Principal Data Scientist - AI, Data Pipelines & Automation

FlexProfessionals; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

401k plan

Wellness benefits

Job summary

FlexProfessionals in Boston is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to lead AI-driven data solutions within the Distribution Enablement Group. You will collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Finance and IT to design data pipelines, automate workflows, and deploy AI-powered processes that scale across teams.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in data science or analytics, deep Python/SQL skills, and experience deploying ML in production.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data science, analytics engineering, or a related role in highly regulated environments
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL with Git for version control
• Experience applying AI to automation pipelines with reliability and guardrails
• Experience implementing machine learning solutions including model development and production monitoring
• Solid understanding of ML techniques, statistics, and data modeling
• Experience with cloud platforms or remote compute environments
• Excellent communication skills for non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Strong time management and problem-solving mindset

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance and other teams to translate goals into scalable data solutions
• Collaborate with IT on deployments, data collection, integration, front-end UX and back-end infrastructure
• Design and deploy AI-powered workflows and multi-agent systems with guardrails and oversight
• Develop and maintain data pipelines and analytics dashboards
• Monitor and optimize data processes for reliability and performance
• Contribute to technical architecture, documentation and governance for data, automation, and AI
• Support responsible AI adoption across workflows and use cases
• Explore new tools and techniques and evolving standards

Skills

Python

SQL

Git

AI for automation

ML deployment

Tools

Dataiku

AWS

Airflow

dbt

Power Automate

Salesforce

REST APIs

Job description

FlexProfessionals in Boston is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to lead AI-driven data solutions within the Distribution Enablement Group. You will collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Finance and IT to design data pipelines, automate workflows, and deploy AI-powered processes that scale across teams.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in data science or analytics, deep Python/SQL skills, and experience deploying ML in production.