Senior AI/ML Scientist

The Vanguard Group; Malvern (Chester County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard in Malvern is seeking a skilled AI leader to translate business needs into agentic AI solutions. You will partner with stakeholders to identify high‑value problems and frame clear use cases, success metrics, and delivery plans.

You will design and build agentic systems capable of reasoning, planning, and acting across tools and data sources, while ensuring reliability, governance, and enterprise readiness.

Qualifications

• Agentic AI design with reasoning, planning, and action across systems.
• Enterprise LLM applications including RAG, tool use, orchestration, and evaluation.
• Experience with NLP on unstructured text and language-driven workflows.
• Advanced degree in CS/ML/Data Science or related field.
• 3+ years delivering AI/ML in production environments.
• 5+ years of hands-on Python experience; distributed data processing is a plus.
• Strong ability to translate business problems into AI solutions.
• Excellent communication to technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to identify business problems and prioritize AI opportunities.
• Translate needs into clear AI use cases, success metrics, and delivery plans.
• Design and build agentic AI systems that can reason, plan, and act across tools and data sources.
• Develop multi-agent and tool-augmented LLM solutions for complex processes.
• Ensure solutions are reliable, explainable, and governed for enterprise use.
• Collaborate with engineering for scalable deployment with security and performance.
• Implement evaluation, monitoring, and guardrails for bias, drift, and failure modes.
• Mentor peers on applied AI and business-driven problem solving.

Skills

Agentic AI

LLMs

NLP

Python

Communication

Cross-functional

Enterprise env

Education

MS/PhD in Computer Science / ML / Data Science

Tools

Distributed data processing

Job description

Responsibilities

Solve Business Problems with AI Partner with business stakeholders to identify, frame, and prioritize high‑value problems that can be addressed using Agentic AI, LLMs, and NLP. Translate business needs into clear AI use cases, success metrics, and delivery plans. Focus on business outcomes, not just model performance. Design & Build Agentic AI Solutions Architect and develop agentic AI systems that can reason, plan, and take actions across tools, workflows, and data sources. Design multi‑agent and tool‑augmented LLM solutions to automate complex, multi‑step processes. Ensure solutions are reliable, explainable, and governed for enterprise use. Scalable & Responsible AI Collaborate with engineering teams to deploy AI solutions with scalability, security, and performance in mind. Implement evaluation, monitoring, and guardrails for LLM and agentic systems, including bias, drift, and failure modes. Align solutions with enterprise risk management, compliance, and responsible AI standards. Thought Leadership & Collaboration Act as a trusted AI advisor, helping teams understand where Agentic AI and LLMs add value—and where they do not. Contribute to AI best practices, reusable patterns, and strategic direction. Mentor peers and teammates on applied AI and business‑driven problem solving.

Qualifications

• Agentic AI: Experience designing AI agents that reason, plan, and act across systems.
• Large Language Models (LLMs): Hands‑on experience building enterprise LLM applications (e.g., RAG, tool use, orchestration, evaluation).
• Natural Language Processing (NLP): Strong experience working with unstructured text and language‑driven workflows.
• MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related quantitative field.
• 3+ years delivering AI/ML solutions in production environments.
• 5+ years of hands‑on Python experience; experience with distributed data processing is a plus.
• Strong ability to solve business problems using AI, not just build models.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Experience working in cross‑functional, enterprise environments.

Special Factors

Sponsorship Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission. To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best. We believe our mission‑driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long‑term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience. Vanguard, one of the world's leading investment management companies, serves individual investors, institutions, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and financial professionals. We have a diverse and talented crew with a culture that promotes teamwork, along with an unwavering focus on serving our clients' best interests.

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