Senior Specialist - Data Science

• Develop and Implement advanced data science solutions to support the organization's AI strategy
• Lead the design and execution of analytical models, ensuring data integrity, scalability, and relevance to business objectives
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex data into actionable insights, and contribute to the structuring of AI-related roles and capabilities through evidence-based workforce planning and job design
• Drive the design and deployment of advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) models to optimize core banking operations, enhance digital customer journeys, and support strategic decision-making
• Build and maintain robust machine learning pipelines using Azure AI Foundry or AWS SageMaker, ensuring scalability, automation, and seamless integration with cloud-native services
• Develop and fine-tune generative AI models, including RAG and agentic workflows, leveraging cutting-edge techniques like Low-Rank Adaptation (LoRA), Parameter-efficient fine-tuning (PEFT), and multimodal architectures
• Design and execute complex experimental frameworks, including A/B testing, to derive actionable insights and validate model performance with statistical inference
• Work closely with software and data engineers to implement version-controlled, containerized (Docker) solutions, and Continuous Integration (CI)/Continuous Deployment (CD) pipelines for efficient model deployment
• Define and enforce documentation standards, coding practices, and reproducibility protocols to ensure consistency and quality across all data science projects
• Monitor and evaluate model performance using Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) and Large Language Models (LLMs) specific metrics (e.g., Bilingual Evaluation Understudy (BLEU), ROUGE), ensuring transparency, fairness, and continuous improvement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems
• Strong knowledge of banking operations and terminologies
• Analyses complex banking products and services for facilitating decision-making
• Adhere to all relevant organisational and departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out to the required standard and in a consistent manner while delivering the required standard of service to customers and stakeholders
• Manage self in line with the Bank's people management policies, procedures, processes and practices to ensure adherence and to maximise own contribution to business performance
• Demonstrate Our Promise and apply the ADCB Service Standards to deliver the Bank's required levels of service in all internal and external customer interactions

• Minimum 5 years of experience in data science, with proven expertise in AI/ML, statistical modelling, and cloud-based deployments
• Strong background in banking processes, generative AI, and Machine Learning Operations (MLOps)
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and delivering scalable, production-grade solutions in a regulated, data-driven environment
• Bachelor's degree in quantitative field such as Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics or related field required
• Master's degree or equivalent in AI/ML is preferred
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• Advanced Python for AI/ML development and data manipulation
• Strong statistical expertise and experimental design (A/B testing, inference)
• Experience with ML models (transformers, RNNs), GenAI, and agentic workflows
• Skilled in fine-tuning LLMs using LoRA, PEFT, and evaluating with BLEU/ROUGE
• Proficient in building ML pipelines on Azure AI Foundry or AWS SageMaker
• Familiar with cloud services (Azure/AWS), serverless deployments, and MLOps tools
• Strong data visualization skills (Tableau, Power BI) with UX-focused design
• Effective collaboration with engineering teams and cross-functional stakeholders
• Knowledge of CI/CD, containerization, and documentation standards
• Active learner with awareness of emerging AI trends and technologies

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank