Data Scientist, Gen AI, Python and Model Risk Management/Model Governance

Genesis10 is currently seeking an Application Programmer with our client in the financial industry located in Jersey City, NJ and Plano, TX. This is a 12 + month contract position.

Responsibilities:

• Work on a high visibility Gen AI project involving summarization and chatbot supporting a huge volume of documents from various LOBs and of various types
• Lead the design, development and implementation of complex data management, storage applications, often using new technologies
• Exercise judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criterion for obtaining results
• Work leadership may be provided by assigning work and resolving problems

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree and /or equivalent experience in related IS/IT discipline
• Advanced degree, or equivalent experience, in mathematics, data science or other quantitative discipline
• 2+ years of professional experience as a data scientist executing end-to-end Gen AI projects using following technologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills coupled with ability to translate business strategy into achievable tactics
• Self-starter with strong technical skills as well as leadership qualities, and should be able to effectively communicate difficult technical concepts
• LLM Models (Llama, Mixtral, Mistral)
• Transformer/pipeline, vllm
• Langgraph
• RAGAS, langsmith, phoenix-arize
• Embedding (all-MiniLM-L6-v2, all-mpnet-base-v2)
• Langchain, LlamaIndex
• Rest API, FastAPI, Websockets
• Enterprise Redis Database, Qdrant, Cockroach
• Must have experience of working with Model Risk Management/Model Governance, which includes
• Delivering on a Gen AI project following the model governance guidelines
• Writing a model document
• Building model monitoring capabilities
• Strong programming experience with Python
• Knowledge of machine-learning techniques, classifiers and statistical methods
• Demonstrated success in executing high value, enterprise projects with clear articulation of benefits, costs and risk
• Superb communication, coaching and management skills across multiple business stakeholders and IT as well as external partners
• Desire to use modern technologies as a disruptive influence within the Finance domain

Desired skills:

• Angular experience
• Experience with Slurm, Hadoop/Hive, Neo4J, Apache Spark, Kafka and MongoDB

Pay range: $58.26 - $66.26

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!

About Genesis10:
Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.

For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:
Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
Behavioral Health Platform
Medical, Dental, Vision
Health Savings Account
Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
Voluntary Term Life Insurance
401K
Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF and Illinois)

For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.

Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.