**MUST have a PhD to be considered**
*** No Visa sponsorship /transfer/c2c/ available for this role**
Job Summary
Cognizant Tech Soln is seeking a Senior AIML Scientist to design build and scale machine learning systems that power personalization customer intelligence and decision-making across the business. You will work at the intersection of classical ML statistical modeling and emerging Generative and Agentic AI capabilities partnering with engineering product and business stakeholders to turn data into measurable impact.
Responsibilities
Design develop and deploy production-grade propensity models recommendation engines and other predictive ML systems end-to-end.
Lead applied research and rigorous statistical analysis to inform model design experimentation and business strategy.
Build train and operationalize models on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using services such as Vertex AI BigQuery ML Dataflow and Cloud Run.
Prototype and integrate Generative AI and Agentic AI capabilities into existing ML workflows and customer-facing products.
Partner with data engineering teams to design feature stores training pipelines and model monitoring frameworks.
Translate ambiguous business problems into well-scoped ML solutions and communicate results clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
Mentor junior data scientists and contribute to best practices in modeling experimentation and MLOps.PhD in Computer Science Statistics Machine Learning Applied Mathematics or a related quantitative discipline.
5+ years of hands-on industry experience building and deploying ML models in production.
Deep expertise in propensity modeling recommendation systems and statistical analysis (causal inference AB testing experimental design).
Proven experience developing and deploying ML models on Google Cloud Platform including services like Vertex AI and BigQuery.
Solid working knowledge of Generative AI and Agentic AI LLMs RAG prompt engineering agent frameworks and evaluation methods.
Strong Python programming skills with proficiency in libraries such as scikit-learn TensorFlow or PyTorch pandas and NumPy.
- Location: must be based in and authorized to work in the United States or Canada
Certifications Required
Google Professional Machine Learning Engineer or equivalent industry certification in cloud based machine learning and ML Ops
Acerca de Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) es un creador de soluciones de IA y proveedor de servicios tecnológicos que conecta la inversión en IA con el valor empresarial mediante el desarrollo de soluciones de IA full‑stack para sus clientes. Su profundo conocimiento de la industria, junto con su experiencia en procesos e ingeniería, permite incorporar el contexto único de cada organización en sistemas tecnológicos que amplifican el potencial humano, generan resultados tangibles y mantienen a las empresas a la vanguardia en un entorno en constante cambio. Más información en cognizant.ai o @cognizant.
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