AI & GenAI Data Scientist - Manager

At PwC, our people in data and analytics focus on leveraging data to drive insights and make informed business decisions. They utilise advanced analytics techniques to help clients optimise their operations and achieve their strategic goals. In data analysis at PwC, you will focus on utilising advanced analytical techniques to extract insights from large datasets and drive data-driven decision-making. You will leverage skills in data manipulation, visualisation, and statistical modelling to support clients in solving complex business problems.
Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member's unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.
Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.
• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.
• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.
• Effectively mentor others.
• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.
• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Minimum Degree Required
Bachelor's Degree
Minimum Year(s) of Experience
7 year(s)
Demonstrates extensive-level abilities and/or a proven record of success managing the identification and addressing of client needs:

• Managing development teams in building of AI and GenAI solutions, including but not limited to analytical modeling, prompt engineering, general all-purpose programming (e.g., Python), testing, communication of results, front end and back-end integration, and iterative development with clients
• Documenting and analyzing business processes for AI and Generative AI opportunities, including gathering of requirements, creation of initial hypotheses, and development of AI/GenAI solution approach
• Collaborating with client team to understand their business problem and select the appropriate models and approaches for AI/GenAI use cases
• Designing and solutioning AI/GenAI architectures for clients, specifically for plugin-based solutions (i.e., ChatClient application with plugins) and custom AI/GenAI application builds
• Managing teams to process unstructured and structured data to be consumed as context for LLMs, including but not limited to embedding of large text corpus, generative development of SQL queries, building connectors to structured databases
• Managing daily operations of a global data and analytics team on client engagements, review developed models, provide feedback and assist in analysis;
• Directing data engineers and other data scientists to deliver efficient solutions to meet client requirements;
• Leading and contributing to development of proof of concepts, pilots, and production use cases for clients while working in cross-functional teams;
• Facilitating and conducting executive level presentations to showcase GenAI solutions, development progress, and next steps
• Structuring, write, communicate and facilitate client presentations; and,
• Managing associates and senior associates through coaching, providing feedback, and guiding work performance.

Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success learning and performing in functional and technical capacities, including the following areas:

• Managing GenAI application development teams including back-end and front-end integrations
• Using Python (e.g., Pandas, NLTK, Scikit-learn, Keras, etc.), common LLM development frameworks (e.g., Langchain, Semantic Kernel), Relational storage (SQL), Non-relational storage (NoSQL);
• Experience in analytical techniques such as Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Optimization
• Vectorization and embedding, prompt engineering, RAG (retrieval, augmented, generation) workflow dev
• Understanding or hands on experience with Azure, AWS, and / or Google Cloud platforms
• Experience with Git Version Control, Unit/Integration/End-to-End Testing, CI/CD, release management, etc.

Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. PwC is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.
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Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines
The salary range for this position is: $100,000 - $232,000, plus individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. For roles that are based in Maryland, this is the listed salary range for this position. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance