Principal/Senior - Data Scientist – New York City

Aily Labs is a B2B SaaS company building an AI-powered decision intelligence app for enterprises. They are seeking experienced Data Scientists who will work at the intersection of business, analytics, and AI to deliver actionable insights across various domains such as finance and supply chain.

Responsibilities:

• Have comprehensive MLOps expertise, advanced Python/SQL skills, and domain specialization; enforce code quality standards across the team
• Own key features and projects; design and improve models, pipelines, and experimentation frameworks
• Lead 1+ major projects as AI lead with full accountability; break down work, assign tasks, and manage multiple workstreams with stakeholder alignment
• Communicate and align with internal/external stakeholders; turn business requirements into AI solutions; make speed vs. quality trade-offs
• Provide technical mentorship; set modeling standards and drive cross-functional delivery with PMs, engineers, and customers
• Have deep expertise in one technical area; lead by example on technical excellence, business acumen, and strategic vision
• Define and own AI domain roadmaps; transform ambiguous business challenges into structured action plans with clear milestones and dependencies
• Lead 5+ simultaneous projects across multiple workstreams; shape product strategy with PM/Eng; manage risks and ensure timely, high-quality releases
• Demonstrate strong business acumen: estimate AI solution impact on KPIs and business outcomes; identify domain-wide opportunities and influence strategy
• Provide leadership for the Data Science team: mentor and manage; define standards; drive impactful cross-functional delivery; empower team members
• Someone who thrives at the intersection of business, analytics, and AI and wants to ensure AI solves the right problems with measurable impact
• A scientist and builder: you explore multiple approaches, analyze results, and iterate fast, balancing cutting‑edge techniques with simple, scalable solutions
• A strong communicator who adapts the message to different audiences and enjoys working cross‑functionally with product, engineering, and business stakeholders
• Someone with a startup mindset: comfortable with ambiguity, proactive, and hands‑on when something needs fixing or improving
• Ready to Lead Boldly – helping business leaders make decisive decisions powered by real-time AI insights