Lead Data Scientist - AI Strategy & Scale

Lutron Electronics; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Lutron Electronics seeks a Principal Data Scientist to lead data science and AI initiatives across the company, delivering impact through ML and AI while shaping the technical vision for data science and AI. You will mentor senior staff and collaborate with engineering, product, and business leaders to scale AI capabilities and establish standards.

We value experience in large-scale deployments, advanced ML, and responsible AI, with a track record of influencing strategy across organizations.

Qualifications

• PhD degree in a STEM field, or MS degree and equivalent, recognized expertise in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, and AI with sustained enterprise impact.
• Proven leadership leading teams and projects across functions and delivering from concept to delivery.
• Deep expertise in advanced ML, AI systems, and large-scale production deployments.
• Proficiency in Python, R, or Scala, and experience with modern ML frameworks and cloud platforms.
• Expert in large-scale cloud deployment of ML/AI models and MLOps.

Responsibilities

• Execute multi-year, company-wide data science and AI initiatives with significant business and product impact.
• Architect and deploy scalable ML and AI systems across teams.
• Partner with senior engineering, product, and business leaders to shape Data & AI strategy.
• Identify, evaluate, and incubate emerging technologies such as generative AI and edge AI.
• Establish best practices for MLOps, governance, and technical excellence.
• Mentor and develop senior and staff-level data scientists and technical leaders.
• Represent Lutron as a technical authority in data science and AI, internally and externally.
• Drive creation of reusable frameworks, platforms, and IP.

Skills

Python

R

Scala

ML frameworks

Cloud platforms

MLOps

Executive communication

Education

PhD or MS in Data Science/CS/Statistics (or related field)

Job description

Lutron Electronics seeks a Principal Data Scientist to lead data science and AI initiatives across the company, delivering impact through ML and AI while shaping the technical vision for data science and AI. You will mentor senior staff and collaborate with engineering, product, and business leaders to scale AI capabilities and establish standards.

We value experience in large-scale deployments, advanced ML, and responsible AI, with a track record of influencing strategy across organizations.