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Director, Applied AI & Data Science

Herndon, VA, USFull-time2026-10-30 → 2026-11-11
Based in United StatesCitizens or permanent residents onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Lead a high-performing team of Applied AI Scientists to build and deploy production AI/ML systems for geospatial intelligence, predictive modeling, and decision support.

Role type

Director, Applied AI & Data Science

Builds

Production AI/ML systems, agentic AI workflows, and near-zero-latency intelligence platforms for decision-makers.

Domain

Geospatial intelligence, defense/mission-critical operations, applied AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Strategic leadership of AI teams, agentic AI adoption, causal inference, production ML system design, experimentation frameworks, cloud infrastructure, multimodal AI, LLMs, geospatial AI

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

Cloud-based ML platforms, distributed training, containerized deployment, model serving, experiment tracking

Responsibilities

Define and execute the Applied AI Science roadmap; guide the design and productionalization of AI-driven applications; champion the adoption of agentic AI; establish company-wide standards for experimentation and model evaluation; oversee end-to-end AI/ML pipelines; advise executive leaders on AI investment decisions.

Seniority

Director, hands-on IC with team leadership