Job Description:
Job Title – Data Scientist
The Purpose of This Role
This role involves working with senior stakeholders in understanding and identifying the business requirements and needs in the areas of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Scanning the fast paced external and internal environments in these areas, developing futuristic ideas that would benefit the firm and leading implementation of mathematical/AI models/algorithms/solutions to bring those ideas to life. Specific experience in AI areas like Recommendation systems, deep learning, Reinforcement learning etc. will be an advantage.
How will your work impact the organization
Individual in this role is expected to work with multiple stakeholders and teams, have excellent knowledge and experience of recent developments and work in a self-directed manner in ambiguously defined need areas.
The Value You Deliver
- Improve customer experience, top line and bottom line of the business by identifying growth and efficiency opportunities
- Analyze structured and unstructured data using data mining/statistical/machine learning/deep learning tools, Data visualization, Digital/ Web analytics tools and techniques and storytelling.
- Managing business partner / stakeholder engagement
- Participating in / leading interactions with middle and senior level management
The Skills that are Key to this role
Technical / Behavioral
- Expertise in Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) :
- Given a business problem, the ability to translate it into an ML problem and then
- conceptualize and design solutions from end-to-end
- Possess extensive knowledge of and experience in applying data mining and machine learning, deep learning and Reinforcement learning techniques
- Expert in handling various data types and structures: structured, unstructured, voice, static versus streaming data. Extensive prior experience in integrating data
- Familiarity with recommender system algorithms such as multi-armed bandit, neural collaborative filtering, graph based recommendation etc.
- Should have extensive experience with relational, NO-SQL and Graph databases
- Interpret, criticize, and debug neural networks (not just implement and evaluate accuracy)
- Proficiency in the entire Data Modeling life cycle
- Comfortable with TensorFlow/Keras/Theano/PyTorch
- Familiarity with foundational model reasoning: bias-variance tradeoff, shrinkage/partial pooling
- Able to independently research and apply state-of-the-art deep learning and Bayesian modeling literature
- Communicate design decisions, tradeoffs, and findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Very good communication skills
- Self-motivated individual with a strong sense of purpose
- Independent execution abilities with no hand-holding
- Ability to work in teams
- Must be able to mentor and guide junior team members
Additional Skills
- Expert in Python Programming
- Experience in building and deploying models on the cloud (AWS SageMaker, Glue)
- Comfort with Git source control and repo-driven development - continuous integration / continuous deployment
- Able to organize code using functional programming concepts, experience with statically typed functional programming a plus
- Comfortable working with data platforms independently – able to write REST clients, SQL, PySpark, as needed.
- Exposure to containerization/DockerThe Skills that are Good To Have for this role
- Advanced theory - optimization, differential geometry, statistical physics, category theory
- Advanced functional programming languages - Haskell, Idris and exposure to declarative programming concepts
The Expertise We’re Looking For
- Relevant experience with organizations known for cutting edge/ best-in-class applications of Advanced Analytics, Predictive Modeling and Artificial Intelligence.
- Master’s Degree / PhD in a quantitative field (e.g., Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Finance, Operations Research)
Location: Chennai
Shift timings: 11:00 AM – 8:00PM
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Data Analytics and InsightsCompany overview
At Fidelity, we are passionate about making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want! We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associate for their unique perspectives and experiences. For information about working at Fidelity, visit FidelityCareers.com. Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer.
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At Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you’ve always imagined.
Fidelity's working model blends the best of working offsite with maximizing time together in person to meet associate and business needs. Currently, most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of one assigned week per four-week period (beginning in September 2024, the requirement will be two full assigned weeks).
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Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.
Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to [email protected], or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.
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Benefits that adapt to everything life sends your way
Medical, accident, and life insurance
National Pension System with employer contribution
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Childcare allowance
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Committed to Professional Development
At Fidelity, we are constantly adapting to the changing needs of our customers, new technologies, and better ways of working. And we empower our employees to do the same, with an emphasis on developing skills and connections that will help propel you forward in your career while being able to make an impact for Fidelity’s customers around the world.
We offer a wide range of options for professional development including online, in-person, and mentor driven solutions. Special interest and networking groups are also part of our culture of empowerment, personal and professional enrichment, diversity and inclusion, and knowledge sharing.
Continuing Education & Training
- Assess, build, and align your development plan through resources like our skill-building classroom and online courses.
- Video-based training for technology, leadership, management & more.
- Ongoing skills development and coaching opportunities.
- Paid training with a facilitator who is dedicated to your onboarding and will track and evaluate your progress, giving you strategies to improve.
- A range of talent development programs to support career mobility.
Mentoring
- Utilize the skills of experienced leaders to enrich your career.
- Dedicated mentors to help you grow into new areas of Fidelity’s business as you develop new skills.
- An open atmosphere of knowledge sharing and collaboration.
- Opportunities to pay it forward, sharing the knowledge you develop and as you help others define how they want their career to take shape.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
"Fidelity believes in, and is committed to, fair and equitable treatment for every associate and customer, and to creating a safe and respectful environment, in which everyone is treated with kindness, compassion and respect." Abby Johnson | Chairman and CEO Fidelity Investments
At Fidelity, we are committed to building an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging that will attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce.
Fidelity’s ten affinity groups are self-organized groups of employees with common interests in areas such as race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation, or who share similar interests based on similar sets of experiences.
These Employee Resource Groups and Special Interest Groups are models of inclusion for Fidelity. They’re also a powerful form of engagement and development and can provide a pathway to visible leadership roles. Our affinity groups make a large contribution on the business, helping to ensure our products and services are delivered in a welcoming and equitable environment.
- Over 22K employees participate in an affinity group.
- Over 1,400 affinity group members volunteered for Fidelity Cares in 2020.
- 74% increase in affinity group memberships over the last three years.
Giving Back to Our Communities
Throughout Fidelity, you’ll find a genuine commitment to social responsibility – where we strive to make an impact for customers, while also making an impact on the world.
Fidelity Cares
- Provides associates with opportunities to actively volunteer and share their talents.
- Hosts numerous company-wide volunteer events (in-person and virtual).
- Partners with nonprofit organizations to support our local communities.
- More than 12,000 associates donate time annually – from interns to SVPs.
- Impact includes refurbishing schools, donating books and supplies, and teaching financial literacy.
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- Helped deliver $7.3 billion in donor-recommended grants to charity in 2019.
- Supported more than 300,000 unique charities around the world.
- Since its inception, more than $42 billion has been given to public charities.