Finance AI Scientist (LLM) — Switzerland Onsite

Artificialy; Zürich; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Artificialy in Switzerland is seeking an AI Scientist to design and deliver LLM-based solutions for clients in the financial sector. You will own solution design and evaluation within a project team, from early experimentation through delivery, and collaborate with engineers and domain experts to integrate solutions into enterprise ecosystems.

The role can be based in Lugano or Zurich; you will be onsite at least 80% of the time.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in CS, Math, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of AI Scientist experience or PhD.
• Hands-on experience building LLM-based systems (RAG, agents, fine-tuning).
• Proficient in Python/SQL and ML libraries (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn).
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficient in English and German.

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of LLM initiatives from experimentation to delivery.
• Work on retrieval-augmented generation, agentic systems, fine-tuning, evals and benchmarks.
• Collaborate with software, infra and domain experts to integrate solutions and present results to stakeholders.

Skills

LLM-based systems

Hands-on RAG/agents/fine-tuning

Python

SQL

Communication

English & German

Education

Master's or PhD in CS/Math/Engineering

5+ years AI Scientist experience or PhD

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Scikit-learn

Python

Job description

Artificialy in Switzerland is seeking an AI Scientist to design and deliver LLM-based solutions for clients in the financial sector. You will own solution design and evaluation within a project team, from early experimentation through delivery, and collaborate with engineers and domain experts to integrate solutions into enterprise ecosystems.

The role can be based in Lugano or Zurich; you will be onsite at least 80% of the time.