Lead Data Scientist

Lead Research Data Scientist, Foundation AI & Agentic Systems

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About the Role

As the Lead Research Data Scientist, you will chart and execute a cutting-edge AI research agenda focused on foundation models and agentic AI. You will lead advanced experimentation, publish breakthrough research, and translate innovations into scalable products powering the organisation's agentic AI platform (including Niya-X).

This role is ideal for AI researchers with deep hands-on experience in large-scale generative models who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of autonomous AI systems.

Qualifications

• PhD (preferred) or Master's in Machine Learning, AI, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline.
• Peer-reviewed publications in top AI/ML conferences or journals.

Domain and Technical Skills

• 8+ years of hands-on expertise with AI development environments
• Experience developing, evaluating, and scaling foundation models such as LLMs or multimodal transformers.
• Familiarity with rapid prototyping and product development lifecycles in an innovation-driven research environment.
• Applied AI research experience.

Strategic Responsibilities

• Develop research frameworks, open science practices, and model governance for responsible AI innovation.
• Guide cross-functional research teams to integrate foundational advances into the organizations agentic AI platforms (e.g., Niya-X).
• Advise on strategic investments in AI infrastructure and drive adoption of pioneering algorithms and architectures.

Contact: Sam- 7982371791

Email: Sam@hiresquad.in