What are the responsibilities and job description for the DATA SCIENTIST position at Kellton?
My Client is looking for a Data Scientist in IA. Details below, please let me know if you are interested in the below role.
Data Scientist
Des Moines, IA (Hybrid)
Long term Contract
Work on AIdriven computer vision solutions for plant biology, building and maintaining imaging pipelines that support Doubled Haploid (DH) breeding. Role focuses on Pythonbased model development, microscopy and hyperspectral image analysis, and productionready CV workflows.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop deeplearning CV models (detection, segmentation, classification) for microscopy and macro imaging.
- Build productionready Python pipelines integrated with GitLab and experimenttracking tools.
- Implement hyperspectral workflows (preprocessing, feature extraction, modeling).
- Standardize imaging processes with biology teams (microscopy, RGB, hyperspectral).
- Measure and report model performance (precision/recall, F1, ROC/AUC).
- Scale pipelines for largebatch processing and optimize inference performance.
- Collaborate with DH, biotech, breeding, and data science teams to meet deployment milestones.
- Maintain strong documentation, reproducibility, and IPsafe practices.
MustHave
- 4 6 years handson in computer vision with Python (PyTorch/TensorFlow), including detection/segmentation/ classification for scientific or industrial imaging
- Proven ability to productionize models: Git/GitLab, code reviews, CICD basics, experiment tracking (MLFlow or equivalent), reproducible data/experiments, and clear documentation
- Experience with microscopy image processing, multipage TIFFs, zstacks, autoscale/normalization, and image quality challenges
- Familiarity with hyperspectral or multispectral imaging pipelines (preprocessing, dimensionality reduction, modeling) applied to plant or biological materials
- Track record of measurable model performance reporting
Thanks
Amita Tatiparti
Sr. Technology Recruiter & Business Developer
Lenmar Consulting, Inc. | a Kellton Company
Harborside 5, Jersey City, NJ 07311
347.517.O317
Salary : $70 - $75