Rahul Agarwal
@rahulagarwal3
Senior data scientist specializing in ML, GenAI, forecasting, and optimization.
What I'm looking for
I am a senior data scientist with deep experience building production-ready machine learning and GenAI systems that drive measurable business impact across pharma, insurance, and manufacturing. I design end-to-end solutions — from feature engineering, model selection and interpretability (SHAP) to orchestration and deployment using Kedro, FastAPI, Databricks, Snowflake and vector DBs, and have delivered multi-million dollar outcomes such as $90M incremental revenue and $127M annual savings.
My background spans deep learning (transformers, CNNs, RNNs), classical ML (XGBoost, LightGBM, Random Forest), optimization (CVXPY, Gurobi, MILP) and agentic LLM systems using LangChain/LangGraph and RAG. I prioritize reproducible pipelines, robust evaluation, and clear business-aligned metrics to ensure models translate into operational value.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Data Scientist I
QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey & Company
Sep 2022 - Present (3 years 5 months)
Designed recommendation and optimization systems that generated $90M incremental revenue and engineered forecasting and underwriting frameworks that drove $127M in annual savings while reducing manual planning effort by 90%.
Machine Learning Engineer
AIDoubledot — Cognirel Technologies
Dec 2019 - Jun 2021 (1 year 6 months)
Built a Bidirectional LSTM Java error classifier achieving 97% accuracy for 50K+ concurrent learners and prototyped knowledge-graph QA bots using RNNs and Neo4j to support multi-domain business logic.
Associate Software Engineer
Indus Valley Partners
Jun 2018 - Nov 2019 (1 year 5 months)
Improved dashboard render times by 40% via C# and JavaScript refactors and built a multi-tenant monitoring platform with automated telemetry to track job health across distributed client environments.
Education
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University of Minnesota
Master of Science, Business Analytics / Data Science
2021 - 2022
Activities and societies: Carlson Analytics Lab analytics student consultant; projects in NLP, causal inference, and reinforcement learning.
Completed a Master of Science in Business Analytics with a Data Science track, focusing on applied analytics, NLP, and forecasting through consulting projects and coursework.
BITS Pilani
Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics & Electrical Engineering
2014 - 2018
Earned a Bachelor of Engineering (Honors) in Electronics & Electrical Engineering with coursework and projects in software and systems engineering.
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