Top Senior Machine Learning Jobs in Washington, DC

Leads the design and implementation of enterprise observability, AIOps, distributed architectures, cloud platforms, and software engineering solutions. Evaluates emerging technologies, guides architecture roadmaps, manages vendor governance, leads modernization and migration initiatives, and develops automation to improve system reliability and reduce detection and resolution times. The role also manages and coaches geographically distributed engineering teams while partnering with executive, cloud, SRE, and platform stakeholders.

Build and scale an international robotics data acquisition network across emerging markets. Source venues and strategic local agencies, optimize lead-generation funnels, evaluate deployment environments, coordinate hardware installation and calibration, and establish reliable data pipelines. Manage vendor training, SLAs, KPIs, verification, and anti-fraud controls while translating robotics and embodied AI data requirements into field operations. Requires international growth or field operations experience, partner management, technical data fluency, language skills, and frequent travel.

Leads the development and ownership of Cedar’s production machine learning personalization engine. Responsibilities include ML modeling, MLOps, feature pipelines, deployment, inference, monitoring, feedback-loop optimization, compliance and fairness guardrails, technical leadership, code reviews, cross-functional collaboration, and management of ML engineers. The role requires hands-on contributions to scalable ML systems serving millions of healthcare transactions while guiding roadmap execution and model improvement.

Manage and optimize hybrid Azure, AWS, and on-premises infrastructure across its full lifecycle. Responsibilities include cloud administration, automation with PowerShell, Python, and Terraform, AIOps monitoring, Docker and Kubernetes management, identity and security enforcement, disaster recovery, VMware and Windows Server administration, and CI/CD enablement. The role also collaborates with data science teams on machine learning and intelligent-agent infrastructure optimization while mentoring junior staff.

The Data Scientist will support Army network and enterprise information environment missions by analyzing complex datasets, developing statistical and machine learning models, integrating APIs and automated data pipelines, and building Palantir Foundry and Army Vantage applications. The role includes creating executive visualizations, applying AIP tools, supporting secure Army and DoD data environments, and translating technical findings into actionable recommendations for senior leadership.

Develop and maintain large housing datasets and infrastructure for US housing policy research. Responsibilities include data acquisition, cleaning, analysis, modeling, automation, visualization, dashboard development, web scraping, API use, quality control, and publication. Senior responsibilities add predictive modeling, machine learning, workflow supervision, project management, and establishing data-management best practices.

Manage and administer Mission Assurance databases while ensuring data integrity, security, availability, and performance. Support data collection, normalization, governance, quality control, repository integration, stewardship, and analytical workflow sustainment. Integrate assessment data with mission mapping, risk management, and criticality analysis to identify trends, vulnerabilities, dependencies, and enterprise-level risks. Apply advanced analytical techniques, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, to support Air Force mission assurance activities.

Lead design, build, and deploy scalable, reliable Java-based microservices in a cloud-native, event-driven AWS environment. Own backend feature design, code quality, automated testing, and FedRAMP release processes. Mentor engineers, participate in on-call/TechOps, integrate AI tools into development, and drive architecture, observability, and cross-team initiatives.

Drive revenue growth across Federal Civilian agencies by acquiring new accounts, expanding existing contracts, managing sales cycles, building executive relationships, and achieving quotas. Develop sales strategies, forecasts, pipelines, and partner ecosystems with systems integrators and resellers. Present networking, security, AI, and data security solutions while communicating business value, ROI, and operational impact to technical and executive stakeholders.

As a Customer Success Engineer, you'll drive adoption and satisfaction for enterprise customers using Deepgram's voice AI technology, fostering strong relationships and aligning technical solutions with business objectives.

Lead performance marketing data science initiatives focused on lead segmentation, bidding optimization, targeting, and marketing spend allocation. Develop and deploy production-ready machine learning systems, establish research and ML operations roadmaps, build monitoring frameworks, and identify high-impact opportunities. Partner with engineering, marketing, vendors, and executives while mentoring data scientists and machine learning engineers and promoting rigorous, maintainable, and reproducible practices.

Leads data science and advanced analytics initiatives for Auto Claims by developing, evaluating, and implementing machine learning and predictive modeling solutions. Integrates structured and unstructured data, researches emerging techniques, communicates model results to stakeholders, and manages moderately complex projects. Provides initial mentoring and development support to junior data scientists while helping improve business decisions and outcomes.

Build and deploy AI agents, intelligent applications, scalable backend services, APIs, and full-stack solutions. Integrate large language models, AI services, data platforms, and external APIs into customer-focused products. Collaborate with engineering, product, and cross-functional teams while contributing to cloud-native applications, data pipelines, distributed systems, testing, deployment, and production operations.

