Data Scientist
The Fountain Group LLC · Posted Nov 9, 2026
- Clark, New Jersey, United States
- Hybrid
- Contract · Mid
- $50–$54 per hour
- 3+ years
Design, develop, validate, and deploy predictive ML models and GenAI solutions for formulation and product development in cosmetics and scientific domain.
Compensation
Pay: $50-54.43/hour W2 only
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, validate, and deploy predictive ML models, including regression, classification, clustering, and time-series forecasting.
- Develop GenAI solutions using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), prompt engineering, vector databases, and AI frameworks.
- Select appropriate ML or GenAI approaches based on model performance, cost, and business value.
- Evaluate and monitor production models for performance, data drift, hallucinations, bias, and cost.
- Perform data exploration, cleaning, and analysis across structured and unstructured datasets.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related STEM field
- Nice to have: Cosmetics industry experience
- Nice to have: Pharmaceuticals industry experience
- Nice to have: Scientific domains R&D formulation ingredients clinical studies consumer studies regulated environments
- Nice to have: GenAI fine-tuning and model adaptation