Mindlance · 13 hours ago
Lead Data Scientist - Autonomous Goal Management
Louisville, KY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
4+ years expMindlance is a pioneering force in AI innovation within the healthcare sector, driving advancements across Insurance and CenterWell segments. They are seeking a Lead Data Scientist to develop advanced autonomous systems capable of managing complex goals in dynamic environments, ensuring adherence to best practices in accountable AI.
Human Resources
Responsibilities
Architect goal setting and goal decomposition mechanisms for autonomous agents operating in uncertain or open-ended environments
Design and implement dynamic planning systems (e.g., hierarchical planning, curriculum learning, scratchpad/self-refinement loops)
Collaborate on memory, tool-use, and feedback-loop designs enabling multi-step, self-directed agent behavior
Develop evaluation frameworks for alignment with human intent, consistency, progress against long-horizon objectives
Prototype agents that interface with APIs, MCP servers, search engines, databases, or real-world actuators to pursue goals safely and efficiency
Explore mechanisms to detect and mitigate goal misalignment, looping behavior, or undesirable emergent strategies
Work across teams to integrate goal alignment with safety, alignment, and operational reliability mechanisms
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree and 4+ years of experience in research/ML engineering or an applied research scientist position preferably with a focus on developing production-ready AI solutions
2+ years of experience leading development of AI/ML systems
Proficiency in SQL, Python, and data analysis/data mining tools
Experience with machine learning frameworks like Pytorch, Jax, LangChain, LangGraph or AutoGen
Experience with high performance, large-scale ML systems
Experience with language modeling with transformers
Experience with symbolic planning, causal reasoning, and model-based RL
Experience with large-scale ETL
Preferred
Ph.D. in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, or a related field
Demonstrated experience shipping autonomous, or semi-autonomous agents in production or simulation
Experience with LLM-based agents with scratchpad/self-reflection or hierarchical task decomposition
Understanding of autonomy risk mitigation strategies, including off-switch protocols, or bounded rationality
Company
Mindlance
Mindlance is a Staffing and Recruiting company which provides multi-vertical staffing services
1001-5000 employees
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