Senior Data Scientist

Paradigm Technology is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for our client (Public Utility) in their AI Operations & Governance business unit. This is a 4-year contract position hybrid in Chattanooga, TN, 2 days a week onsite. Responsibilities • Proficiency in AI, Machine learning (ML), AI development, deployment, and implementing AI/ML, LLMs, GenAI/Agentic AI applications, tools, and technology and to support operational efficiency, risk mitigation, and compliance. • Knowledge of AI Architecture for implementation of AI solutions and end-to-end AI pipelines, securely integrating with enterprise systems, and leveraging cloud-based platforms and AI Governance and MLOps practices. • Developing and maintaining AI governance frameworks, including evaluation AI solutions and technologies, managing AI solutions across the AI lifecycle, model monitoring, bias detection, and explain ability. • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure AI solutions are compliant, secure, and align with our client’s regulatory, ethical, and operational standards. • Supporting the development of AI observability tools and pipelines to ensure transparency and accountability in AI-driven decisions. • Modeling complex business problems and discovering business insights through the use of data mining techniques, statistical analysis, designing tools/applications, automation and building high quality prediction systems and incorporating them into business processes. • Collaborate with the leadership and SMEs from ER business units, key external-related business partners across business and the IT organization to develop technology tools/applications, support digital plans & strategies, identify, and develop proof of concepts. • Responsible for developing data analytics and visualization products that provide insights across the organization and of external risks and opportunities with stakeholders, including LPC’s, Industrial Customers, Local, State, and Federal Officials, Community Involvement, and Economic Development current and potential customers • Lead efforts for identifying business insights through data structure, data mining, predictive models, and implementing innovative techniques for analysis and gathering business intelligence. • In addition to enabling and informing key decision-making, the data and models produced will be used in all manners of financial planning, business cases, economic development lead generation, customer and stakeholder analysis, reporting to regulators, and performing studies to optimize interactions in community involvement, and local and federal policy. • Research and implement cutting-edge techniques and tools in machine learning/deep learning/artificial intelligence to make data analysis more efficient, selecting features, building and optimizing classifiers using machine learning techniques. • Strong ability to communicate complex data and modeling in a simple, actionable way • Ability to visualize data in the most effective way possible for a given project or study • Determine requirements that will be used to train and evolve deep learning models and algorithms. • Data mining use state-of-the-art methods to identify trends and patterns and generate insights that will optimize operational decisions and inform executive decision making. • Extending company's data with third party sources of information when needed. • Enhancing data collection procedures to include information that is relevant for building analytic systems. • Processing, cleansing, and verifying the integrity of data used for analysis. • Doing ad-hoc analysis and presenting results in a clear manner using data visualization tools. • Creating automated anomaly detection systems and constant tracking of its performance. • Design, test and produce key data reporting to generate insights and drive operational decision making • Experiment to identify hidden relationships between variables in large data sets. • Leverage both structured and unstructured data sources from across the agency. • Use big data analysis tools and techniques. • Play a key role in training, coaching, and upskilling current management & specialist team members, and advising management on how to maximize data science capabilities for optimal decision-making. Education and Experience • Degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science, economics, engineering, operations research, decision science, or a related quantitative field, plus professional experience performing analytics, including statistical analysis, mathematical modeling, and computer programming. Master’s degree and/or PhD degree is highly preferred. • At least five years of experience with advanced analytics, including predictive analytics, machine learning, deep learning, mathematical optimization, and risk simulation, in either an academic or professional setting. Ten or more years of experience is highly preferred Why Join Paradigm At Paradigm, integrity drives innovation. You'll collaborate with curious, dedicated teammates, solving complex problems and unlocking immense data value for leading organizations. If you seek a place where your voice is heard, growth is supported, and your work creates lasting business value, you belong at Paradigm. 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