Full-Time
Senior Principal Data Scientist AI Lead
Government Sector
Dun & Bradstreet
5,001-10,000 employees
Global business data and analytics platform
No salary listed
Vienna, VA, USA
Hybrid
Hybrid role; some on-site days in Vienna, Virginia.
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- Data expertise: Strong skills in data analysis, manipulation, and processing for training and evaluating AI models.
- Experience leading large-scale digital transformations: In IT Operations for global
- 10+ years of professional Data science / ML/AI development experience with a preference working with Government / public sector clients
- Deep understanding of AI/ML Technologies: Solid grasp of machine learning, deep learning, NLP, and hands-on experience on AI automation.
- Leadership and team management: Proven ability to lead and mentor teams, foster innovation, and manage the full software development lifecycle.
- Strong programming skills: Expertise in languages like Python, Java, or Go, essential for developing and deploying AI solutions.
- Cloud platform knowledge: Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP for deploying and scaling AI applications.
- Strategic thinking and vision: Capability to identify opportunities, define technical roadmaps, and align AI solutions with business objectives.
- Excellent communication and collaboration: The ability to communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and foster cross-functional teamwork.
- Problem-solving and critical thinking: Exceptional analytical skills to identify challenges, develop innovative solutions, and optimize system performance.
- Adaptability and continuous learning: Commitment to staying updated with the rapidly evolving AI landscape and embracing new technologies.
- Ethical considerations and bias mitigation: Understanding and addressing the ethical implications of AI, ensuring fairness, transparency, and accountability.
- Significant experience in IT and solution architecture roles: with a focus on automation, infrastructure, or cloud.
- Proven track record of designing and implementing AI/ML solutions: Especially in IT operations, infrastructure management, or business process automation.
- The Senior Principal Data Scientist - AI Lead will be the point of contact for Public Sector / Government stakeholders and will be responsible for end-to-end AI solution delivery.
- This role will partner with U.S. government agencies on programs that depend on trusted entity data, validation, and risk insight.
- Master and/or PhD Degree - Highly Preferred
Dun & Bradstreet aggregates and analyzes business information to help organizations improve performance. Its Data Cloud holds data on hundreds of millions of businesses, which clients access through subscriptions to data and analytics platforms, plus one-time reports and data services. The product works by collecting and organizing commercial data such as credit reports, supplier risk, and marketing data, then delivering insights that support risk management, sales, and marketing decisions. Compared with competitors, Dun & Bradstreet emphasizes a large, integrated data and analytics platform that combines extensive business data with practical software tools and reports, enabling customers to act on findings across risk, marketing, and growth opportunities. The company’s goal is to help clients make informed decisions, reduce risk, and identify opportunities to grow their business.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Jacksonville, Florida
Founded
1840
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- AI adoption surging globally highlights need for D&B's verified data integration to boost ROI.
- D&B.AI enhances agentic system accuracy on Databricks, reducing hallucinations for enterprise deployment.
- Enterprise AI with D&B achieves higher accuracy by grounding outputs in verified business data.
What critics are saying
- Landbase offers free AI go-to-market discovery, undercutting D&B's sales pricing for SMBs by 45–65% in 6–12 months.
- Compliancely centralizes KYB and compliance, reducing D&B reliance for verification workflows by 40–60% in 9–15 months.
- A new open-source D&B Commercial Graph alternative could collapse subscription revenue by 20–35% in 18–24 months.
What makes Dun & Bradstreet unique
- D&B anchors AI outputs with the D-U-N-S Number for reliable risk and sales workflows.
- Its Commercial Graph contains 600+ million business insights globally, powering data-driven AI.
- D&B transforms global data into a living identity graph for continuously updated business identities.
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Benefits
Medical and Prescription Drug: Comprehensive coverage through a choice of a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plan and Consumer Directed Health Plan (CDHP). The CDHP plan has a Health Savings Account (HSA) option. D&B contributes to the HSA each year.
Dental: Insurance including preventive care, basic care, major care and orthodontia
Vision: Coverage for routine eye exams and prescription lenses, frames and contact lenses
Health Care Accounts: Set aside before-tax dollars to pay for eligible health care expenses. You can choose a Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA).
Life Insurance: Company paid life insurance, as well as additional coverage including Basic, Supplemental, Spouse or Domestic Partner, and Child
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance: Benefit that provides a payment if you suffer an accident that is fatal or dismembering
Business Travel Accident Insurance: Benefit that provides a payment if you are injured or die as a result of an accident while traveling on Company-approved business
Short-Term Disability (STD): Company provided benefit that offers you income protection for absence due to nonwork-related injury or illness
Long-Term Disability (LTD): Coverage that picks up when your STD ends. It provides income protection if you become totally disabled and are unable to work after 180 days of continuous disability.
Critical Illness Insurance: Insurance that is intended to supplement your medical and disability coverage. It provides a lump-sum benefit in the event you (or a covered family member) are diagnosed with a covered condition, such as cancer, heart attack, and more
Hospital Indemnity Insurance: Provides a lump-sum benefit to help you pay for costs in the event you (or a covered family member) are hospitalized.
Accident Insurance: Provides a lump-sum benefit to help you (or a covered family member) pay for costs for a covered injury and related services
401(k) Plan: Retirement plan into which you can make before-tax, Roth and after-tax contributions; company match is available along with a wide range of investment options
Personalized Planning & Advice (PP&A): Assistance with 401(k) investment decisions and financial wellness
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA): Set aside before-tax dollars to use towards eligible dependent child or adult care services
Legal Insurance Plan: Insurance plan that provides you with prepaid legal services to help you address a wide range of legal matters (i.e. home purchase, will creation, small claims court, dispute with a home contractor, and much more)
Home and Auto Insurance: Special group rates and discounts on protection of your home, car and other personal property
Commuter Benefit: Pay for your commuting expenses through before-tax payroll deductions
Pet Insurance: Plan that reimburses you for expenses incurred for covered services
Vacation days: 20 days and you are eligible to earn more based on your years of service
Holidays: 9 paid days that coincide with the national holidays when our US offices are closed, plus one floating holiday of your choice
Volunteer Days: Two days per year to volunteer
Unsick Day: One paid day off to visit the doctor when you are not sick
Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave: Up to 16 weeks of paid leave for the primary caregiver, and up to 2 weeks of paid leave for the secondary caregiver
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Free confidential support, including access a network of professional counselors, and referrals on resources for everyday needs
Adoption Assistance: Reimbursement for eligible expenses related to adopting a child
Education Assistance: Provides financial assistance for outside education to enable team members to achieve greater results in their current position and/or to prepare team members for future assignments within Dun & Bradstreet
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