Senior AI Data Scientist - Can Work Remotely Within Specific Regions

Genesis10; United States; Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Dental

401(k)

Health Savings Account

Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF)

Sick Pay

Hospital Indemnity

Group Term Life Insurance

Job summary

Genesis10 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for a remote/hybrid role serving a regional financial institution. The position is contract-based with work locations nationwide in the U.S. and options for remote or hybrid arrangements within footprint states.

The ideal candidate will lead ML/NLP projects, collaborate with product owners, and deploy models across on-prem and AWS environments, driving impact through data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s degree in Decision Sciences, Statistics, Economics, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, CS or related STEM field.
• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5+ years of analytics or data science experience.
• Minimum of 3+ years analytics/data science experience with a Master’s; no experience required with a PhD.
• Two to three years of AWS cloud ML experience or similar AI platform, with familiarity in Sagemaker, Lambda, S3, Athena.
• Proficiency in Python (preferred) or R; familiarity with modern data science platforms and technologies.
• Working knowledge of Large Language Models (Llama, Claude, Titan) and tools like LangChain, embeddings, and prompt engineering.
• Direct experience with SQL and large DBs such as Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, SPSS, Teradata, Hadoop.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Owner to manage end-to-end AI development lifecycle across on-prem and AWS.
• Demonstrate ownership, communicate with leadership, surface risks and blockers.
• Apply automation to streamline processes and build self-service tools.
• Stay current with ML and cloud AI tech; evaluate and integrate new capabilities.

Skills

Python

SQL

LangChain

prompt engineering

LLMs

R

AWS

Education

PhD or Master’s degree in a STEM field

Bachelor’s degree + 5+ years analytics experience

Tools

AWS Sagemaker

Lambda

S3

Athena

Oracle

DB2

SQL Server

Hadoop

Job description

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Senior Data Scientist - Remote position with a Regional Financial Institution. This is a contract opportunity. This position can work hybrid or can work remotely in the footprint locations of Columbus, OH; Minnetonka, MN; Atlanta, GA: Dallas, TX; Detroit, MI; Chicago, IL; Charlotte, NC; Birmingham, AL; Tupelo, MS; Pittsburgh, PA; Cleveland, OH; Akron, OH and Cincinnati, OH.

Compensation: $60.00 - $66.00 per hour, W2, based on qualifications

Position Overview

As part of the AI Center of Excellence (CoE), the Senior Data Scientist will apply advanced knowledge in machine learning, natural language processing, and artificial intelligence to design, develop, and deploy models that accelerate innovation and support strategic decision making. This role drives measurable impact across the business through outcome-focused project execution within the Enterprise Data and Analytics organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Product Owner to manage the end-to-end AI development lifecycle including requirements gathering, data sourcing, model development, proof of concept demonstrations, risk governance reviews, and production deployment across both on-premises and AWS environments
• Demonstrate strong self-discipline and professional ownership in managing project activities, maintaining transparent communication with leadership, seeking managerial guidance when appropriate, and proactively surfacing risks, blockers, or resource needs to ensure timely delivery
• Apply automation techniques to streamline manual processes, enhance productivity and accuracy, and develop reusable, scalable self-service tools and assets
• Stay current with emerging machine learning, cloud, and AI technologies, driving innovation by evaluating and integrating new capabilities into existing workflows and products

Primary Requirements

• PhD or Master's degree in Decision Sciences, Statistics, Economics, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science or Information Systems, Operations Research, or a related STEM degree
• In lieu of a Master's degree, a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5+ years of work experience in analytics or data science
• Minimum of 3+ years of work experience in analytics or data science with a Master's degree; no work experience required with a PhD
• Two to three years of related work experience in AWS cloud machine learning or a similar AI platform, with familiarity in AWS Sagemaker, Lambda, S3, Athena, etc
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages, including Python (preferred) or R, and familiarity with modern data science platforms and technologies
• Working knowledge of Large Language Models (Llama, Claude, Titan), including experience with frameworks such as LangChain, vector databases, embeddings, and prompt engineering
• Direct experience with SQL programming and large database applications such as Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, SPSS, Teradata, and Hadoop

Desired Skills

• Willingness to step outside traditional modeling tasks to solve broader technical or business challenges in support of team and organizational goals
• Hands-on experience with LLM fine-tuning
• Hands-on experience with advanced AWS AI/ML services such as Bedrock, JumpStart, Textract, and related ML orchestration capabilities
• Knowledge and practical experience with Agentic AI and agentic workflows, including task orchestration, multi‑agent collaboration, tool use agents, and workflow automation patterns

Benefits of Working with Genesis10

• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• 401(k)
• Health Savings Account
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF)
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• & Group Term Life Insurance

Contract Benefits

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years
• The opportunity to have a career‑home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.

Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.