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Tiger Analytics is looking for experienced Data Scientists to join our fast-growing advanced analytics consulting firm. Our consultants bring deep expertise in Data Science, Machine Learning and AI. We are the trusted analytics partner for multiple Fortune 500 companies, enabling them to generate business value from data. Our business value and leadership has been recognized by various market research firms, including Forrester and Gartner. We are looking for top-notch talent as we continue to build the best global analytics consulting team in the world.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Data Scientist with strong expertise in GenAI modelling. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of designing, developing, and deploying scalable GenAI solutions, while leading projects and mentoring teams. This role requires deep technical expertise, hands-on coding experience, and the ability to collaborate closely with clients and stakeholders to translate business needs into robust analytical solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Work on the latest applications of data science to solve business problems
• Work directly with client stakeholders to translate business problems into high level analytics solution designs
• Present analytic solutions to business audiences highlighting robustness of the solution and how it could help generate business value
• Develop end-to-end solutions based on in-depth understanding of business problems to ensure analytics solutions are delivered efficiently, predictably, and sustainably
• Design and develop machine learning and Generative AI solutions using Databricks and Azure AI services.
• Build LLM-powered applications and orchestrate workflows using LangGraph
• Develop agentic AI workflows for automation, insights generation, and decision support
• Implement Document Intelligence solutions for extracting insights from unstructured data
• Participate in discussions with team members to select and apply relevant analytic techniques and create actionable business insights
• Responsible for making presentations to senior management, communicating results to business teams, and develop plans to help operationalize analytic solution

Requirements

• 8 - 10 years of professional work experience with at least 5 years in Data Science
• Proficiency in Python and SQL
• Practical exposure to Retail , supply chain domain problems such as logistics, distribution networks, or demand planning.
• Experience with MLflow and model lifecycle management
• Generative AI Knowledge: Solid understanding of latest-generation AI concepts including LLMs, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and other contemporary generative AI applications
• Experience with sequential algorithms (e.g., LSTM, RNN, transformer, etc.)
• Experience with Bedrock, JumpStart, HuggingFace
• Experience evaluating ethical implications of AI and controlling for them (e.g., red-teaming)
• Expertise in supervised learning and unsupervised learning along with experience in deep learning and transfer learning
• Experience in generative algorithms (e.g., GAN, VAE, etc.) as well as pre-trained models (e.g., LLaMa, SAM, etc.)
• Ability to work with IT and Data Engineering teams to help embed analytic outputs in business processes
• Experience building end-to-end ML pipelines in production
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and model governance
• Ability to design scalable and reliable AI systems
• Bachelor's in Business Analytics or equivalent work experience.

Benefits

Significant career development opportunities exist as the company grows. The position offers a unique opportunity to be part of a small, fast-growing, challenging and entrepreneurial environment, with a high degree of individual responsibility.

This position offers an excellent opportunity for significant career development in a fast-growing and challenging entrepreneurial environment with a high degree of individual responsibility.

Tiger Analytics provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.