Remote Applied AI Scientist (Contractor) — ML & Analytics

Synthires; California; Remote; USD 338,000 - 386,000; Full time

Job summary

Synthires is seeking an Applied Scientist for a fully remote contract role. You will apply Python, ML, and statistics to train and evaluate advanced AI systems, with emphasis on rigorous experimentation and reproducible analytics.

You will design analyses, develop and tune models, and collaborate with stakeholders to create robust data pipelines and clear, data-driven recommendations.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python for data analysis, statistics, and ML.
• Experience with Pandas and scikit-learn.
• Knowledge of applied statistics, experimental design.
• Experience building ML models in practical settings.
• Strong data modeling with structured and unstructured data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to produce reproducible code and precise docs.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct statistical analyses on complex datasets.
• Develop, validate, tune, and evaluate ML models.
• Apply data modeling and large-scale transformations with Python and Pandas.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to set up experimentation frameworks.
• Document methodologies and results in analytic reports.
• Provide feedback to improve AI model performance.

Skills

Python

Pandas

scikit-learn

Applied statistics

Experimental design

Machine learning

Data modeling

Communication

Reproducible code

Tools

Pandas

scikit-learn

Job description

Synthires is seeking an Applied Scientist for a fully remote contract role. You will apply Python, ML, and statistics to train and evaluate advanced AI systems, with emphasis on rigorous experimentation and reproducible analytics.

You will design analyses, develop and tune models, and collaborate with stakeholders to create robust data pipelines and clear, data-driven recommendations.