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Principal Data Scientist

Summary

Lead AI and data-science initiatives for a public-sector agency, translating complex models into business value and guiding cross-functional teams on Gen/Agentic AI solutions.

A public sector organisation is looking for a seasoned Principal Data Scientist to join their established data science team. You will be a thought leader for AgenticAI, GenAI, data science and machine learning techniques within the organisation, driving technical conversations as a senior representative from the Centre of Excellence.In this role, you will:

  • Be an effective communicator:
    Work alongsidesenior, non-technical, business stakeholders to identifyenterprise-wide or nationwide use cases. Explain complex technical solutions in layman terms to obtain buy-in. Engage in technical conversations with colleagues from other technical disciplines including data engineering and product management.
  • Be a grounded, technical leader:
    Understand the organisation's tech stack and provide technical leadership to shape, build and implement feasible, meaningful AI/data science products thattackle issues across risk management and operations efficiency.

What are we asking for?

  • 10-15 years of experience developing enterprise grade, cloud baseddata science products
  • Ability to explain technical concepts to a non-technical / business / senior management audience is a must
  • Extensivehands-on experience in building applied products/solutions using AI, machine learning and data scienceto solve business problems effectively
  • Knowledge of software development, MLOps best practices, open source librariesand cloud architecture

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