Associate Data Scientist

Job Title: Associate Data Scientist Function/Department: Data & Analytics Job Purpose: Design, build, and scale production‑grade AI solutions at IDFC FIRST Bank, to drive measurable business impact. Own solutions end‑to‑end—from coding to deployment, governance, and cross‑functional delivery. Job &

: • Translate business problem statements into production‑grade AI solutions with end‑to‑end ownership from discovery to deployment and monitoring. • Build, deploy, and maintain scalable AI/ML systems with strong engineering, reliability, and governance standards. • Engage stakeholders to define scope, assess data readiness, and identify the most effective solution approach. • Plan milestones, manage timelines, and drive initiatives from concept through delivery. • Implement responsible practices, including validation frameworks, guardrails, and compliance controls. Communicate progress, risks, trade‑offs, and outcomes clearly to senior leadership. • Stay current with emerging models, frameworks, and techniques and apply relevant innovations. • Collaborate cross‑functionally with business, engineering, data, and risk teams to deliver enterprise‑ready solutions. Key Success Metrics: • Correct selection of AI approach (rules, AI or hybrid) for the problem on first implementation. • Models achieving agreed performance benchmarks and measurable business impact. • Stable, reliable production systems with minimal drift and fast issue resolution. • Cost‑effective scalability as data, usage, and complexity grow. • Compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory standards with no critical incidents. • Clear stakeholder understanding of solution capabilities, risks, and limitations.

Qualification: Graduation: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) / Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) / Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) Post-Graduation: Master of Science (M.Sc) /Master of Technology (M.Tech) / Master of Computer Applications (MCA) Experience Range: 2 to 3 years