Data Scientist, Multimodal AI (AI Practice)

The Government Technology Agency (GovTech) is the lead agency driving Singapore’s Smart Nation initiatives and public sector digital transformation. As the Centre of Excellence for Infocomm Technology and Smart Systems (ICT & SS), GovTech develops the Singapore Government’s capabilities in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Application Development, Smart City Technology, Digital Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity. 
 
At GovTech, we offer you a purposeful career to make lives better. We empower our people to master their craft through continuous and robust learning and development opportunities all year round. Our GovTechies embody our Agile, Bold and Collaborative values to deliver impactful solutions. 
 
GovTech aims to transform the delivery of Government digital services by taking an "outside-in" view, putting citizens and businesses at the heart of everything we do. 
 
Play a part in Singapore’s vision to build a Smart Nation and embark on your meaningful journey to build tech for public good. Join us to advance our mission and shape your future with us today! 
 
Learn more about GovTech at tech.gov.sg. 

 

[What you will be working on]

AI Practice is the AI R&D and capability development arm of GovTech's Government Technology Office (GTO). As a Data Scientist (Multimodal AI) on the Multimodal AI Squad, your work will span two broad areas:

Frontier exploration and evaluation. Systematically scanning, experimenting with, and interpreting the latest AI developments across vision, video, audio, and document modalities. This includes producing fast-response technical explorations when meaningful new capabilities emerge, as well as deeper assessments of maturing areas. The emphasis is on getting your hands dirty. This is empirical work, not editorial.

Agency engagement and transformation. Translating frontier AI capabilities into real outcomes for government agencies. The squad builds AI capabilities through rapid experimentation and works with agencies to identify and test promising capabilities against their own data and use cases, with viable solutions graduating onward for productisation. You will support the journey from discovery through experimentation and prototyping.

Day to day, you can expect to:

• Experiment with state-of-the-art multimodal models (VLMs, MLLMs, diffusion models, speech and audio models) and evaluate their applicability to government use cases and strategy
  
• Design, build, and run evaluations and benchmarks for AI models on real-world Singapore government tasks
• Build functional prototypes and proof-of-concept solutions for agency engagements spanning smart city video analytics, document intelligence, generative media, and content authentication
  
• Stay current with the latest developments in applied AI and assess what translates from research settings to practical government applications
  
• Support the development of our multimodal AI showcase and prototyping platforms
  
• Produce technical write-ups and contribute to knowledge artifacts such as handbooks, reports, and evaluation findings
  

 

[What we are looking for]

We are looking for a data scientist who sits at the intersection of exploration and applied AI. Someone who can pick up a new model or technique, understand how it works, and turn it into something users can actually try.

Technical Foundation

• Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI/ML, Engineering, or a related field
  
• Proficiency in Python and familiarity with deep learning frameworks (PyTorch preferred)
  
• Solid understanding of machine learning fundamentals, including model training, evaluation methodology, and experiment design
  
• Foundational knowledge of computer vision concepts and/or experience working with image, video, or audio data
  
• Interest in or exposure to multimodal AI systems, vision-language models, or generative AI
  
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