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The role owns complex projects from business problem framing through production deployment, while mentoring junior team members and communicating results to leadership and stakeholders.\n\nResponsibilities\nBe responsible for designing machine learning and AI models by framing business problems, engineering features, and selecting appropriate algorithms and architectures. When designing solutions create processes that can be utilized for multiple business reasons and is adaptable. Responsible for larger more complex business problems that are multi-dimensional\nTrain models by preparing data, fitting algorithms, tuning hyperparameters, and validating robustness through cross-validation techniques. Prior to development able to articulate the trade-off on different modeling techniques and implications when applied to business problem\nValidate model performance using statistical metrics, conduct fairness and bias assessments, and perform error analysis to refine model quality. Create evaluation metrics and results that tie to business outcomes. Able to articulate how model performance gain equates to business value\nDeploy models into production environments by packaging them appropriately, integrating with systems, automating deployment workflows, including robust error handling and documenting for maintainability\nDeploy models into production environments by packaging them appropriately, integrating with systems, automating deployment workflows, including robust error handling and documenting for maintainability\nMonitor deployed models by tracking performance over time, detecting data drift, triggering retraining when necessary, and implementing logging and alerting mechanisms\nWorking with junior team members to discuss trade-offs and solutions for team members business problems. Provide thought leadership on different ways to advance the business utilizing machine learning and AI\nCommunicate model results and trade-offs to leadership and stakeholder\n\nSkills\nBachelor's Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or related fields required or equivalent years of experience\nProven expertise in designing and architecting advanced machine learning and AI solutions, including leading efforts to frame complex business problems, define scalable feature engineering strategies, and select optimal algorithms and architectures for enterprise-level applications\nProven expertise in model training and optimization, with the ability to design efficient training pipelines, implement distributed training strategies, and apply sophisticated hyperparameter tuning techniques to maximize performance and scalability\nProven expertise in model validation and governance, including establishing rigorous evaluation frameworks, conducting comprehensive fairness and bias audits, and driving continuous improvement through advanced error analysis and benchmarking\nProven expertise in production deployment of ML systems, including designing robust CI/CD pipelines, implementing containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and ensuring compliance with security and reliability standards across cloud environments\nOversight of model monitoring and lifecycle management, including building automated monitoring systems, implementing drift detection and retraining workflows, and defining alerting mechanisms to maintain long-term model health and business impact\nExpert-level programming skills in Python and SQL, with the ability to develop production-grade code, optimize queries for large-scale datasets, and mentor team members on best practices for coding and data management\nMaster's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or related field preferred\n5-8 years in data science, predictive analytics, econometrics, software engineering, data engineering or related fields preferred\n\nBenefits\nPaid Time Off (PTO)\nGenerous store discounts\nHealth care plans (medical, prescription, dental, vision)\n401(k)\nHSA\nFSA\nPre-tax commuter benefits\nDisability & life insurance coverage\nPaid parental leave\nPet insurance\nCritical illness and accident insurance\nDiscounted home and auto insurance\nCollege tuition assistance\nCareer development & product training\nConsumer classes\n\nCompany Overview\n𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐞 & 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚‘𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞®—the country‘s largest independent retailer of fine wine. It was founded in 1991, and is headquartered in Potomac, Maryland, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.totalwine.com/.\n\nCompany H1B Sponsorship\nTotal Wine & More has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 14 in 2026, 13 in 2025, 3 in 2024, 2 in 2023, 3 in 2020. 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