Senior AI Scientist: Advanced Analytics for Production AI

Grupo Santander; Alcorcón; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with bonuses

BeHealthy wellness program

Childcare support

Santander Contigo advisory services

Gym/WellHub membership

Meal subsidy

Parking and shuttle in Madrid

Job summary

Grupo Santander seeks a Senior AI Scientist in Advanced Analytics to advance AI capabilities from experiments to production systems. You will lead design and deployment of innovative modeling approaches, collaborate with engineering and product teams, and mentor peers while ensuring governance and risk alignment.

The role emphasizes scientific rigor, measurable impact, and long-term system behavior within a customer-centric transformation at Santander.

Qualifications

• 7–12 years of experience in data science or AI with production impact.
• Strong foundation in statistics, experimental design, and model evaluation.
• Experience with modern AI techniques such as graph-based models, RL, synthetic data, advanced retrieval.
• Ability to scale AI systems from prototypes to production.
• Experience in cross-functional teams while owning technical components.
• Fluent or high English; Spanish is a plus.
• Strong programming with Python and ML frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evolution of data science into AI science and scalable systems.
• Design experimental strategies and deploy advanced modeling approaches.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and business stakeholders.
• Guide project direction and mentor peers.
• Ensure models evolve with governance and risk considerations.

Skills

Data science

Statistics

Experiment design

Python

Distributed ML

Cross-functional teams

English fluency

Spanish (preferred)

Leadership

Job description

Grupo Santander seeks a Senior AI Scientist in Advanced Analytics to advance AI capabilities from experiments to production systems. You will lead design and deployment of innovative modeling approaches, collaborate with engineering and product teams, and mentor peers while ensuring governance and risk alignment.

The role emphasizes scientific rigor, measurable impact, and long-term system behavior within a customer-centric transformation at Santander.