Senior AI/ML Scientist

About the role

We are the AI Center of Excellence within the Chief Data and Analytics Office at Vanguard. Our mission is to enable AI practitioners to build AI products quickly and confidently by addressing open problems around AI safety and evaluations. A key part of our work involves developing an automated adversarial testing service to find vulnerabilities in Gen AI applications.

Responsibilities

• Develops complex queries and performs extensive programming to access, transform, and prepare data for statistical modeling.
• Leads and executes deep dive diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics to support data-driven business decision making.
• Mentors and develops junior data scientists and analysts.
• Identifies and diagnoses data inconsistencies and errors, documents data assumptions, and fills data gaps.
• Engages with internal stakeholders to understand and probe business processes in order to develop hypotheses.
• Bridges the gap between business needs and data analysis by bringing structure to requests and translating requirements into an analytic approach.
• Guides test design, research design, and model validation.
• Provides statistical consultation services.
• Serves as the analytics expert on cross-functional teams for large strategic initiatives and contributes to the growth of the Vanguard analytic community.
• Prepares and delivers insight presentations and action recommendations.
• Communicates complex analytical findings and implications to business leaders.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years related work experience in analytical roles.
• Experience with data wrangling required - Programming skills to access, transform, and prepare large scale data for statistical modeling.
• Experience utilizing statistical and machine learning methods required.
• Undergraduate degree in Analytics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Statistics or related analytical field of study or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Graduate degree preferred.

Special Factors

Sponsorship: Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.