Senior Data Scientist- AI Labs

Job Requirements

Job Title: Data Scientist

Function/Department: Data & Analytics

Job Purpose:

Design, build, and scale production‑grade AI solutions at IDFC FIRST Bank, to drive measurable business impact. Own solutions end‑to‑end—from coding to deployment, governance, and cross‑functional delivery.

Job & Responsibilities:

• Translate business problem statements into production‑grade AI solutions with end‑to‑end ownership from discovery to deployment and monitoring.

• Build, deploy, and maintain scalable AI/ML systems with strong engineering, reliability, and governance standards.

• Engage stakeholders to define scope, assess data readiness, and identify the most effective solution approach.

• Plan milestones, manage timelines, and drive initiatives from concept through delivery.

• Implement responsible practices, including validation frameworks, guardrails, and compliance controls.

• Communicate progress, risks, trade‑offs, and outcomes clearly to senior leadership.

• Stay current with emerging models, frameworks, and techniques and apply relevant innovations.

• Collaborate cross‑functionally with business, engineering, data, and risk teams to deliver enterprise‑ready solutions.

Key Success Metrics:

• Correct selection of AI approach (rules, AI or hybrid) for the problem on first implementation.