Associate Data Scientist

Job Description Summary

Position Objective: Associate Data Science to work with the existing Data Science team to develop models and analyze data.

Position Responsibilities

• Production LLM Tools & Agentic Workflows:
  • Build and maintain LLM-powered tools and applications in production environments
  • Design, develop, and iterate on agentic workflows that orchestrate multi-step reasoning, tool use, and decision-making
  • Implement and maintain RAG pipelines, prompt management systems, and evaluation frameworks
  • Maintain LLM application performance, cost, latency, and output quality in production
  • Develop guardrails, safety checks, and structured output validation for deployed AI systems
  • Build and maintain feature pipelines, model registries, and experiment tracking infrastructure
  • Optimize model inference for cost and performance (batching, caching, model selection)
  • Write tests and documentation for production ML systems
• Data Science & Analysis:
  • Analyze usage patterns, model performance metrics, and business impact of deployed AI tools
  • Run experiments to evaluate new models, prompts, and agent architectures
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into data-driven AI solutions

Requirements

• Education & Experience: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field; 1–3 years of experience in data science, ML engineering, or a related role (including internships)
• Skills: Proficiency in Python and SQL; Hands-on experience with LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, open-source models) and prompt engineering; Familiarity with at least one agentic AI framework (LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, or similar); Experience deploying models or applications to production (cloud platforms, Docker, APIs); Understanding of core ML concepts: model training, evaluation, versioning, and monitoring

Physical Demands

• Must be able to bend, squat, crouch and/or reach and lift up to 25 pounds or more, as required by the job.
• Some Sunbelt jobs may require driving for long periods of time, loading and unloading heavy equipment, performing work in extreme weather conditions including rain, wind, or excessive temperatures and/or night and weekend work.

Pay & Benefits

• Base Pay Range: $85,680.00 - 117,810.00
• Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience.
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• Sunbelt also provides a comprehensive benefits package to its full-time employees, including:
• Health, Dental and Vision plans
• 401(k) Match
• Volunteer time off
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Accident, Life and Travel insurance, as well as flexible spending
• Tuition Reimbursement Options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Length of Service Awards: You will become eligible for benefits on the first of the month following 30 days from your start date.
• Paid Time Off: 12-25 vacation days depending on years of service, 5 sick days, 6 holidays, 2 half day holidays, 2 floating holidays, 1 inclusion day, 1 volunteer day.