Senior Data Scientist

PINNACLE GROUP (Pinnacle Technical Resources); McLean (VA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinnacle Group (Pinnacle Technical Resources) in McLean, Virginia is seeking a Data Scientist with an AI focus for a 6-12 month engagement. The role emphasizes turning raw data into practical AI-enabled solutions, not just modeling, with rapid experimentation and data operalization.

The ideal candidate will be curious, comfortable with imperfect data, and able to navigate ambiguity to deliver impact. 5-7 years of experience and strong Python are required.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of relevant experience with strong Python programming and analytical mindset.
• Ability to proactively solve problems and execute.
• Hands-on experience designing, testing, and refining prompts for large language models (LLMs).
• Experience building end-to-end AI solutions is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business teams to translate complex problems into AI-enabled solutions.
• Extract, clean, and structure data from diverse sources for analytics and GenAI.
• Develop Python-based prototypes and tools for advanced analytics and GenAI.
• Design and refine prompts for reliable, explainable AI outputs.
• Collaborate with data, tech, and engineering to align prototypes with production standards.
• Contribute reusable code, patterns, and demos to shared repositories.
• Support testing, validation, and iteration of AI solutions before deployment.

Skills

Python

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Execution mindset

Prompt engineering

Job description

Position Title: Data Scientist(AI Focused)
Location: Mclean, VA Onsite
Duration: 6-12 Months

Job Description:

• Client is seeking a highly analytical and execution focused Data Scientist to support the newly formed AI Execution function.
• This role will focus on turning raw data and emerging AI capabilities into practical, reusable solutions that improve efficiency and decisionmaking across the business.
• Unlike a traditional data science role centered on modeling alone, this position emphasizes problem understanding, rapid experimentation, data operationalization, and applied AI.
• The ideal candidate is someone who is intellectually curious, comfortable working with imperfect data, and skilled at navigating ambiguity to deliver impact.

Position Title: Data Scientist(AI Focused)
Location: Mclean, VA Onsite
Duration: 6-12 Months

Job Description:

• Client is seeking a highly analytical and execution focused Data Scientist to support the newly formed AI Execution function.
• This role will focus on turning raw data and emerging AI capabilities into practical, reusable solutions that improve efficiency and decisionmaking across the business.
• Unlike a traditional data science role centered on modeling alone, this position emphasizes problem understanding, rapid experimentation, data operationalization, and applied AI.
• The ideal candidate is someone who is intellectually curious, comfortable working with imperfect data, and skilled at navigating ambiguity to deliver impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with business teams to understand complex problem statements and translate them into AI-enabled solutions.
• Extract, clean, and structure data from raw and heterogeneous sources to enable analytics and GenAI use cases.
• Develop Python-based prototypes and tools that leverage advanced analytics and generative AI.
• Design and refine prompts to deliver reliable, explainable, and decision-ready AI outputs.
• Collaborate with data, technology, and engineering partners to align prototypes with production standards.
• Contribute reusable code, patterns, documentation, and demos to shared repositories to enable scaling and reuse.
• Support testing, validation, and iteration of AI solutions prior to broader deployment.

What Success Looks Like:

• Quickly grasps new problem domains and identifies practical paths forward
• Produces high-quality, well-reasoned prototypes that solve real business needs
• Elevates the quality and usability of data for multiple downstream use cases
• Acts as a multiplier by enabling others to reuse and build on their work.

Must Have Qualifications:

• 5 to 7 years of relevant experience, strong Python programming skills, and an analytical mindset with a solid technical background.
• Must be able to proactively solve problems and able to execute.
• They must also have hands-on experience designing, testing, and refining prompts for large language models (LLMs).
• Experience building end-to-end AI solutions is a plus.

Pay Range: $85.00 - $90.00
The specific compensation for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401K contributions as well as any other PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by appliable state or localities where you reside or work.