Principal Data Scientist Group 42

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Posted 10 hrs ago

Experience

8 - 13 Years

Education

Bachelor of Science(Computers), Master of Science(Computers), Ph.D/Doctorate(Computer Science)

Nationality

Any Nationality

Gender

Not Mentioned

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Leadership

Define the strategic roadmap for LLMs and agent-driven AI within Presight, aligning with business goals, client needs, and regulatory frameworks.

Act as the thought leader and subject matter expert, guiding executives and partners on GenAI opportunities, risks, and best practices.

Mentor, coach, and upskill data scientists and engineers, building organisational capability in LLMs and applied machine learning.

Research & Innovation

Stay ahead of global research in foundation models, reasoning, and multi-modal AI; assess and integrate relevant breakthroughs into Presight s platforms.

Represent Presight in the AI ecosystem (conferences, publications, collaborations) to enhance visibility and credibility.

Establish frameworks for responsible AI bias mitigation, fairness, security, and data governance.

Solution Architecture & Delivery

Oversee the design and scaling of LLM-driven applications (knowledge assistants, copilots, decision intelligence tools, domain-specific copilots).

Lead the creation of agentic workflows, integrating LLMs with enterprise data, APIs, and external systems for autonomous execution.

Architect multi-modal AI pipelines, combining structured and unstructured data, vision, and knowledge graphs to unlock insights.

Ensure production systems meet performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency standards.

Cross-Functional Influence

Partner with product, engineering, and client teams to translate AI research into real-world impact.

Guide vendor and partner selection for LLM infrastructure, orchestration frameworks, and ecosystem tools.

Serve as escalation point for technical complexity in strategic programmes.

Desired Candidate Profile

Master s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, AI/ML, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.

8+ years of progressive experience in AI/ML, with at least 3 years at a strategic or principal/lead level.

Experience

Proven leadership in defining and executing LLM/GenAI strategies in complex organisations or large-scale projects.

Track record of deploying LLM-powered applications into production at enterprise scale.

Experience building or influencing multi-disciplinary AI teams (data science, engineering, product).

Skills

Deep knowledge of LLM fine-tuning, evaluation, and optimisation (RLHF, RAG, prompt engineering, alignment).

Familiarity with orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, Haystack) and vector databases (FAISS, Pinecone, Milvus).

Expertise in Python and ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face).

Ability to set direction, inspire teams, and communicate complex concepts to both technical and executive audiences.

Preferred

Exposure to multi-agent systems and autonomous planning frameworks.

Knowledge of Model Context Protocol (MCP) and advanced reasoning models.

Awareness of regulatory, ethical, and societal implications of GenAI at scale.

Company Industry

Department / Functional Area

Keywords

  • Principal Data Scientist

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Group 42

About Presight

Presight is an ADX-listed public company with G42 (Abu Dhabi) as its majority shareholder and the region s leading big data analytics company powered by GenAI. We combine big data, advanced analytics, and AI to drive business and societal impact, helping public and private sector organizations realize their AI strategies faster.

https://careers.g42.ai/global/en/job/1684/