Join IntelliSense.io as an Applied Data Scientist!

Shape the Future of Mining with IntelliSense.io

Are you driven by the power of data and inspired by real-world impact? Do you want to apply cutting-edge tech to one of the world’s most transformative industries? IntelliSense.io is looking for an exceptional Applied Data Scientist to bring our next-generation models to life across flagship projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

At IntelliSense.io, we’re not just building AI — we’re pioneering Objective AI (ODAI), a breakthrough approach that blends fundamental physics with artificial intelligence to truly understand the physical world. Our technology acts as the “brain of the operation”, empowering people with role-specific AI co-pilots and enabling autonomous decision-making across the mining value chain.

With a global, remote-first workforce and regional hubs in the UK, Australia, Chile, and Ireland, we are now expanding our presence in the Middle East, particularly in Saudi Arabia — a global leader in mining development under Vision 2030.

Your Responsibilities

• Technical leadership within a diverse, interdisciplinary team

• Fostering a healthy, stimulating work environment that promotes teamwork and collaboration

• Taking on ownership of implementation/execution of deployments at customer sites

• Designing and specifying approaches for achieving modelling aims

• Upholding high standards of rigour and ensuring quality work

• Working with poor, noisy and/or limited data

• Applying various mathematical, statistical and machine learning techniques to challenging problems

• Rapidly developing ideas and iterating towards production

• Communicating approaches and results to customers and colleagues

• Cooperating with our Product Team and working with our partners

• Identifying market opportunities, new technologies and approaches which can benefit our product and our customers

• Breaking down high-level requirements into tasks with clearly defined completion and success criteria

• Working on tasks assigned in the team

• Supporting the recruitment, onboarding, and mentoring of new team members

What You Bring

This role is for someone who

• Enjoys working with a diverse team of colleagues from different backgrounds

• Celebrates the success of others and supports their progress and development

• Digs deeper into problems and can help others to find solutions

• Shows curiosity and an inquisitive approach to problem solving

• Is comfortable working with remote colleagues around the world

• Wants to stretch themselves beyond their comfort zone

• Shows an openness to using whatever tool is best suited to a given problem

• Appreciates how important friendly and empathic communication are in a fast-moving, diverse, and distributed team

• Would be excited to hear about our models and applications

  • Physical and empirical models of complex processes and equipment

  • Machine learning prediction and inference models

  • Configurable optimizers producing real-time recommendations

  • Rigorous treatment of uncertainty and errors in physical and machine learning models

  • Bayesian reconciliation of imprecise measurements

  • Robust treatment of challenging data sources and messy data

• Fluency in both English and Arabic is essential.

• Willingness to travel regularly to mining sites across Saudi Arabia and internationally. A valid driving licence is required due to the remote locations of client operations.

• Openness to travel to the United Kingdom for extended training periods, particularly during the onboarding phase.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package in line with local market standards

• Remote-first and flexible working model

• Generous paid time off (annual leave and public holidays per Saudi Labour Law)

• Paid parental and sick leave

• A chance to be part of Saudi Arabia’s mining transformation and contribute to Vision 2030

• A fast-paced, supportive international environment with significant career growth opportunities

• A chance to be one of the first employees in the Middle East region, supporting and helping to shape a fast growing industrial AI business

Be Part of the Future

If you're excited about the intersection of AI, mining, and industrial innovation, we’d love to hear from you.

Note: This role is open to Saudi nationals and expatriates with the legal right to work in the Kingdom. IntelliSense.io is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in our teams.