Vanguard

DataScientist,Specialist

$145–210k ~AI est. Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Data Scientist, Specialist at Vanguard. Skills: Agentic AI, Large Language Models, Natural Language Processing, AI/ML solutions. Identify business problems. Frame business problems”

What You'll Achieve.

Focus on business outcomes

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Solve business problems

Eligibility Requirements

Visa sponsorship

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3 + years delivering AI/ML solutions, 5 + years of hands-on Python experience, MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related quantitative field, Agentic AI experience, Large Language Models (LLMs) hands-on experience, Natural Language Processing (NLP) experience

Nice to Have

Python experience with distributed data processing is a plus, PhD preferred

What You'll Do.

Identify business problems

Frame business problems

Prioritize business problems

Translate business needs into use cases

Define success metrics

Create delivery plans

Focus on business outcomes

Architect agentic AI systems

Develop agentic AI systems

Design multi-agent LLM solutions

Design tool-augmented LLM solutions

Automate complex processes

Automate multi-step processes

Ensure solutions are reliable

Ensure solutions are explainable

Ensure solutions are governed

Collaborate with engineering teams

Align solutions with risk management

Align solutions with compliance

Align solutions with responsible AI standards

Help teams understand AI value

Contribute to AI best practices

Contribute to reusable patterns

Contribute to strategic direction

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional enterprise environments; Engineering teams

Communication Scope

Explain complex concepts

Full Job Description

**Responsibilities:** **Solve Business Problems with AI** * **Partner with business stakeholders to identify, frame, and prioritize high‑value problems that can be addressed using Agentic AI, LLMs, and NLP.** * **Translate business needs into clear AI use cases, success metrics, and delivery plans.** * **Focus on business outcomes, not just model performance.** **Design & Build Agentic AI Solutions** * **Architect and develop agentic AI systems that can reason, plan, and take actions across tools, workflows, and data sources.** * **Design multi‑agent and tool‑augmented LLM solutions to automate complex, multi‑step processes.** * **Ensure solutions are reliable, explainable, and governed for enterprise use.** **Scalable & Responsible AI** * **Collaborate with engineering teams to deploy AI solutions with scalability, security, and performance in mind.** * **Implement evaluation, monitoring, and guardrails for LLM and agentic systems, including bias, drift, and failure modes.** * **Align solutions with enterprise risk management, compliance, and responsible AI standards.** **Thought Leadership & Collaboration** * **Act as a trusted AI advisor, helping teams understand where Agentic AI and LLMs add value—and where they do not.** * **Contribute to AI best practices, reusable patterns, and strategic direction.** * **Mentor peers and teammates on applied AI and business‑driven problem solving.** **Qualifications:** * **Agentic AI: Experience designing AI agents that reason, plan, and act across systems.** * **Large Language Models (LLMs): Hands‑on experience building enterprise LLM applications (e.g., RAG, tool use, orchestration, evaluation).** * **Natural Language Processing (NLP): Strong experience working with unstructured text and language‑driven workflows.** * **MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related quantitative field.** * **3 + years delivering AI/ML solutions in production environments.** * **5 + years of hands‑on Python exper

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