Senior Lead Applied AI Scientist - Remote Production ML

Lumen; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 194,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumen is seeking highly technical, product-minded Senior Lead Applied AI Scientists to design, build, deploy, and continuously improve production-scale AI solutions across agents, generative models, ML, and more. You will partner with business, product, engineering, and technology leaders to translate high-value opportunities into AI-powered solutions with measurable impact.

You will combine hands-on AI expertise with software engineering, experimentation, and product delivery to prototype,

Qualifications

• Seven plus years of experience in applied AI and production deployments.
• Proven track record delivering AI solutions with measurable business outcomes.
• Deep expertise in machine learning, statistics, experimentation, predictive analytics, and modern AI techniques.
• Hands-on experience building LLM, RAG, agentic, and machine learning solutions.
• Proficiency in Python and modern AI/ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, MLflow, or similar technologies.
• Experience with MLOps, LLMOps, cloud AI platforms, APIs, and software engineering best practices.
• Strong product mindset, problem-solving skills, and ability to communicate complex concepts with technical and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize AI solutions from concept through production deployment.
• Partner with business and product teams to identify opportunities, define success metrics, and validate value through rapid experimentation.
• Develop advanced AI systems leveraging machine learning, generative AI, retrieval, predictive modeling, and agentic architectures.
• Define evaluation frameworks and continuously improve quality, reliability, safety, performance, and cost.
• Partner with Engineering to deliver scalable, production‑ready solutions using MLOps and LLMOps best practices.
• Contribute reusable frameworks, evaluation assets, and technical standards that accelerate AI adoption across the enterprise.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance on complex AI initiatives.

Skills

Applied AI

Machine Learning

LLMs

MLOps

Python

Cloud platforms

Communication

Experimentation

Education

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Hugging Face

MLflow

Job description

Lumen is seeking highly technical, product-minded Senior Lead Applied AI Scientists to design, build, deploy, and continuously improve production-scale AI solutions across agents, generative models, ML, and more. You will partner with business, product, engineering, and technology leaders to translate high-value opportunities into AI-powered solutions with measurable impact.

You will combine hands-on AI expertise with software engineering, experimentation, and product delivery to prototype,