Machine Learning Scientist - NLP - Sr. Associate

This role offers unique opportunity to explore novel and complex challenges that could profoundly transform how the bank operates.

As a Machine Learning Scientist - Natural Language Processing (NLP) - Senior Associate, you will apply sophisticated machine learning methods to complex tasks including natural language processing, speech analytics, time series, reinforcement learning and recommendation systems, collaborate with various teams, and actively participate in the knowledge sharing community.

The candidate must excel in working in a highly collaborative environment together with the business, technologists and control partners to deploy solutions into production.

The candidate must also have a strong passion for machine learning and invest independent time towards learning, researching and experimenting with new innovations in the field.

The candidate must have solid expertise in Deep Learning with hands-on implementation experience and possess strong analytical thinking, a deep desire to learn and be highly motivated.

Job Responsibilities

Research and explore new machine learning methods through independent study, attending industry-leading conferences, experimentation and participating in our knowledge sharing community
Develop state-of-the art machine learning models to solve real-world problems and apply it to tasks such as NLP, speech recognition and analytics, time-series predictions or recommendation systems
Collaborate with multiple partner teams such as Business, Technology, Product Management, Legal, Compliance, Strategy and Business Management to deploy solutions into production
Drive Firm wide initiatives by developing large-scale frameworks to accelerate the application of machine learning models across different areas of the business
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

PhD in a quantitative discipline, e.g.

Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Operations Research, Optimization, or Data Science Or an MS with at least 3 years of industry or research experience in the field.
Solid background in NLP or speech recognition and analytics, personalization/recommendation and hands-on experience and solid understanding of machine learning and deep learning methods
Extensive experience with machine learning and deep learning toolkits (e.g.: TensorFlow, PyTorch, NumPy, Scikit-Learn, Pandas)
Ability to design experiments and training frameworks, and to outline and evaluate intrinsic and extrinsic metrics for model performance aligned with business goals
Experience with big data and scalable model training and solid written and spoken communication to effectively communicate technical concepts and results to both technical and business audiences.
Scientific thinking with the ability to invent and to work both independently and in highly collaborative team environments
Solid written and spoken communication to effectively communicate technical concepts and results to both technical and business audienc...