Senior Data Scientist - GBS IND Hyderabad, India **Job Description:** **About Us*** At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders every day. One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being. Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization. Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us! **Global Business Services*** Global Business Services delivers Technology and Operations capabilities to Lines of Business and Staff Support Functions of Bank of America through a centrally managed, globally integrated delivery model and globally resilient operations. Global Business Services is recognized for flawless execution, sound risk management, operational resiliency, operational excellence, and innovation. In India, we are present in five locations and operate as BA Continuum India Private Limited (BACI), a non-banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation and the operating company for India operations of Global Business Services. **Process Overview*** Employee Experience Technology team provides technology solutions to support the Chief Administrative Office, Legal, Audit and Global Human Resources Organizations. The key functions performed are master planning, vendor management, business engagement, application design & development, and application life cycle planning and monitoring. The CAO Group is responsible for strategic and operational priorities that support our company's eight lines of business. **Job Description*** We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist who can drive the technical vision for our AI based applications. The candidate needs to have strong knowledge in AI/ML, NLP, Deep Learning, LLMs, GenAI Models, Python scripting language and libraries, this role is responsible for building or optimizing Data science solutions and help the business to address complex problems. **Responsibilities*** + Individual contributor role enabling Artificial Intelligence (AI) research and development at Bank of America + Code design, research and prototype implementations for next-generation Artificial Intelligence systems, Data Analytics, Model development & support, MRM process documentation and governance. + Development & enhancement of models including evaluation of vendor built models + Helps define the technology tool stack for the solutions, Evaluates and adapts newtools/framework/practicesfor team(s). + Constantly seek better ways of solving technical problems and designing the solution, Research and evaluate Innovative approaches to Data Science problems. Identify gaps and work with appropriate partners to develop plans to close gaps. + Collaborate with development teams to understand requirements, ensure the architecture is feasible to implement and subsequently implemented accurately. + Use data assets to gain insights into current processes and models + Drive processing, cleansing, and verifying the integrity of data used for analysis + Build, improve and extend NLP capabilities in various domains + Communicate findings, opportunities and gaps in techniques, tools and infrastructure to all levels of the organization + Take results from POC to development to production in collaboration with product engineers and iterate through the validation and recalibration cycles + Take a leadership role in the data science community of experts + Lead Data Quality metrics development and monitoring, internal process design and documentation + Feature engineering + Contribute to story refinement/defining requirements + Participate in estimating work necessary to realize a story/requirement through the delivery lifecycle. + Adhere to team delivery/release process and cadence pertaining to code deployment and release + Mentor and manage junior talent **Requirements*** **Education** + B.E./ B. Tech/M.E./M. Tech/BSC/MSC/BCA/MCA (prefer IT/CS specialization) **Certifications If Any -** NA **Experience Range*** + 15 -20 Years of experience **Foundational Skills*** + Strong technical experience in **Machine Learning, NLP, Deep Learning, Statistical Modeling.** + Strong understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms, capability and skills to develop and enhance models. + Strong hands-on in Implementing **LLM Models, GEN-AI Models, OpenAI API’s** + Strong hands-on design and development experience in **Python** + Experience with **data visualization tools** + Worked on the Data analysis libraries like **pandas** + Experience in **web APIs** + Hands on experience with various databases – Oracle, SQL server and working experience in SQL, PL/SQL + Strong hands on experience with Unix scripting, Database tools like TOAD, SQL Developer and Autosys etc. + Strong problem solving, analytical and interpersonal skills + Ability to work effectively in a team environment + Strong written and oral communication skills. Should have the ability to clearly express ideas + Experience working with Agile Methodology + Experience with automated SDLC solutions (CI/CD) **Desired skills** - + Project management tool JIRA and Version Control tools Github, Bitbucket – will be an added advantage + Must be able to interact and co-ordinate with distributed & Cross-functional teams + Self-starter capability, ability to acquire new skills autonomously + Ability to present technical concepts to senior level business stakeholders + Assisting with the business cases and understanding stakeholder’s expectations and objectives + Strong problem identification and solving skills. + Excel in a fast paced, dynamic environment **Work Timings*** 11:30 AM – 8:30 PM **Job Location*** Hyderabad Bank of America and its affiliates consider for employment and hire qualified candidates without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. 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