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What is the opportunity?

Wealth Management Data & AI is responsible for delivering a global data foundation and innovative AI capabilities across all of Wealth Management's global businesses. We are looking to hire a seasoned Data Scientist to lead our AI development efforts. The role will be responsible for applying modern AI and data science techniques to deliver digital innovations for Wealth Management Canada.

What will you do?

• Provide technical leadership working with a team of data scientists and ML engineers to drive new and innovative AI solutions, ability to deliver without close supervision
• Lead the requirements discovery, research, and development for a series of new Data and AI digital capabilities for Wealth Management. Participate in the end-to-end development of high-impact AI solutions, from ideas to design, and PoC to production deployment. Collaborate with ML Engineers and business stakeholders to deliver state of the art AI foundational capabilities, and customized agentic AI products to support field advisors across RBC Wealth Management offices
• Conduct research for a wide variety of applied data science projects, with focus on building real-world applications that address operational business challenges
• Become a technical subject matter expert, assist in the adoption of AI and enabling data driven process for the business, working closely with business teams to understand their needs, translate business use cases into practical technical problems, and iterate on solutions

What do you need to succeed?

Must Have

• 6+ years of work experience developing high-impact machine learning solutions in a fast-paced environment. Proven ability to apply data science and statistical techniques to solve real world business problems. Proficient in building and maintaining models, model tunings, and model monitoring
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python programming languages, hands-on programming experience developing modular, robust, and scalable pipelines in Python
• Experienced with AI/ML infrastructure and model deployment for Gen AI applications in production environments and supporting enterprise-scale use cases
• Strong foundation in ML and AI basics, knowledge of Inferencing, fine-tuning, model architectures, Embeddings. Hands-on experience implementing solutions using modern ML and Deep Learning frameworks, such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-Learn, or Hugging Face Transformers
• Familiar with software engineering industry best practices, including coding standards, testing methods, code reviews, and version control

Nice to Have

• Master's or PhD Degree in computer science, engineering or related technical fields
• Hands-on experiences prototyping Gen AI applications, including working with foundational LLMs and transformer models, agentic frameworks, vector databases, prompt engineering, designing and refining modular RAG to optimize LLM outputs
• Experience using AWS Sagemaker, S3, Snowflake, Airflow, Hadoop, PySpark
• Familiar with JIRA, Confluence, Agile/Scrum development methodology
• Ability to read and write in French is a plus

What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• A world-class training program in financial services.
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
• Opportunities to building close relationships with clients
• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies.

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Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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