Head of Data Science: GenAI & Analytics Lead

Vanguard; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a senior data science leader to manage a team responsible for diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics across Generative AI initiatives within the FAS division. You will guide design, validation, and stakeholder engagement to drive strategic decisions using large-scale data.

The role requires 5+ years in data science/AI, expertise in ML, NLP, DL, and Generative solutions, plus strong leadership and data governance capabilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years related work experience in Data Science or AI/ML Engineering roles.
• Experience in supervised & unsupervised learning, statistics, deep learning, NLP, Generative and Agentic Solutions.
• Good understanding of LLM Evaluation Framework, Prompt Optimization, Context Engineering and RAG Architectures.
• Programming skills to access, transform and prepare large scale data for ML modeling.
• Experience in creating explainable ML solutions and attribution methodologies.
• Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Analytics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Statistics or related field; graduate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics to support data-driven decisions in AI projects.
• Lead a team of data scientists across a portfolio of analytics initiatives and strategy evolution.
• Identify data inconsistencies, document assumptions, and fill data gaps.
• Engage with stakeholders to translate business needs into analytic approaches.
• Guide test design, study design, and model validation; provide statistical consultation.
• Deliver insights and actionable recommendations to senior leadership.
• Collaborate with heads of departments to plan and execute near-term goals.
• Contribute to growth of Vanguard's analytics community and methods.
• Design data mining architectures and analytics protocols for large datasets.
• Research cutting-edge analytics methodologies to sustain competitive advantage.
• Hire, evaluate, and coach team members; set performance standards.

Skills

5+ years experience

Supervised learning

Unsupervised learning

NLP

Deep learning

Generative/Agentic AI

LLM evaluation

Prompt optimization

Context engineering

Data wrangling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Analytics/APM/Statistics/Economics

Graduate degree preferred

Job description

Vanguard is seeking a senior data science leader to manage a team responsible for diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics across Generative AI initiatives within the FAS division. You will guide design, validation, and stakeholder engagement to drive strategic decisions using large-scale data.

The role requires 5+ years in data science/AI, expertise in ML, NLP, DL, and Generative solutions, plus strong leadership and data governance capabilities.