Data Scientist - Global Artificial Intelligence

About this role

Requisition ID: 238791


Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.


Overview
Scotiabank is seeking a highly specialized and innovative Data Scientist to join our Global Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning team. This role is central to building and deploying next-generation AI/ML products across the bank’s business lines, focusing specifically on leveraging advanced Large Language Models (LLMs) to transform how we process, understand, and extract value from complex, unstructured documents.


The ideal candidate will be an integral part of the organization’s AI/ML strategy, using cutting-edge Gemini prompting techniques and robust Python coding to solve high-impact business challenges.


Is this role right for you? In this role you, will:
The Data Scientist will be a core member of the Global AI/ML team, focused on creating value for both the bank and its customers through AI-driven products. You will work closely with a diverse team of data scientists, data engineers, AI/ML product managers, and software developers to understand business partner challenges and processes, turning those insights into scalable, working solutions. You will have direct exposure to working production models and will be responsible for creating new, high-impact AI/ML solutions. Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in decision making


Key Responsibilities
Technical Delivery and Development:

• Develop, test, and implement highly effective models optimized for specific document understanding tasks (e.g., data extraction, classification).
• Write and maintain high-quality Python code to preprocess, process, and analyze large volumes of structured and unstructured documents, building robust data pipelines.
• Design, build, and rigorously evaluate specialized machine learning models for document understanding, ensuring accuracy, fairness, and scal...