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About the Role

As a Lead Data Scientist within our AI Technical Solutions team, you will lead the design and delivery of production-grade AI solutions for clients, managing and mentoring a team of data scientists to build innovative GenAI applications that tackle complex business problems. This role combines deep technical expertise in AI/ML with people leadership — translating emerging AI capabilities into practical, high-impact solutions whilst building capability within the team.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and architecture of complex GenAI solutions, evaluating alternative approaches and making informed decisions on when to apply classical ML, LLMs, agents, workflows, or RAG.
Establish technical standards and evaluation frameworks for production-grade AI development.
Manage, mentor and coach a team of data scientists.
Foster a culture of intellectual curiosity, experimentation and continuous learning, whilst supporting career development and building team capability through knowledge sharing and code reviews.
Oversee end-to-end delivery of AI solutions from design through to production deployment.
Ensure solutions meet quality standards and are built for production operation, balancing technical excellence with commercial pragmatism.
Contribute to technical scoping and effort estimation for proposals, participate in pre-sales client presentations, and translate complex AI concepts into clear business value propositions for diverse audiences.
Contribute to the strategic direction of the AI Solutions team, identify opportunities to develop reusable components and accelerators, and stay connected to the broader AI ecosystem.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in data science, AI/ML solution delivery, or technical consulting, with a proven track record leading teams to deliver production-grade AI/ML solutions
Deep practical experience building with LLM frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, or similar, with a strong understanding of transformer architectures, embeddings, and modern AI development patterns
Expert-level Python programming with modern software development practices including testing, CI/CD, and code quality tools, plus strong experience across cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP) and containerisation
Demonstrated experience managing and developing data scientists, with the ability to build team capability and create an environment where people can do their best work
Strong ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences, with experience in effort estimation, scoping, and understanding the commercial implications of technical decisions
Tertiary qualifications in engineering, mathematics, computer science, statistics, or a related discipline

Skills

GenAI
LLM
LangChain
LangGraph
Transformer architectures
Embeddings
Python
CI/CD
AWS
Azure
GCP
Containerisation

Location

Australia

Work Type

Hybrid
Flexible work arrangements
Remote working

Experience Level

Lead
7+ years

Education Level

Tertiary qualifications in engineering, mathematics, computer science, statistics, or a related discipline

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements
Continuous learning opportunities
Remote working for up to 2 months every year

About the Company

Quantium is a world leader in data science and artificial intelligence.
Established in Australia in 2002, Quantium is a global team of more than 1,200 people across 14 locations with a unique blend of capabilities across product and consulting services to help businesses unlock value from data and analytics.
Quantium partners with the world's largest corporations to forge a better, more intelligent world.
We're ALL in on AI — transforming ourselves into an AI-native organisation while helping our clients do the same.
With 23 years of domain expertise, proprietary data partnerships, and industry-leading AI adoption (90% weekly active usage).

Equal Opportunity

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