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.
• Models achieving agreed performance benchmarks and measurable business impact.
• Stable, reliable production systems with minimal drift and fast issue resolution.
• Cost‑effective scalability as data, usage, and complexity grow.
• Compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory standards with no critical incidents.
• Clear stakeholder understanding of solution capabilities, risks, and limitations.
  
  

Education Qualification:

Graduation: Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Technology / Bachelor of Computer Applications

Post-Graduation: Master of Science /Master of Technology / Master of Computer Applications