Remote AI Practice Lead for Insurance and ML

EPAM Systems; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Life and AD&D Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

LinkedIn learning access

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Legal Plan

Identity Theft Protection

Accident Insurance

Employee Discounts

Pet Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Discretionary bonus program

Discretionary Long-Term Incentive (LTI

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking an AI leader to drive innovation and delivery across its Insurance portfolio from ideation to production. You will shape strategy, lead multidisciplinary teams, and build new capabilities in a fast-evolving market.

In this remote, globally distributed role, you will oversee end-to-end data science and AI programs, mentor teams, and develop strategic go-to-market offerings while advancing your skills through EPAM's learning platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as a data science lead, machine learning engineering lead, or similar roles in insurance, reinsurance, Brokerage, Managing General Agent/Underwriter, Risk Management/Loss Control, or consulting for insurance, or reinsurance, etc.
• 5+ years in a leadership role with team management responsibilities
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts to diverse audiences
• Hands-on experience in at least one domain: computer vision, natural language processing, recommender systems, or time series analytics
• Machine learning engineering and production delivery experience, including ML/LLMOps and cloud platforms
• Knowledge of technologies such as Databricks, Snowflake, or agentic orchestration tools (LangChain, Omnigent, Semantic Kernel)
• Working knowledge of at least one programming language, ideally Python
• Understanding of data science engineering excellence and the modern software development lifecycle for artificial intelligence products
• Consulting experience in a professional services environment

Responsibilities

• Shape the AI, machine learning, and agentic business and technology vision and go-to-market offerings
• Manage end-to-end data science, artificial intelligence, and agentic projects and programs
• Lead multidisciplinary workshops and design sessions with customers
• Develop high-quality proposals in collaboration with subject matter experts and consultants
• Contribute to the evolution of data science, artificial intelligence, and agentic offerings
• Grow team capacity and capability, build new competencies, mentor team members, and champion transformation with stakeholders

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership experience

MLOps

Python

Computer vision

Natural language processing

Time series analytics

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

LangChain

Omnigent

Semantic Kernel

Job description

EPAM Systems is seeking an AI leader to drive innovation and delivery across its Insurance portfolio from ideation to production. You will shape strategy, lead multidisciplinary teams, and build new capabilities in a fast-evolving market.

In this remote, globally distributed role, you will oversee end-to-end data science and AI programs, mentor teams, and develop strategic go-to-market offerings while advancing your skills through EPAM's learning platforms.