Data Scientist - AI Enablement Team

Balyasny Asset Management LP; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global investment firm seeks a candidate to enhance decision-making for traders by implementing and promoting advanced AI tools. This role involves embedding with investment teams, translating requirements into technical solutions, and providing training on in-house products. Candidates need a Master's degree in Data Science and at least 3 years of customer-facing experience in developing LLM-based applications. Strong proficiency in Python and SQL is essential, along with excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Data Science or equivalent.
• 3+ years in a customer-facing role developing LLM-based solutions.
• Proficient with Python, SQL, and AI integrations.

Responsibilities

• Drive adoption of AI tools with trading desks.
• Translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Deliver demos and create user-friendly resources.
• Evaluate and improve investment workflows.
• Capture and relay feedback to data teams.
• Track and implement new LLM techniques.

Skills

Python

SQL

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Master’s degree in Data Science or equivalent

Tools

OpenAI APIs

LangChain

LlamaIndex

AWS

Git

Airflow

Job description

Role Overview

Evangelizing new features, and implementing agentic solutions that measurably improve traders' decision speed and research processes. You will act as the "last mile" between our platform and the investment desk—driving adoption of in‑house tools, rapidly prototyping agentic workflows, and funneling feedback back to BAM's Data Science and AI teams. The Data Science & AI organization is building an elite AI enablement team to accelerate adoption of BAM's in‑house generative AI and data science products across investment strategies. In this role, you will embed directly with portfolio managers and analysts, training users.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive Adoption: Embed with trading desks to maximize the value derived from BAM's in‑house generative AI and data science tools.
• Partner Closely: Translate PM and analyst requirements into concrete technical solutions.
• Train & Enable: Deliver demos, host office hours, and create cheat‑sheets to simplify every PM & analyst's journey with our solutions.
• Streamline Processes: Continuously evaluate the workflows of our investment teams and use LLMs and data science techniques to improve efficiency and investment decision making.
• Relay Feedback: Capture on‑desk insights and relay them to the appropriate Data Science and AI teams.
• Maintain Edge: Track emerging LLM techniques and machine learning methods, pilot promising ideas, and feed proven wins back into the platform.

Qualifications

• Education: Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or equivalent work experience. Advanced degrees are preferred. Academic training in computer science, statistics and data science techniques (including machine learning methods) is required. Preference for candidates with academic training in generative AI techniques.
• Experience: At least 3 years of experience in a customer‑facing role, scoping, developing, and deploying LLM‑based and data science solutions. Candidates must have demonstrable experience building LLM‑based applications. Preference for candidates with prior buy‑side or equity research experience—hands‑on company analysis and direct collaboration with portfolio managers.
• Technical Skills: Highly proficient in Python for data manipulation, statistical modeling and machine learning, along with strong SQL skills for database querying. Experience integrating LLMs and AI models into production workflows is a must. Familiarity with OpenAI APIs and LLM frameworks such as LangChain and LlamaIndex. Familiarity with AWS or other cloud platforms, Git for version control, and Airflow (or similar orchestration tools) is a strong plus.
• Soft Skills: Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.

About Balyasny Asset Management

Balyasny Asset Management (BAM) is a global, multi‑strategy investment firm with over $21 billion in assets under management. We are a diversified business, with global breadth and depth. Our firm has a clear mission: to consistently deliver uncorrelated returns in all market environments. Today, BAM employs more than 160 portfolio managers and 1,200 investment professionals across 19 offices in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. We are active across six investing strategies: equities long/short, equities arbitrage, macro, commodities, systematic, and growth equity. We also have a dedicated private investment team, BAM Elevate, and a standalone equities unit, Corbets Capital.