SENIOR SCIENTIST - Machine Learning
Happiest Minds Technologies
Job Description
Role Overview:
As a Senior Data Scientist at Happiest Minds, you will be part of the advanced research team in the CoE Analytics practice. This challenging role involves working on cutting-edge problem statements, delving into scientific research, and crafting innovative and impactful solutions. You will have the opportunity to exercise deep technical autonomy, take full-stack ownership of your solutions, and contribute to high-stakes innovation at the intersection of Data Science and Bioinformatics.
Key Responsibilities:
- Understand problem statements from first principles and devise innovative solutions tailored to specific client use cases.
- Develop robust data ingestion pipelines to extract meaningful features from raw, noisy signals.
- Design, build, and validate machine learning models and statistical frameworks.
- Utilize advanced computational methods on large-scale biological datasets (e.g., genomics, proteomics, clinical trial data) to drive discovery and operational efficiency.
- Research and implement novel architectures or algorithms when standard solutions are inadequate.
Qualifications Required:
- Bachelor's degree from a reputed institute.
- Minimum 4 years of experience in an AI/ML role.
- Prior experience with biological data formats (e.g., FASTQ, BAM, VCF) and familiarity with tools like Bioconductor, GATK, or AlphaFold is highly preferred.
- Proficiency in Python, GCP/AWS, version control (Git), Docker, Kubernetes, pipeline orchestration (Airflow/Nextflow/Snakemake).
- Good understanding of data analysis techniques, machine learning fundamentals, deep learning, LLM architectures.
- Strong grasp of statistics, linear algebra, and calculus as applied to deep learning and predictive modeling.
- Strong mathematical background and affinity for theoretical research.
- Ability to grasp new concepts quickly and think innovatively.
- Strong communication skills. Role Overview:
As a Senior Data Scientist at Happiest Minds, you will be part of the advanced research team in the CoE Analytics practice. This challenging role involves working on cutting-edge problem statements, delving into scientific research, and crafting innovative and impactful solutions. You will have the opportunity to exercise deep technical autonomy, take full-stack ownership of your solutions, and contribute to high-stakes innovation at the intersection of Data Science and Bioinformatics.
Key Responsibilities:
- Understand problem statements from first principles and devise innovative solutions tailored to specific client use cases.
- Develop robust data ingestion pipelines to extract meaningful features from raw, noisy signals.
- Design, build, and validate machine learning models and statistical frameworks.
- Utilize advanced computational methods on large-scale biological datasets (e.g., genomics, proteomics, clinical trial data) to drive discovery and operational efficiency.
- Research and implement novel architectures or algorithms when standard solutions are inadequate.
Qualifications Required:
- Bachelor's degree from a reputed institute.
- Minimum 4 years of experience in an AI/ML role.
- Prior experience with biological data formats (e.g., FASTQ, BAM, VCF) and familiarity with tools like Bioconductor, GATK, or AlphaFold is highly preferred.
- Proficiency in Python, GCP/AWS, version control (Git), Docker, Kubernetes, pipeline orchestration (Airflow/Nextflow/Snakemake).
- Good understanding of data analysis techniques, machine learning fundamentals, deep learning, LLM architectures.
- Strong grasp of statistics, linear algebra, and calculus as applied to deep learning and predictive modeling.
- Strong mathematical background and affinity for theoretical research.
- Ability to grasp new concepts quickly and think innovatively.
- Strong communication skills.
Skills Required
Posted on: April 12, 2026