Leads AI presales strategy, customer advisory, technical solution architecture, and team development. Translates business needs into AI use cases, prototypes, business cases, roadmaps, and repeatable offerings. Partners with sales, engineering, consultants, and technology vendors to support complex pursuits, executive briefings, demonstrations, proofs of concept, and AI business growth. Promotes responsible AI governance, tracks pipeline performance, develops thought leadership, and remains hands-on in high-impact customer engagements.

Lead and manage the underwriting and credit risk model validation team, perform hands-on independent validations of complex ML models, assess data integrity and performance, identify and remediate model weaknesses, partner on MRM framework improvements, and coordinate with audit, compliance, and controls to meet regulatory standards.

Leads enterprise AI strategy and operations by building AI product portfolios, agentic workflows, copilots, intelligent applications, and human-AI experiences. Partners with executives, engineering, data science, security, and business teams to prioritize opportunities, establish roadmaps, redesign workflows, drive adoption, govern AI initiatives, and measure business value. Builds and leads AI product management teams while overseeing organizational change and cross-functional portfolio governance.

Drive new enterprise revenue and customer expansion by selling AI-powered SaaS solutions. Manage complex 6–12 month sales cycles, build executive relationships, develop value propositions, maintain pipeline accuracy, lead virtual account teams, and close high-value deals. Translate technical AI capabilities into measurable business outcomes, guide customer adoption, collaborate with marketing, product, and customer success teams, and exceed quarterly pipeline and revenue targets.

Lead product vision, strategy, discovery, and Agile delivery for insurance platforms. Partner with engineering, data science, design, QA, and insurance domain teams to prioritize opportunities, manage backlogs, evaluate build-versus-buy decisions, guide technical design, coordinate delivery, and measure outcomes. The role requires strong knowledge of insurance policy lifecycles, integrations, data modeling, pricing, underwriting, and AI-enabled workflows.

Leads product strategy, roadmap prioritization, AI and automation initiatives, client engagement, and cross-functional delivery for SPINS Intelligence and Portal. The role combines hands-on product management with PM team leadership, including writing user stories, defining acceptance criteria, triaging issues, reviewing sprint output, managing product economics, and developing business cases. Requires strong CPG, SaaS analytics, data product, AI/ML, and technical platform expertise.

Own Sophos EDR strategy, roadmap, technical product development, AI-powered experiences, and go-to-market execution. Translate customer needs, threat research, telemetry, competitive intelligence, and business goals into product priorities. Partner with engineering, security operations, threat research, marketing, sales, and customer success to deliver endpoint detection, investigation, threat hunting, response, reporting, and XDR/MDR upgrade capabilities while driving adoption, revenue, and customer outcomes.

Claims Counsel advises on auto insurance coverage, multi-state tort law, civil procedure, and litigation matters. Responsibilities include drafting coverage opinions, researching insurance laws, supporting claims policies and training, collaborating with legal and claims teams, conducting adjuster training, and drafting form letters and releases.

Lead the design and optimization of the VA VHA AI Education Hub, including its AI learning assistant, sandbox, integrations, analytics, and healthcare data models. Apply machine learning, synthetic data, privacy-preserving methods, and responsible AI practices in a secure federal healthcare environment. Collaborate with VA stakeholders and technical teams, document solutions, ensure governance and compliance, and present platform metrics and findings to leadership.

Leads business architecture and requirements activities for a federal healthcare modernization portfolio. Facilitates stakeholder workshops, analyzes current and future-state processes, develops architecture artifacts and EDI documentation, translates business needs into functional and technical requirements, and supports data integration, migration, traceability, defect management, UAT, and process automation initiatives.

Architect and prototype scalable solutions for Twilio’s emerging technologies experimentation team. Lead AI, machine learning, and LLM-driven initiatives; guide technical direction; mentor engineers across the US and India; align prototypes with business goals; and ensure enterprise architecture, scalability, extensibility, and production readiness. The role requires extensive architecture or principal engineering experience, cloud expertise across AWS and Azure, full-stack development knowledge, database expertise, and strong technical leadership.

Owns the lifecycle of AI-powered analytics products supporting clinicians, from requirements and discovery through production and maintenance. Partners with data scientists, engineers, clinicians, and executives to define roadmaps, prioritize trade-offs, establish data contracts and SLAs, validate model results, track performance, and demonstrate ROI. Leads Agile scrum teams and drives cross-functional delivery in complex healthcare environments.