Data Scientist for GenAI & AI in Banking (Vienna)

Erste Asset Management GmbH; Wien; Hybrid; EUR 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Erste Digital, part of Erste Group, Vienna, is seeking a Data Scientist focused on Generative AI to deliver measurable value for internal business customers across Retail, Corporate and Operations. The role covers the full AI lifecycle, from data exploration to deployment, in a regulated banking environment.

You will design and deploy ML and GenAI solutions, including LLMs and RAG, and collaborate with Data Engineers, Software Engineers and business experts to turn prototypes into

Qualifications

• Deliver Data Science and Generative AI solutions that create measurable value for internal business customers across Retail, Corporate, Operations, Data Quality and other areas.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and evaluate predictive models, ML solutions and GenAI applications, including solutions based on Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI agents and other emerging AI technologies.
• Work across the full Data Science and AI lifecycle – from understanding the business problem and exploring data to data preparation, feature engineering, model development, experimentation, evaluation, deployment and continuous improvement.
• Apply appropriate evaluation methods and guardrails to ensure that AI and GenAI solutions are accurate, reliable, explainable and suitable for use in a regulated banking environment.
• Collaborate closely with business experts, Data Engineers, Software Engineers, AI Platform teams and other partner departments to bring prototypes into robust, scalable and production-ready solutions.
• Work effectively both independently and as part of a team, proactively involving colleagues and subject-matter experts whenever needed to deliver high-quality results on time.
• Demonstrate genuine curiosity and continuously explore how developments in Machine Learning, Generative AI and emerging AI technologies can be translated into practical solutions for the banking industry.
• Be willing to continuously learn and develop your skills while working with business owners and multidisciplinary teams, including in international projects across Erste Group.
• Combine a strong interest in data, technology and business problems and be able to translate between technical possibilities and tangible business outcomes.

Skills

Statistical methods

Machine learning algorithms

English proficiency

Banking domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in quantitative disciplines

Tools

Python

Spark

SQL

Databricks

Job description

Erste Digital, part of Erste Group, Vienna, is seeking a Data Scientist focused on Generative AI to deliver measurable value for internal business customers across Retail, Corporate and Operations. The role covers the full AI lifecycle, from data exploration to deployment, in a regulated banking environment.

You will design and deploy ML and GenAI solutions, including LLMs and RAG, and collaborate with Data Engineers, Software Engineers and business experts to turn prototypes into