AI and Data Scientist

The team is seeking an AI and Data Scientist to contribute to the development of novel data extraction tools and workflows to expand our coverage of physical and natural assets and their associated attributes and further our QA processes. This is a technical role requiring deep expertise in AI and ML approaches to data collection and data evaluation as well as strong computational skills.

• Contribute to and co-lead R&D projects exploring novel methods for extracting information from structured semi-structured and unstructured data (documents imagery text APIs geospatial data sources etc.).
• Design prototype and evaluate scalable models including LLMs to improve asset detection attribute inference and classification with robust QA and data-validation processes
• Experiment with state-of-the-art ML techniques (LLMs RAG pipelines computer vision geospatial ML anomaly detection weak supervision multimodal models)
• Work with engineers to deploy systems into production

• Strong background in Machine Learning and AI including hands-on experience with LLMs transformers embeddings and deep learning frameworks (PyTorch TensorFlow JAX).
• Expertise in Python and common data-science libraries (Pandas NumPy Scikit-learn).
• Experience building data-extraction pipelines using NLP vision models information retrieval or weak supervision.
• Experience with geospatial data using tools such as GeoPandas GDAL Rasterio Shapely or PostGIS is desirable.
• Hands-on experience in cloud environments (GCP AWS or Azure) and cloud-native geospatial workflows are desirable.
• Strong understanding of data quality workflows anomaly detection and validation frameworks.
• PhD/MSc degree in Computer Science Data Science Machine Learning Geospatial Science Environmental Science or a related field; or equivalent hands-on experience.

What we offer you

• Transparent compensation schemes and comprehensive employee benefits tailored to your location ensuring your financial security health and overall wellbeing.

• Flexible working arrangements advanced technology and collaborative workspaces.

• A culture of high performance and innovation where we experiment with new ideas and take responsibility for achieving results.

• A global network of talented colleagues who inspire support and share their expertise to innovate and deliver for our clients.

• Global Orientation program to kickstart your journey followed by access to our platform LinkedIn Learning Pro and tailored learning opportunities for ongoing skills development.

• Multi-directional career paths that offer professional growth and development through new challenges internal mobility and expanded roles.

• We actively nurture an environment that builds a sense of inclusion belonging and connection including eight Employee Resource Groups. All Abilities Asian Support Network Black Leadership Network Climate Action Network Hola! MSCI Pride & Allies Women in Tech and Womens Leadership Forum.

At MSCI we are passionate about what we do and we are inspired by our purpose to power better investment decisions. Youll be part of an industry-leading network of creative curious and entrepreneurial pioneers. This is a space where you can challenge yourself set new standards and perform beyond expectations for yourself our clients and our industry.

MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community. With over 50 years of expertise in research data and technology we power better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process.

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