Senior/Lead Data Scientist.

About Us

We turn customer challenges into growth opportunities. Material is a global strategy partner to the worlds most recognizable brands and innovative companies. Our people around the globe thrive by helping organizations design and deliver rewarding customer experiences. We use deep human insights, design innovation and data to create experiences powered by modern technology. Our approaches speed engagement and growth for the companies we work with and transform relationships between businesses and the people they serve. Srijan, a Material company, is a renowned global digital engineering firm with a reputation for solving complex technology problems using their deep technology expertise and leveraging strategic partnerships with top-tier technology partners

Job Title: Senior/Lead Data Scientist

Experience Required: 4 + Years

About the Role:

We are seeking a skilled and innovative Machine Learning Engineer with 4+ years of experience to join our AI/ML team. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Computer Vision, Generative AI (GenAI), and Deep Learning, with a proven track record of deploying models in production environments using Python, MLOps best practices, and cloud platforms like Azure ML.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deploy AI/ML models for Computer Vision and GenAI use cases
• Build, fine-tune, and evaluate deep learning architectures (CNNs, Transformers, Diffusion models, etc.)
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to integrate models into scalable pipelines and applications
• Manage the complete ML lifecycle using MLOps practices (versioning, CI/CD, monitoring, retraining)
• Develop reusable Python modules and maintain high-quality, production-grade ML code
• Work with Azure Machine Learning Services for training, inference, and model management
• Analyze large-scale datasets, extract insights, and prepare them for model training and validation
• Document technical designs, experiments, and decision-making processes

Required Skills & Experience:

• 45 years of hands-on experience in Machine Learning and Deep Learning
• Strong experience in Computer Vision tasks such as object detection, image segmentation, OCR, etc.
• Practical knowledge and implementation experience in Generative AI (LLMs, diffusion models, embeddings)
• Solid programming skills in Python, with experience using frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, OpenCV, Transformers (HuggingFace), etc.
• Good understanding of MLOps concepts, model deployment, and lifecycle management
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Azure ML, for scalable model training and deployment
• Familiarity with data labeling tools, synthetic data generation, and model interpretability
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills

Good to Have:

• Experience with NLP, multimodal learning, or 3D computer vision
• Familiarity with containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience in building end-to-end ML pipelines using MLflow, DVC, or similar tools
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines for ML projects and working in agile development environments

Education:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, or a related field