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# Lead Data Scientist

- **Company:** Tyson Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** Springdale, AR, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Application Lifecycle Management, Computer Vision, Information Engineering, Data Transformation, Distributed Systems, Machine Learning, Queueing Systems, E2e Testing, Tensorflow, DataOps, Smoke Testing, Unstructured Data, Model Validation, Git, Containerization, Scikit Learn, Information Technology, Machine Learning Operations, Restful APIs, Software Version Control, Docker, Programming Languages
- **Published:** August 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://tysonfoods.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/TSN/job/Tyson-Emma---Springdale-Arkansas/Lead-Data-Scientist_R0478734-1

## About the Role

Requires a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Mathematics,

Statistics, or a related field, and 3 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation. Alternatively, the Employer will accept a Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

Experience must include at least 2 years of experience in each of the following:

Machine Learning, including binary classifiers using Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow. Data Engineering, including managing unstructured data ingestion, and staging. Designing and deploying scalable RESTful web services to expose machine learning models to production. Computer Vision, including applied advanced image processing techniques and object segmentation. Distributed Systems, including architecting message queuing systems to handle asynchronous task processing. Deployment and Version Control, including utilizing containerization and version control for software lifecycle management using Docker and Git., The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

## Description

Tyson Foods, Inc. has an opening for Lead Data Scientist in Springdale, AR. Develop and implement a set of techniques or analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software. Responsible for end-to-end testing, including deployment smoke tests and continuous monitoring. Co-own machine learning operations (MLOps) roadmap, support and mentor teams in achieving milestones, showing leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) strategy and the practical application of model evaluation and validation. Responsible for scaling and cost-efficient model deployment, ensuring responsiveness and observability. Execute complex software testing practices, including end-to-end, integration, and smoke testing in machine learning pipelines. Scale model deployment with an emphasis on performance, cost, and observability, including model monitoring at appropriate cadences. Broaden data science lifecycle management,
involving roadmaps with business outcomes verified by business and finance teams. Contribute to the design of reusable machine learning architecture assets and patterns.


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