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About Ma'aden

Ma'aden, established in 1997, is recognized as one of the fastest-growing mining companies globally and stands as the largest multi-commodity mining and metals company in the Middle East. The company is at the forefront of developing the mining industry to become the third pillar of Saudi Arabia’s economy, achieving this by building a world-class, fully integrated mining value chain. This role offers a direct opportunity to contribute to Ma'aden's ambitious growth and play a key part in shaping the future of mining in the Kingdom.

The Opportunity

Ma'aden is seeking a Senior Specialist, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence II to join its team in Riyadh. This full-time position is central to advancing the company's capabilities in artificial intelligence and machine learning, focusing on practical solutions for business challenges.

Role Purpose

The primary purpose of this role is to design, develop, and deploy machine learning and Generative AI solutions. The specialist will be responsible for addressing defined business problems, ensuring technical robustness, optimal model performance, and the responsible implementation of AI technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and validate machine learning, deep learning, and Generative AI models, including LLM-based applications.
• Implement prompt engineering strategies and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines.
• Perform feature engineering, model tuning, and performance optimization for AI solutions.
• Prepare, cleanse, and transform both structured and unstructured datasets for model training and deployment.
• Support the deployment of ML and Generative AI models utilizing MLOps and LLMOps practices.
• Conduct structured evaluation of LLM outputs, including hallucination detection and quality scoring.
• Integrate AI solutions into enterprise systems via APIs.
• Document model design, underlying assumptions, identified risks, and validation results comprehensively.
• Ensure strict compliance with data governance, cybersecurity protocols, and ethical AI guidelines.
• Support the ongoing monitoring, retraining, and lifecycle management of deployed models.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
• 4–6 years of professional experience in data science, machine learning, or applied AI roles.

Work Location

This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.