Senior Data Scientist, Gen AI & Causal ML (Onsite/Cincinnati)

Ascendum System Private Limited; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascendum System Private Limited is seeking a senior Data Scientist to advance our Gen AI and causal ML capabilities. You will lead end-to-end development of scalable science solutions and partner with product teams to drive vision and strategy in personalization and loyalty.

You will design and deploy Gen AI solutions, build robust ML pipelines, and mentor peers while communicating complex findings to leadership and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of applied data science experience, with progression in scope and complexity.
• Hands-on experience with Generative AI applications (LLM fine-tuning, prompt engineering, RAG, agentic workflows).
• Familiarity with causal ML / causal inference methods (CATE, DiD, matching).
• Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and Git.
• Experience with Azure and Databricks, or comparable cloud data platforms.
• Experience contributing to production-quality ML systems using software engineering best practices.
• Ability to translate business needs into science solutions and roadmap priorities.
• Strong communication skills to translate complex findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfort with ambiguity and evolving problem spaces.
• Experience with causal inferences and econ metrics is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy Gen AI solutions (LLM fine-tuning, prompts, RAG) across measurement workflows.
• Lead end-to-end data science projects from research to productionization.
• Partner with product and stakeholders to shape vision, roadmap, and prioritization of science products.
• Contribute to a holistic science layer connecting scattered capabilities into a scalable framework.
• Apply causal ML methods to support measurement and personalization at scale.
• Build, maintain, and improve production ML and experimentation pipelines with CI/CD and testing.
• Evaluate emerging AI/ML technologies for potential production use.
• Mentor peers and participate in technical leadership.

Skills

Generative AI

Python

SQL

Git

Azure Databricks

MLOps

Communication

Tools

Azure Databricks

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Ascendum System Private Limited is seeking a senior Data Scientist to advance our Gen AI and causal ML capabilities. You will lead end-to-end development of scalable science solutions and partner with product teams to drive vision and strategy in personalization and loyalty.

You will design and deploy Gen AI solutions, build robust ML pipelines, and mentor peers while communicating complex findings to leadership and stakeholders.