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Data Scientist Lead

Kuala Lumpur Permanent MYR20,000 - MYR28,000 per month (MYR240,000 - MYR336,000 per year) View Job Description
One of the world's largest data transation company currently hiring for Data Scientist Lead.
  • Very attractive remuneration package
  • Dynamic working environment

About Our Client

Your new company, is one of the world's largest data transaction and analysis company, mostly working with consumer facing businesses across North America and APAC. It has a tech startup type of culture.

Job Description

As Data Scientist Lead, you will be leading a small team in Malaysia, reporting directly to the CTO and responsible for:

  • Identify problems with tickets from own platform as well as data engineering, understand and confirm if it is a model issue
  • Researching, building and training deep learning models.
  • Work with the data team to collect and process structured and unstructured datasets to build deep learning models.
  • Ensure that the model remains relevant and build pipelines to retrain the model if the data changes, or when entering new market
  • Working with data engineers, machine learning engineers and backend software engineers to ensure that the deployed models are scalable and performance
  • Responsible for take a new model and put on their app in longer term

The Successful Applicant

You will need to have experience and technical skills in:

  • Strong technical skills in data scientist lead role and Machine learning
  • Required technical skills include:
  • Knowledge of PyTorch and common libraries (e.g. Huggingface transformers, PyTorch lightning, Scikit-learn).
  • Strong knowledge of recent deep learning advancements, primarily transformers. (e.g. ViT, BeiT, GPT & LLM models)
  • The use of automated ML solutions (e.g. GCP AutoML / Azure AutoML) DOES NOT constitute as experience.
  • Strong Python & SQL skills
  • Experience with cloud computing is strongly preferred. (AWS, GCP or Azure)
  • Experience with distributed LLM training optimization (e.g. DeepSpeed, QAT, model parallelization)
  • Experience with cloud-based training is a plus (e.g. Vertex AI, Sagemaker Training



You will also need to have experience in:

  • Experience in a lead role, either technical or people management
  • Experienced in implementing a new model to an app would be great advantage



What's on Offer

You will be joining a very good company with strong career growth opportunities. This role also work from home.

Contact
Tongyu Fan
Quote job ref
JN-012025-6635717
Phone number
+60 3 2302 4047

Job summary

Function
IT
Specialisation
IT Data Analysis
What is your area of specialisation?
Technology & Telecoms
Location
Kuala Lumpur
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Tongyu Fan
Consultant contact
+60 3 2302 4047
Job Reference
JN-012025-6635717

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

We don't just accept difference - we celebrate it. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role and are committed to building inclusive, diverse workplaces where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.