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Senior Applied Research Scientist

Bethesda, MD, US💼 Full-time💰 $115,000–$230,000🗓 2026-08-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead end-to-end AI/ML initiatives, from problem framing and experimentation to production deployment, serving GEICO's auto insurance customers.

Role type

Senior Applied Research Scientist (Tech Lead)

Builds

Scalable AI/ML and GenAI solutions for complex, ambiguous business problems

Domain

Insurance / Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Technical leadership, scientific rigor, causal inference, experimental design, Python, SQL, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, cross-functional partnership

Preferred skills

GenAI prompt engineering, LLM quality management (evaluators, red-teaming, guardrails), insurance operations governance

Technologies

Python, SQL, PyTorch, Scikit-learn

Responsibilities

Lead design and delivery of ML/GenAI solutions; define success metrics and validation plans; partner with product/engineering to translate business needs into roadmaps; design online experiments and quasi-experimental analyses; mentor junior scientists and engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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