The company, established in 1997, is one of the fastest-growing mining companies in the world and the largest multi-commodity mining and metals company in the Middle East. We are pleased to share an exciting opportunity for the Senior Specialist, Data Science & Analytics position. This role offers a chance to contribute to our ambitious growth and play a key part in shaping the future of mining in the Kingdom.
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Job Purpose
Design, develop, and deploy machine learning and Generative AI solutions to solve defined business problems, ensuring technical robustness, model performance, and responsible AI implementation.
Key Accountabilities
- Develop, test, and validate machine learning, deep learning, and Generative AI models (including LLM-based applications).
- Implement prompt engineering strategies and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines.
- Perform feature engineering, model tuning, and performance optimization.
- Prepare, cleanse, and transform structured and unstructured datasets.
- Support deployment of ML and GenAI models using MLOps and LLMOps practices.
- Conduct structured evaluation of LLM outputs including hallucination detection and quality scoring.
- Integrate AI solutions via APIs into enterprise systems.
- Document model design, assumptions, risks, and validation results.
- Ensure compliance with data governance, cybersecurity, and ethical AI guidelines.
- Support monitoring, retraining, and lifecycle management of deployed models.
Minimum Qualification, Experience and Competencies
- Minimum Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field
- Minimum Experience: 4–6 years in data science, machine learning, or applied AI roles.
Skills
- Python, SQL, ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn)
- Prompt engineering, RAG pipelines & vector databases
- Model fine-tuning and evaluation
- Data preprocessing & feature engineering
- Basic cloud deployment concepts
- MLOps / LLMOps fundamentals
- Analytical problem-solving
- Results Orientation
- Collaboration
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
Benefits
- Career Growth
- Competitive Salaries
- Comprehensive Package
- Inclusive Work Environment
- Work-Life Balance
- Employee wellness
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
