Senior AI Scientist

Job Summary: 
Reporting to the AI Science Leader the responsibility of this position is to create products or tools built on Artificial Intelligence (specifically natural language processing, and information extraction) technologies and paradigms, and which can enable high-value offerings in one or more of our Service Lines. 

The EY Global Innovation Team is a product and business incubator, bringing technology to the core of everything we do at EY. The team runs with the speed, agility, and disruptive power of a start-up, but, unlike most start-ups, is part of one of the largest and most respected companies in the world with unprecedented access to the world’s leading companies.

As part of the EY AI Lab, you will be driving the creation of innovative AI products that lead EY into the future and change the way we do business, enter new markets and serve clients.  Our work is creating a model for how AI can reinvent large companies by making them more innovative, productive and efficient, but also more human and more valuable.  The EY AI lab looks at an ever-growing and varied set of AI uses cases.  Through EY’s global network of more than 250,000 professionals, we are taking this model to help our clients solve complex business problems – with the goal of building a better working world.

 
Essential Functions of the Job: 

• In collaboration with internal domain experts and his/her network of AI technology experts, develop concepts for AI-based products
• Define, design and develop client-focused AI or cognitive solutions leveraging Natural Language Processing (NLP), Machine Learning, Probabilistic Decision Making and related methods and paradigms, and supporting technology
• Serve as a Senior AI scientist and Subject Matter Professional (SMP), in the face of internal and external stakeholders, to help establish EY’s AI competency
• Work closely with various industry and functional teams to incorporate AI-based capabilities into solution offerings or enablement assets drive value for our clients, across all of our service lines
• Perform AI research and development (R&D) work, develop prototypes of AI solutions and assets to support AI solution development tasks

Supervision Responsibilities: 

• Works independently and requires limited supervision; excels as an individual contributor as part of a team of scientists and software engineers

 Knowledge and Skills Requirements: 

• Expert-level background in natural language processing, information extraction and text analytics using deep learning and/or machine learning techniques
• Drive to solve customers’ problems using technical creativity and hard work
• Ability to communicate technical matters clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences, win supporters and spur people to action
• Excellent consultative, listening, communications and analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work across the organization and interact/influence/negotiate effectively at all levels of management and peers
• Critical thinker with excellent judgment and strong initiative
• Recognized expertise in an artificial intelligence and machine learning applications as evidenced by relevant publications or awards, preferred

Job Requirements:

 
Education:

• Graduate degree (PhD preferred) in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or related fields (statistics, applied math, computational neuroscience)

Experience: 

• Minimum of 5 years in the market, with relevant AI, NLP, ML design and build experience
• Experience in the lifecycle of enterprise-class software development

EY, an equal employment opportunity employer (Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Disabled), values the diversity of our workforce and the knowledge of our people.