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Hi, I’m Ajay Sharma, a senior data scientist with close to 10 years of experience applying ML, statistics, and NLP to real-world problems. I specialize in building and deploying scalable ML/DL models on large datasets, and I enjoy turning complex data into practical business outcomes. I am proficient with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), frameworks like OpenAI, Llama, Transformers, and tools such as Python, PySpark, Databricks, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. I thrive in collaborative environments where I can lead end-to-end data solutions from ideation to production.…Hi, I’m Ajay Sharma, a senior data scientist with close to 10 years of experience applying ML, statistics, and NLP to real-world problems. I specialize in building and deploying scalable ML/DL models on large datasets, and I enjoy turning complex data into practical business outcomes. I am proficient with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), frameworks like OpenAI, Llama, Transformers, and tools such as Python, PySpark, Databricks, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. I thrive in collaborative environments where I can lead end-to-end data solutions from ideation to production.

Ajay Sharma

Data Scientist, AI Developer, AI Engineer, +2

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Hi, I’m Ajay Sharma, a senior data scientist with close to 10 years of experience applying ML, statistics, and NLP to real-world problems. I specialize in building and deploying scalable ML/DL models on large datasets, and I enjoy turning complex data into practical business outcomes. I am proficient with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), frameworks like OpenAI, Llama, Transformers, and tools such as Python, PySpark, Databricks, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. I thrive in collaborative environments where I can lead end-to-end data solutions from ideation to production.…Hi, I’m Ajay Sharma, a senior data scientist with close to 10 years of experience applying ML, statistics, and NLP to real-world problems. I specialize in building and deploying scalable ML/DL models on large datasets, and I enjoy turning complex data into practical business outcomes. I am proficient with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), frameworks like OpenAI, Llama, Transformers, and tools such as Python, PySpark, Databricks, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. I thrive in collaborative environments where I can lead end-to-end data solutions from ideation to production.

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Hi, I’m Ajay Sharma, a senior data scientist with close to 10 years of experience applying ML, statistics, and NLP to real-world problems. I specialize in building and deploying scalable ML/DL models on large datasets, and I enjoy turning complex data into practical business outcomes.

I am proficient with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), frameworks like OpenAI, Llama, Transformers, and tools such as Python, PySpark, Databricks, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. I thrive in collaborative environments where I can lead end-to-end data solutions from ideation to production.

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Work Experience

Senior Data Scientist at Thoughtworks

April 1, 2025 - Present

Developed user behavior-based utility to detect account compromise scenarios within cybersecurity domain. Worked with PySpark, Databricks, ML encoders, Siamese networks, SQL, fine-tuning, and Databricks dashboards/pipelines to monitor and mitigate threat indicators.

Senior Data Scientist at Optum (UnitedHealth Group)

June 1, 2021 - March 1, 2025

Led scenario-based predictions for potential musculoskeletal surgeries using claimant data (diagnostic, procedure, and pharmaceutical signals). Built unit-test generation framework for Python code quality, developed and fine-tuned text summarization models for social media sharing, and migrated BI dashboards from DOMO to PowerBI. Delivered end-to-end NLP-enabled voice analytics for call centers with production release and efficiency gains.

Senior Data Scientist at Incedo Inc.

March 1, 2019 - June 1, 2021

Clinical Trial Optimization solution for Genentech to select optimal sites; Loan Rate Reduction Strategy and Risk Score Adjustment for Banco Popular; Loan Pricing Optimization to balance revenue with prepayment/default risk; model monitoring and governance across engagements.

Machine Learning Engineer at PeopleStrong

February 1, 2016 - March 1, 2019

Automated Job-Candidate Matching using multi-feature models; Bill Parsing Utility to extract reimbursements from bill images; Parsing engine and Q&A generation system to improve DialogFlow chatbot accuracy.