AI Scientist, Production ML & Knowledge Graphs, Remote

Ai Facile; Helena (MT); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Lead Specialist- AI Scientist to design, build, deploy, and scale production AI/ML capabilities powering learner intelligence, personalized learning, and knowledge graphs. This remote US-based role bridges AI research, data science, software engineering, and product delivery, with mentorship and a focus on measurable learner outcomes.

You will lead generative AI, LLM, RAG, and agentic AI projects, build reusable platform components, and own the full delivery lifecycle from

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building and deploying production AI/ML systems.
• Experience with Generative AI, LLMs, RAG, knowledge graphs, or agentic AI.
• Hands-on experience with foundation models and modern AI frameworks.
• Proficiency in Python and API development, testing, CI/CD, and production operations.
• Experience designing scalable AI platforms and deployment architectures in AWS or similar cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, deployment, and operation of production AI capabilities.
• Design and deliver Generative AI, LLM, RAG, and agentic AI solutions with measurable impact.
• Build reusable AI platform components, services, APIs, and workflows.
• Own the end-to-end AI delivery lifecycle from experimentation to production.
• Establish scalable MLOps and AIOps practices for training, deployment, observability, and governance.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Design, Learning Science, and Data Science teams.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies balancing quality, safety, latency, scalability, and cost.
• Establish best practices for responsible AI and AI governance.
• Mentor engineers and data scientists to elevate AI capabilities.
• Communicate strategy, architecture decisions, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders.

Skills

Python

MLOps

Communication skills

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

LangChain

OpenAI

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Lead Specialist- AI Scientist to design, build, deploy, and scale production AI/ML capabilities powering learner intelligence, personalized learning, and knowledge graphs. This remote US-based role bridges AI research, data science, software engineering, and product delivery, with mentorship and a focus on measurable learner outcomes.

You will lead generative AI, LLM, RAG, and agentic AI projects, build reusable platform components, and own the full delivery lifecycle from