ChiStats Technology/Software

Senior Data Scientist

Pune, India In person Full-time

Role - Sr. Data Scientist

Work Exp - 4-6 years

Location - Pune, Maharastra

Role Summary

  • We are seeking a Senior Data Scientist with 4-6 years of
  • hands-on experience in developing machine learning and deep learning models,
  • with a strong focus on text analytics and Natural Language Processing (NLP).
  • The ideal candidate will be responsible for end-to-end
  • ownership - from understanding requirements to designing, developing, and
  • delivering scalable AI solutions. You'll work on cutting-edge projects
  • involving NLP, text analytics, and text generation, while mentoring junior team
  • members and contributing to the innovation culture at ChiStats.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to gather

and translate business requirements into technical solutions.

  • Design and implement innovative machine learning and deep

learning solutions, particularly in NLP and text analytics.

  • Build, train, and validate models for text analytics, NLP,

and text generation tasks.

  • Perform exploratory data analysis, feature engineering,

and statistical modeling.

  • Evaluate model performance and conduct experiments for

optimization and fine-tuning.

  • Communicate findings, insights, and technical concepts

clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

  • Stay current with advancements in machine learning, NLP,

and GenAI technologies.

  • Mentor and guide junior team members, promoting a culture

of technical excellence and collaboration.

Required Skill Set

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics,

Mathematics, Computer Science, or related fields.

  • Proven expertise in text analytics, NLP, machine learning,

and deep learning.

  • Proficient in Python and associated libraries (NumPy,

Pandas, Scikit-learn, NLTK, spaCy).

  • Hands-on experience with deep learning frameworks such as

TensorFlow or PyTorch.

  • Experience using Hugging Face Transformers for training,

fine-tuning, and validation.

  • Strong understanding and practical experience with models

like BERT, T5, BART, or FLAN-T5.

  • Experience in hyperparameter tuning and model optimization

in at least one real-world project.

  • Experience designing RAG pipelines and multi-agentic AI

solutions.

  • Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) for model

deployment.

Good-to-Have Skill Set

  • In-depth understanding of transformer architectures and

advanced NLP techniques.

  • Experience working with generative models (e.g., GANs,

VAEs, GPT).

  • Familiarity with LangChain, LlamaIndex, or related GenAI

development frameworks.

  • Preferrable from Insurance background

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