Data Scientist - First National Bank

Job Description

• Hello Future Data Scientist II
• Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen.
• We are seeking a skilled and innovative sènior data scientist to join our team, to specialise in Conversational AI. 
• Our mandate is to provide the foundational support and enablement necessary for the bank to deliver superior conversational and search experiences, driving engagement and value for our customers.
• In this role, you will be responsible for developing and enhancing language models, by utilising natural language processing and understanding skills. Your work will specifically involve advancing generative AI capabilities through the application of LLMs, ensuring intelligent and contextually relevant conversations within our conversational interfaces.

Are you someone who:

• Can identify and coordinate data-driven projects to enable enhanced business solutions and decision-making.
• Build data science-integrated solutions that enable efficient communication between conversational systems and core banking systems
• Can design and build algorithms that can improve the accuracy of chatbots and search engines in understanding and responding to user queries. 

• Has strong skills in data analysis, including preprocessing, feature engineering, and deriving meaningful insights from diverse datasets.
• Has an in-depth knowledge of statistical/machine learning algorithms and their applications, particularly in the context of conversational AI. 
• Can effectively communicate and work closely with cross-functional teams and articulate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. 
• Can stay current with the latest advancements in AI and quickly adapt to evolving technologies and methodologies. 
• Can research to gather and analyse information to support project objectives.
• Is interested in generative AI, natural language processing and conversational AI.
• Can practically generate results leveraging statistical techniques and coding.
• Develop and apply statistical models to collect, organise and summarise data to enable insights/ trends for business stakeholders. Perform ad hoc exploratory statistics and data mining tasks on diverse datasets.

You will be an ideal candidate if you:

• Minimum Qualification – Hon BSc Mathematics, Stats, Computer Science, Actuarial Science, Business Mathematics Informatics
• Experience – 3 years relevant experience
• Python, SQL
• Statistical skills
• NLP – Natural Language Processing experience
• Good understanding of LangChain module
• Have practical experience in NLP applications
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Are motivated and proactive

You will have access to:

• Working on ground-braking, current generative AI technology.
• Opportunities to network and collaborate.
• Challenging work environment.
• Opportunities to innovate. 

We can be a match if you are:  

• Curious & creative - you’re driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough.
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it.
• Self Driven.