Lead Applied Research Scientist – Finance

Lead Applied Research Scientist – Finance Company and Position

Siemens Industry Software Inc.

Internal Services

Lead Applied Research Scientist – Finance (Multiple Positions)

Job Type: Full Time

Salary range (Plano, TX): $109,800 - $197,700 per year. Additional incentive compensation may be earned.

Benefits:
Health and wellness benefits, paid sick leave, paid parental leave, PTO for non‑exempt employees, or non‑accrued flexible vacation for exempt employees.

Utilize advanced expertise in Large Language Models (LLMs), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Generative AI, and finance to develop impactful solutions for financial and industrial domains.

Collaborate with senior business and engineering leaders to identify, validate and implement AI‑driven initiatives accelerating digital transformation and delivering measurable business value worldwide.

Partner with finance, risk, compliance, and industry solution teams to prioritize AI initiatives across the company and its global customers.

Translate complex business, compliance, and operational challenges into actionable AI/LLM research projects and prototypes, leveraging the company’s Xcelerator portfolio as appropriate.

Architect, develop, and deliver scalable AI/ML solutions.

Lead fine‑tuning and domain adaptation of foundational models (e.g., GPT, Gemini, Llama) for finance and industrial applications.

Collaborate with engineering, product and executive teams to develop AI strategy and establish robust go‑to‑market plans for innovative LLM‑powered offerings.

Continuously monitor AI/LLM research trends and emerging technologies to sustain industry leadership.

Mentor, manage, and upskill data science colleagues, facilitate knowledge sharing, and foster a culture of innovation.

Telecommuting from a commutable distance is acceptable per company policy. (
Hybrid role
)

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field and 48 months experience in data science or related occupation.
• Machine learning or data science experience.
• At least 2 years’ experience with large Language Models, Natural Language Processing, Transformer Architectures, and Generative AI within the finance industry.
• Experience delivering AI/ML solutions to large‑scale business and finance challenges in enterprise, finance, or industrial settings.
• Proficiency with Python, SQL, and leading ML frameworks such as PyTorch, Hugging Face, and Lang Chain; experience with Azure, AWS, or Snowflake.
• Experience with MLOps, cloud platforms (AWS or Azure).

Siemens is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.

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