Senior Data Scientist (Full lifecycle delivery)

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Senior Data Scientist (Full lifecycle delivery)


Location: Remote, PST candidates only


6-12 months


Target rate is $75/hr., all-inclusive


Power utilities industry


Initial Scope of Work


Department Overview


This team develops machine learning solutions that convert aerial and inspection imagery into actionable insights. The team works cross-functionally across product, inspection, data science, machine learning engineering, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable analytics capabilities that improve safety, asset visibility, and operational decision-making. The group emphasizes rigorous model development, structured evaluation, and disciplined production practices to move solutions from concept through operational use.


Position Summary


We are seeking a senior-level data scientist with strong computer vision expertise to deliver models across the full development lifecycle, from business scoping and labeling strategy through training, validation, deployment, production inference, user-facing reporting, and release. In this role, you will translate high-priority inspection and asset intelligence needs into production-ready model capabilities using a standardized, stage-gated operating model focused on quality, documentation, and stakeholder alignment.


What You Will Do

• Develop, validate, and operationalize scalable computer vision models that support inspection and asset intelligence use cases such as infrastructure condition assessment and anomaly detection
• Translate prioritized business needs into clear problem statements, class definitions, image-domain boundaries, and structured model development plans prior to labeling and training
• Design image sampling and labeling strategies, create annotation guidance, run pilot workf...