Sr. AI Data Scientist

Senior AI Data Scientist - Financial Services Daley and Associates is currently seeking a Senior AI Data Scientist with a leading financial services firm to develop AI solutions that improve how teams analyze information, automate workflows, and make data-driven decisions. This is a hands-on individual contributor position with involvement across the full development lifecycle, from identifying use cases and prototyping through deployment and ongoing improvement. This role is a hybrid position onsite 3 days per week and will pay a base salary range of $160-190K. ResponsibilitiesDesign and deploy AI and machine-learning solutions for complex business and data challenges.Build applications leveraging LLMs, NLP, intelligent retrieval, semantic search, and AI automation.Develop methods for evaluating the accuracy, reliability, and effectiveness of AI solutions.Partner with business and technical stakeholders to identify and implement high-value AI use cases.Transform complex and unstructured data into useful information, tools, and insights.Maintain strong standards around testing, data quality, documentation, and responsible AI.Evaluate new AI technologies and their potential business applications.Required Qualifications4+ years of experience in Data Science, Machine Learning, AI, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.2+ years of hands-on experience with NLP, LLMs, information retrieval, or applied AI.Experience building and deploying AI/ML solutions beyond the prototype stage.Strong Python and SQL skills.Experience with modern AI technologies such as RAG, embeddings, vector search, knowledge-based systems, or AI agents.Strong understanding of machine learning fundamentals and AI evaluation.Experience working with complex or unstructured datasets.Strong communication and problem-solving skills.Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a quantitative or technical discipline.Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.Must be located in Massachusetts or willing to relocate for a hybrid schedule.Preferred QualificationsExperience with cloud AI platforms, large-scale data processing, scientific or technical datasets, and production data pipelines is preferred.For immediate consideration, please email your resume to Ryan at Rhult@daleyaa.com with the subject line "Sr. AI Data Scientist - Boston"