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David Careers

Principal Data Scientist

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mutual of omahaLincoln (NE)
Data ScientistsComputer Systems Design Services

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Lead

SALARY

$140,000 per year

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About the role

Mutual of Omaha is hiring a Principal Data Scientist (Generative AI) in Nebraska (onsite) to lead production-ready generative and agentic AI solutions.
Responsibilities: Lead the end-to-end design, development, and deployment ofGenerative AIapplications by partnering with operational areas to understand needs. Lead the end-to-end design, development, and deployment ofagentic Generative AIapplications by partnering with operational areas to understand needs. Own the AI/ML lifecycle fromideation and experimentationthroughproduction deployment, includingprompt engineering , data versioning, systematic experimentation, andA/B testing .Develop and maintainsecure, scalable AWS infrastructure, focusing on cloud resource management, cost optimization, and compliance with priorities onsecurity and fairness .Collaborate on systems design and integration to ensure interoperability between AI systems and modern and legacy front-end/back-end platforms. MaintainCI/CD pipelinesandautomated testing frameworks .Partner with business and technical stakeholders to identify high-impact generative AI use cases inunderwriting , customer service , claims, andrisk modeling, aligned with strategic goals. Implement and promoteMLOps best practicesto support reproducibility, scalability, andmodel governance .Deliver usingagile methodologies, incorporating continuous feedback and iterative improvement from prototype through production. Track emerging trends inGenerative AI, cloud-native technologies, model governance, andresponsible AI, translating them into long-term business value. Mentor junior data scientists and engineers, advancing best practices in AI development, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degreein Computer Science, Engineering, or analytical fields (or equivalent experience).At least 5 yearsdeploying and supporting full-stack applications in enterprise environments.
  • Several years of experience integratingAIandMLOpsinto full-stack applications.
  • Experience designing and shipping production
  • Generative AIapplications withagentic architectures, including:
  • Prompt engineering
  • Orchestration frameworks such asLangChainandLangGraph(or similar)
  • Tool/function calling
  • Structured outputs
  • Model selectionLLM evaluation
  • Full-stack development experience (backend, frontend, and database technologies), including
  • VueandTKG .Strong skills inPython , TypeScript , git , SQL , CI/CD, automated testing, and
  • DevOpsbest practices.
  • AWS experience, with emphasis onBedrock , SageMaker , S3 , Lambda, and infrastructure as code usingCDK .Extensive experience applying software engineering design patterns and enterprise architecture principles to build secure, scalable, maintainable, and cost-optimized cloud-native applications.
  • Experience across data science, machine learning, and data engineering.
  • Ability to addressfairnessin AI development and apply experimentation andA/B testingto evaluate and improve model performance.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, including building partnerships in remote and changing environments.
  • Proactive problem-solving and resilience to overcome obstacles to achieve goals.
  • Comfort working through ambiguity and change, demonstrating learning agility and the ability to bring clarity to undefined problems.
  • TechnologiesAWS (Bedrock, SageMaker, S3, Lambda)CDKLangChain, LangGraphVue, TKGPython, TypeScript, git, SQLCI/CD, DevOpsA/B testing
Salary and Benefits: $140,000 - $175,000per year; annual bonus eligible as applicable.401(k)plan: 2% company contribution and 6% company match. Work-life balance with vacation, personal time, and paid holidays.
Preferred: Advanced degree in an analytical field. Familiarity with single or multi-cloud agentic architecture for building LLM-based applications. Proven experience withMLOpsand implementing automated pipelines for training, monitoring, versioning, deployment, and scaling in production.
Additional Details: Applicants must not require sponsorship for employment now or in the future. Security notice: Mutual of Omaha only accepts applications frommutualofomaha.com/careers. Legitimate communications come from@mutualofomaha.com .

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