Senior AI Data Scientist & Analytics Engineer

New Jersey Institute of Technology; Newark, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

New Jersey Institute of Technology seeks a Senior Data Scientist & AI Engineer to advance university analytics. The role develops statistical models, automates ML pipelines with Python, R, and DataRobot, and builds LLM-powered decision-support tools integrated with Snowflake. You will handle governance-aligned data and mentor junior data scientists.

The position emphasizes production-grade AI deployments, stakeholder collaboration, and scalable data pipelines for institutional insights.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Mathematics or related field.
• 1 year of experience in the job offered or in the related occupation.

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced statistical modeling, machine learning, and predictive analytics to institutional data.
• Design, implement, and operationalize automated end-to-end workflows using Python, R, and DataRobot.
• Architect, build, and deploy production-grade AI agent-based decision-support systems with LLMs and RAG pipelines.
• Oversee data extraction, transformation, and validation using SQL, Python, R, and Snowpark to build scalable pipelines.
• Collaborate with Data Governance to define analytical requirements and ensure data governance.

Skills

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Python

R

DataRobot

Snowflake

SQL

Streamlit

LLM

RAG

Dashboards

Education

Ph.D. in Mathematics or related field

Tools

Snowflake

DataRobot

Streamlit

Snowpark

ServiceNow

Git

Job description

New Jersey Institute of Technology seeks a Senior Data Scientist & AI Engineer to advance university analytics. The role develops statistical models, automates ML pipelines with Python, R, and DataRobot, and builds LLM-powered decision-support tools integrated with Snowflake. You will handle governance-aligned data and mentor junior data scientists.

The position emphasizes production-grade AI deployments, stakeholder collaboration, and scalable data pipelines for institutional insights.