Senior Principal AI Platform Scientist

Oracle; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 158,000 - 355,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Senior Principal Applied Scientist to develop AI-enabled platform capabilities for scientific and data-intensive enterprise use cases. You will work at the intersection of applied natural sciences, data science, and AI engineering, collaborating with product management, customers, and engineers to design and productionize scalable solutions.

In this role you will provide technical leadership, mentor teams, define evaluation methods, and influence

Qualifications

• PhD in molecular biology, bioinformatics, computational biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, computer science, data science, or related quantitative field (or Master’s with 8+ years of experience).
• Significant hands-on experience applying data science, ML, AI integration, data engineering, or analytics to real-world problems.
• Proven ability to lead complex R&D initiatives from definition to delivery.
• Experience in iterative, customer-driven environments with changing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead research and applied development for AI-enabled scientific-data and enterprise platform capabilities.
• Collaborate with product managers and strategic customers to understand workflows and requirements.
• Rapidly prototype, evaluate, and refine solutions; pivot as needed based on evidence.
• Develop reusable, configurable OCI platform services.

Skills

Python

Data science

Machine learning

Communication

Team leadership

Problem solving

Education

PhD or MS in a relevant field

8+ years experience

Tools

OCI platform

Cloud platforms

Data pipelines

Job description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Senior Principal Applied Scientist to develop AI-enabled platform capabilities for scientific and data-intensive enterprise use cases. You will work at the intersection of applied natural sciences, data science, and AI engineering, collaborating with product management, customers, and engineers to design and productionize scalable solutions.

In this role you will provide technical leadership, mentor teams, define evaluation methods, and influence