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Lead Data Scientist - 3022271

Apex Systems, Inc. • Columbus, OH • 2h ago

Job#: 3022271

Job Description:

Lead Data Scientist

Location: Columbus, Ohio (Onsite)

Employment Type: Contract to Perm

Role Overview

An AI Center of Excellence (CoE) is seeking a skilled Lead Data Scientist with expertise in modern AI technologies. The ideal candidate will apply knowledge in machine learning, natural language processing, and artificial intelligence to design, develop, and deploy models that support strategic decision-making. This role will be dedicated to AI Automation value streams and will lead data science initiatives from concept through deployment.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with the Product Owner to manage the end-to-end AI development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, data sourcing, model development, proof-of-concept demonstrations, risk governance reviews, and production deployment across both on-premises and AWS environments.

Demonstrate professional ownership in managing project activities, maintaining transparent communication with leadership, and proactively surfacing risks or resource needs.

Apply automation techniques to streamline manual processes, enhance productivity, and develop reusable, scalable self-service tools and assets.

Stay current with emerging machine learning, cloud, and AI technologies, driving innovation by evaluating and integrating new capabilities into existing workflows.

Required Qualifications

Education: PhD or Master's degree in Statistics, Economics, Data Science, or a related field.

Experience: Three to five years of related work experience in AWS cloud machine learning or a similar AI platform.

Technical Skills: Proficiency in programming languages including Python (preferred) or R, and Spark. Working knowledge of Large Language Models (e.g., Llama, Claude, Titan), including experience with frameworks such as LangChain, vector databases, embeddings, and prompt engineering. Familiarity with AWS Sagemaker, Lambda, S3, and Athena.

Preferred Qualifications

Willingness to step outside traditional modeling tasks to solve broader technical or business challenges.

Hands-on experience with LLM fine-tuning.

Practical understanding of advanced Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) methods such as MMR, multi-vector retrieval, RAG-fusion, and retrieval evaluation frameworks.

Knowledge and practical experience with Agentic AI and agentic workflows, including task orchestration, multi-agent collaboration, and tool-use agents.

Hands-on experience with advanced AWS AI/ML services such as Bedrock, JumpStart, Textract, and related ML orchestration capabilities.

Compensation & Benefits

A competitive compensation and benefits package will be provided. Specific details will be discussed during the interview process. Our organization is committed to pay equity and providing a comprehensive benefits program to eligible employees.

This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. We encourage veterans and military personnel to apply.

Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here{rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"} for more details.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collab

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