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AKQA

Location:
Australia, Melbourne

Category:
IT - Software Development

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Job Description:

At AKQA, our Invention Team sets the standard for frontier AI and data science-led delivery, helping clients maximise ROI from emerging technologies. We equip teams with the tools, support and experimentation frameworks to turn signals into scalable systems with measurable impact. As Lead Applied AI Scientist, you will partner with clients to build future-facing products and prototypes. You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, manage stakeholders, and ensure initiatives meet scope, time and budget while upholding rigorous and responsible engineering. At AKQA, you’ll work in an innovative, inclusive culture, contribute to global Invention Sprints, and access ongoing development within a hybrid in‑studio/WFH model.

Job Responsibility:

Partner with clients to build future-facing products and prototypes
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, manage stakeholders, and ensure initiatives meet scope, time and budget while upholding rigorous and responsible engineering

Requirements:

Lead integration of ML/AI, translating emerging research into products and prototypes
Own end‑to‑end delivery from opportunity framing to deployment
manage scope, time and budget
Set technical direction and mentor data scientists/ML engineers
Drive rapid prototyping in Invention Sprints
build proofs of concept
Ensure best practices across data, models and MLOps
maintain clear documentation and governance
Act as the central point across client, strategy, design and engineering
communicate and track milestones
Manage agile and waterfall delivery
own SOWs, project plans and financial performance
Preferred qualifications: Master’s in a relevant field or 6+ years in AI/data science
strong Python and ML frameworks
experience in generative AI, NLP, predictive modeling, MLOps, or cloud AI
We welcome applications from recent ML/AI PhD graduates and early-stage postdoctoral researchers

Nice to have:

Champion AKQA’s values and the Invention ethos of curiosity and active creation
Deliver quality work with measurable outcomes and responsible AI
Build strong senior client relationships
simplify complex AI concepts
Collaborative across disciplines
bridge research and real‑world application
Guide conversations to alignment
constructively challenge and propose alternatives
Embrace continuous improvement

What we offer:

Work in an innovative, inclusive culture
Contribute to global Invention Sprints
Access ongoing development within a hybrid in‑studio/WFH model

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 05, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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