[Remote] Data Scientist (Forward Deployed)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Fundamental is an AI company pioneering the future of enterprise decision-making, seeking a Forward Deployed Data Scientist to facilitate the adoption of their NEXUS product. The role involves managing customer relations, deploying solutions in production, and collaborating with various teams to translate technical insights into business value.ResponsibilitiesYou’ll individually help deploy into production use cases with considerable business impact, moving from "science experiments" to definitive ROIYou’ll work on rigorous head-to-head benchmarking against client baselines (XGBoost, LightGBM), executing the work of data engineering, feature engineering, and validationYou’ll work in collaboration with our research and product teams to translate operational pain points and data anomalies into essential inputs for the Fundamental roadmapYou’ll be involved in technical strategy to identify the right business problems, prevent data leakage, and handle the "last mile" integration (VPC, on-prem, air-gapped)Your collaboration with the Sales and Solution Architect teams will help align diverse stakeholders and explain predictions to business usersSkillsYou hold a PhD / master in CS / Math / Stats or you have equivalent deep statistical literacyYou have 2+ years as a technical individual contributor (data scientist or software engineer)You have experience with containerization (Docker), orchestration, and writing performant APIs (FastAPI/Flask)You master the end-to-end pipeline, from framing, pre-processing, ml algorithm and validation strategiesYou have a deep understanding of data handling (PySpark, Pandas) and memory optimizationYou have demonstrated experience optimizing models for a specific business problemYou hold strong communication skills with an ability to translate architectural nuances into clear business valueExperience with PyTorch and cloud-native ML pipelines (AWS, GCP, Azure)Experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer, Staff Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, or Staff Data ScientistIndustry-based subject matter expertiseBenefitsCompetitive compensation with salary and equityComprehensive health coverage for you and your dependents, including medical, dental, vision, and 401KPaid parental leave for all new parents, inclusive of adoptive and surrogate journeysRelocation support for employees moving to join the team in one of our office locationsA mission-driven, low-ego culture that values diversity of thought, ownership, and bias toward actionCompany OverviewFundamental's client facilities, operating in multiple states nationwide, are dedicated to implementing fundamental changes in long term care to create a culture of aging that is life affirming, dignified and meaningful. It was founded in 1986, and is headquartered in Sparks, Nevada, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.fundltc.com/.