Sr. Data Scientist

VACO LLC
Houston, United States of America
29 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 175K

Job location

Houston, United States of America

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Continuous Integration
Information Engineering
Machine Learning
Systems Development Life Cycle
Azure
Delivery Pipeline
Machine Learning Operations
Databricks

Job description

  • Design, develop, and deploy machine learning and AI solutions across the organization
  • Own the full lifecycle of data science solutions, from development through production deployment and ongoing support
  • Lead predictive analytics initiatives and contribute to the generative AI and AI agent roadmap
  • Build and enhance MLOps pipelines, including CI/CD, monitoring, and model lifecycle management
  • Partner with product managers and business stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable AI solutions
  • Mentor and guide junior data scientists and contribute to team technical development
  • Support platform migrations and greenfield builds within Databricks environments

Role Breakdown

  • Data Science / AI Solutioning: ~60%
  • MLOps: ~30%
  • Data Engineering: ~10%

Requirements

  • 5-7+ years of enterprise data science experience
  • Strong background in machine learning and predictive analytics
  • Proven experience deploying ML models into production environments
  • Solid understanding of MLOps, CI/CD pipelines, and SDLC best practices
  • Experience with Databricks or Azure ML (at least one required)
  • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Self-starter mindset with demonstrated leadership potential

About the company

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