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Associate Director, Data Science

Kuala Lumpur, MY-AIA Malaysia💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-27 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead a high-performing Data Science & AI team to turn complex insurance opportunities into trusted, scalable, and measurable AI solutions, supporting better customer engagement, efficient operations, and risk management.

Role type

Senior IC/Lead Data Science & AI Director

Builds

Predictive analytics, Generative AI, and Agentic AI solutions for the life insurance value chain

Domain

Life Insurance / Artificial Intelligence / Generative AI

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Team leadership and coaching, AI strategy and roadmap planning, Python, SQL, Generative AI architecture (LLMs, RAG, vector search, agentic workflows), LLMOps, stakeholder management, vendor management, budgeting

Preferred skills

Life insurance domain expertise, cloud AI and data platforms, knowledge graphs, causal inference

Technologies

Python, SQL, LLMs, RAG, vector search, LLMOps, cloud platforms, lakehouse architecture, containers, DevSecOps

Responsibilities

Build and coach a diverse team of data scientists and AI engineers; Own the unit strategy and delivery portfolio for advanced analytics and AI; Translate business needs into responsible AI products from discovery to production; Partner with business users, Technology, Architecture, Cybersecurity, and Risk functions; Ensure governance and operating models for production solutions; Collaborate with vendors to develop prototypes and streamline operations

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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