Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Anaplan is a company focused on optimizing business decision-making through its AI-infused scenario planning platform. They are seeking a versatile Principal Data Scientist who will work across the full stack of Anaplan AI applications, with responsibilities including architecting and deploying AI solutions that enhance decision-making for global customers.
Responsibilities
- Lead the research, design, and implementation of advanced Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Time Series Forecasting models to solve complex enterprise business and planning challenges
- Architect GenAI solutions, focusing on fine-tuning proprietary and open-source Large Language Models (LLMs) via Transformer architectures for specialized enterprise data tasks
- Design and integrate Conversational AI and autonomous Agentic AI workflows to create intuitive experiences that can independently execute complex planning tasks
- Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Design teams to transition AI models from early prototypes into robust, highly scalable production systems
- Serve as a core subject matter expert, mentoring cross-functional teams and driving a culture of technical excellence, rigorous testing, and continuous learning
Skills
- Extensive professional engineering experience across Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or related domains
- Deep technical understanding of Transformer architectures, prompt engineering, and conversational AI patterns, alongside practical experience with autonomous agent frameworks
- Experience fine-tuning LLMs (e.g., LoRA, QLoRA, RLHF) specifically for domain-specific enterprise applications
- Taken responsibility for models from concept to production, utilizing strong MLOps and LLMOps practices to ensure scalable, reliable, and monitorable deployments
- High proficiency in Python and modern software development practices, including rigorous testing, code reviews, and CI/CD pipelines
- Strong hands-on experience in traditional Machine Learning and deep learning techniques, specifically including Time Series Forecasting algorithms
- Background in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, Data Science, or a related quantitative field
- Experience working with scalable cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and MLOps tools for model training, monitoring, and deployment
- Background in forecasting, planning, or analytics applications
- Familiarity with Anaplan or similar enterprise planning platforms
- Experience with A/B testing and experimentation frameworks for AI features
- Contributions to open-source ML projects or research publications
Company Overview
Anaplan is a business planning software company that develops a cloud platform for decision-making with connected planning modeling. It was founded in 2006, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.anaplan.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Anaplan has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2026, 25 in 2025, 21 in 2024, 54 in 2023, 72 in 2022, 104 in 2021, 52 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.