Assistant Vice President – Data Science

JOB PURPOSE As an AVP– Data Science, you will design, build, and productionize advanced analytics and AI solutions that drive measurable business value. You will work closely with Data Product Owners, Data Analysts, BI Developers, and Data Quality Specialists to translate complex business challenges into data-driven models and experiments. Leveraging Python, SQL, and modern ML frameworks, you will develop scalable machine learning solutions that are explainable, governed, and aligned with organizational priorities.   ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Translate business problems into data science projects by defining clear hypotheses, success metrics, and validation methods.   Explore, clean, and transform structured and unstructured data using Python and SQL to prepare high-quality datasets for modeling.   Design, train, and evaluate machine learning models using appropriate algorithms and statistical techniques (e.g., regression, classification, clustering, NLP, forecasting).   Collaborate with engineering and platform teams to productionize AI models through reproducible pipelines and CI/CD workflows.   Apply model explainability, fairness, and interpretability techniques (e.g., SHAP, LIME, feature importance) to ensure transparency and accountability.   Support AI governance activities, including Model Risk Management (MRM) processes, ensuring compliance and responsible use of AI.   Conduct and analyze A/B tests or controlled experiments to assess model and feature performance.