Data Scientist I

General Information Location Hyderabad, Telangana Working Schedule Full-Time Work Arrangement Hybrid Relocation Assistance Available No Posted Date 24-Jul-2026 Job ID 19427 Description and Requirements Position Summary Role Value Proposition: Data Scientist plays a critical role in data and analytics life cycle and significantly contributes to production grade data and analytics solutions. The role requires one to demonstrate analytical skills, machine learning. It is an individual contributor role Job Responsibilities Design, build, validate and deploy production grade rule-based & machine learning models using structured and unstructured data Perform exploratory data analysis, feature engineering Monitor, evalulate and improve model performance. Ensure model development follows quality, secutiry , compliance, explaiability and responsible use of AI guidelines Collaborate with multiple partners from Business,Technology, Operations and D&A capabilities (Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Modeling, Data Architecture, Data science, DevOps, BI & insights) Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Education Bachelors degree in computer science, information technology or equivalent educational qualification Experience 3-5+ years of relevant experience Technical Skills Python Statistics, hypothesis testing, Feature engineering, Modeling Machine learning frameworks: SCikit-learn, Tensorflow, Pytorch, Natural language processing (NLP): spacy, Transformers, OCR Generative AI: Large language Models, prompt engineering Communication skills, analytical skills, structured problem-solving skills. Good To have Azure ML or cloud AI/ML Services About MetLife Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune Worlds 25 Best Workplaces, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the worlds leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - were inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, its #AllTogetherPossible. Join us! .