Lead Data Scientist building core AI systems for OpenExpert.AI, an AI operations platform in the energy sector. Collaborating across teams to design, deploy, and scale AI systems in high-stakes environments.
Responsibilities
Build the Core AI System (0 → 1)
Design and develop AI/ML systems for diagnostics, anomaly detection, and decision support
Work with time-series, sensor data, text, and operational data in real-world environments
Build and deploy models into production, not just prototypes
Turn Data into Intelligence
Transform telemetry, manuals, work orders, and engineering documents into actionable insights
Develop systems for root-cause analysis, predictive maintenance, and knowledge capture
Contribute to multimodal AI systems that combine structured and unstructured data
Work Across Product & Engineering
Partner closely with product and engineering to ship quickly and iterate
Help define what to build, not just how to build it
Support early pilots tied to real customer outcomes (diagnostics, uptime, efficiency)
Lay the Foundation for Scale
Establish best practices for model development, evaluation, and deployment
Contribute to explainability, reliability, and system performance
Help shape the future data science function and roadmap
Requirements
Experience working in a startup or early-stage environment
Have built and shipped ML/AI systems from scratch
Comfortable being hands-on and scrappy
Strong bias for execution, speed, and ownership
Strong experience in machine learning, data science, or applied AI
Experience with time-series data, anomaly detection, or predictive systems
Familiarity with LLMs, retrieval systems, or multimodal data is a plus
Solid engineering skills (Python, production systems, APIs, cloud environments)
Experience deploying models into production environments
Comfortable working with messy, real-world data
Ability to balance model performance with practical constraints
Interested in growing into a leadership role (Head / Chief Data Scientist)
Able to mentor others and help build a team over time
Interested in shaping both technical direction and team development
Experience in energy, industrial systems, or manufacturing is a bonus (not required)
Familiarity with SCADA/OT systems, IoT, or operational data environments is a bonus (not required)
Benefits
Early team member with high ownership and impact
Clear path to Head / Chief Data Scientist as the company grows
Equity in a venture-backed company
Backing from C10 Labs (capital, talent, and support)
Opportunity to build AI systems in real-world, high-stakes environments
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