Data Scientist - AI Lab (Manager/AVP) | Singapore, SG

OCBC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

OCBC is seeking a Data Scientist to work within the Group Data Office, solving real business problems using AI and machine learning. You will collaborate with business leaders, develop models, and leverage big data to enhance customer value. Ideal candidates will have a Master's or PhD and strong coding skills in Python.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Holistic flexible benefits tailored to lifestyle

Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of relevant work experience.
• Solid understanding of software engineering design patterns.
• Hands-on experience building AI model pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for leveraging big data to drive value.
• Develop and maintain machine learning models for business outcomes.
• Use MLOps processes to monitor and refine production model performance.

Skills

Python

Machine Learning

Data Science

Big Data

SQL

Education

Master or PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Software Engineering

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

FastAPI

Job description

WHO WE ARE:
As Singapore's longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.

Today, we're on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia's leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.

We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.

Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Overall Role Purpose:

• Working within the Group Data Office, you will leverage huge volumes of Structured and Unstructured data to solve real business problems across the OCBC Group.
  
• You will work closely with business to understand their problem statements and transform them into ML and AI challenges when needed.
  
• You will work with AI and generative AI, assessing, building and serving AI applications for conversational bots and content generation.
  

Responsibilities:

• Work with business leaders across OCBC Group to identify opportunities for leveraging big data and Data Science to drive value for our customers and business.
  
• Develop and maintain machine learning/deep learning models to achieve the desire business outcomes - such as State of the Art Reinforcement learning system, agentic AI and RAG.
  
• Develop and maintain models in production. Set up controls and monitoring for the models.
  
• Use MLOps processes and tools to monitor and refine Production model performance and accuracy.
  

Specific Knowledge:

• Ideally with a Master or PhD degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Software Engineering or other quantitative field with 1-3 years of relevant work experience. Fresh grads are also welcome to apply.
  
• Solid understanding of software engineering design patterns and best practices.
  
• Proficient in writing clear and effective Python code and model documentation.
  
• Hands-on experience, building and deploying AI model pipelines into production.
  
• Familiarity with model deployment via RESTful APIs with tools such as FastAPI and Ray Serve.
  
• Experience with SQL and big data technologies such as Hadoop, Trino, and Spark.
  
• Experience with chatbots and Elasticsearch is a plus.
  
• Some experience in the use of CI/CD and DevOps tools such as Jira, Jenkins, GIT/Bitbucket.
  
• Have a passion for AI and ML, and want to learn more everyday
  

Communication & Soft Skills:

• Ability to execute in a fast-paced environment.
  
• Creativity to see possibilities within the data & translate into compelling stories, decisions, and actions for non-technical business users.
  
• Strong communication skills and drive to deliver business benefits in the real-world.
  
• Genuine drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques.
  

What we offer:
Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.

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