Lead, Data Science & GenAI Analytics

Vanguard; Malvern (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard in Malvern, PA seeks a senior leader to manage a team of data scientists delivering diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics for Generative AI projects in the FAS division. You will guide design, model validation, and stakeholder collaborations to drive data-driven decisions and strategic initiatives.

You will apply advanced analytics to large datasets, mentor staff, and help evolve Vanguard's data science capabilities acrossMarketing, Sales & Digital functions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Data Science or AI/ML roles.
• Expertise in supervised and unsupervised learning, statistics, deep learning, NLP.
• Knowledge of LLM evaluation, prompt optimization, context engineering, and RAG.
• Proficiency in transforming large datasets for ML modeling.
• Experience in creating explainable ML solutions and attribution.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Analytics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Statistics or related.
• Graduate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee deep dive diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics to guide decisions.
• Lead a team of data scientists across AI/GenAI projects.
• Identify data inconsistencies, document assumptions, fill data gaps.
• Engage with stakeholders to translate requirements into analytic approaches.
• Guide study design, model validation, and provide statistical consultation.
• Collaborate with leaders to plan near-term goals and deliver insights.
• Prepare insights presentations and actionable recommendations.
• Design data mining architectures and analytical protocols.
• Conduct research to evaluate cutting-edge analytics methodologies.
• Hire, evaluate, and supervise crew; set performance standards.

Skills

Data science leadership

Supervised learning

Unsupervised learning

NLP & GenAI

LLM evaluation

Prompt optimization

Context engineering

RAG architectures

Programming for ML

Statistical methods

Explainable ML

Attribution

Education

Undergraduate degree in Engineering/Analytics/Math

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

Python

SQL

Spark

Job description

Vanguard in Malvern, PA seeks a senior leader to manage a team of data scientists delivering diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics for Generative AI projects in the FAS division. You will guide design, model validation, and stakeholder collaborations to drive data-driven decisions and strategic initiatives.

You will apply advanced analytics to large datasets, mentor staff, and help evolve Vanguard's data science capabilities acrossMarketing, Sales & Digital functions.