Senior / Founding Data Scientist - AI, ML & LLMs

We are an innovative AI Healthcare startup looking for a Senior / Founding Data Scientist to take a role in shaping and building our AI capabilities., In this hands-on role, you will work on Machine Learning, NLP, and LLM-based solutions, from problem definition and research to experimentation, prototyping, and product implementation.

• Translate clinical and business needs into technical problems and research questions.
• Analyze clinical datasets and develop ML and NLP algorithms to address these problems.
• Design and implement evaluation frameworks for LLM-based systems, covering response quality, retrieval relevance, agentic workflows, tool use, consistency (reliability) & cost.
• Evaluate model performance using technical metrics and benchmarks, and validate outputs against clinical reasoning and physicians’ decision-making.
• Take ownership of projects from initial research through implementation, working directly with customers and clinical professionals to refine solutions.

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Data Science / Machine Learning / Algorithms.
• Strong, proven experience with Machine Learning and NLP- mandatory.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs and Generative AI - big advantage
• Experience with model evaluation, experimentation, and algorithm development.
• Ability to take an open-ended problem from research and POC to implementation.
• Master’s degree or higher in Data Science, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Statistics, or a related field.