Director of Applied AI & Data Science

JOB DESCRIPTION | Director of Applied AI & Data Science 

Job Title: Director of Applied AI & Data Science

Location: Remote (CT, US)

Type: C2H

Skills Required:

• Strong experience with Python and SQL and production system development.
• Experience with Snowflake and relational databases such as PostgreSQL.
• Experience with API development, pipelines, and system integration.
• Experience with monitoring, CI/CD, and operational lifecycle management of AI systems.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and deliver complex solutions.

Preferred:

• Experience in financial services or other regulated industries.
• Experience with DB2 or legacy-to-cloud data migration.

Education

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or ML engineering.
• 3+ years delivering production AI/ML and/or GenAI solutions (RAG, agents, or similar)

Core Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy advanced statistical, machine learning, and AI models supporting insurance, actuarial, claims, and investment decision making
• Design and deliver LLM enabled analytics and Deep Research solutions, including RAG based approaches over structured and unstructured data
• Perform hands on data analysis, feature engineering, and model development using enterprise platforms (Snowflake, PostgreSQL, DB2)
• Define model success metrics, validation approaches, and explainability standards aligned to business and regulatory expectations
• Partner with data engineers and architects to produce models, establish monitoring, and manage model lifecycle and drift
• Apply responsible AI practices including bias assessment, transparency, and documentation for audit and compliance review
• Communicate analytical insights and model outcomes clearly to business leaders and technical stakeholders
• Collaborate across analytics, engineering, risk, and compliance teams to ensure scalable, governed AI and analytics delivery