CareerPlan

Data Scientist AI Research & Innovation

Chicago, Illinois, USFull-time$113k–$188k2026-11-03 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Design and develop AI-powered automation solutions, knowledge management, and semantic search systems to advance next-generation AI capabilities for credit, fraud, insurance, and marketing applications.

Role type

Senior IC AI Research Scientist (Reasoning & Knowledge Systems)

Builds

Proof-of-concepts and repeatable frameworks for emerging AI technologies (neuro-symbolic AI, agentic AI, causal AI) transitioning to production-ready solutions.

Domain

Financial services, risk analytics, and applied AI research.

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Classical AI, machine learning, knowledge representation via ontology, knowledge graphs, graph neural networks, automated reasoning systems, search and planning algorithms, causal inference, probabilistic graphical models, explainable AI, Python, modern AI development frameworks

Preferred skills

Agentic workflows, multi-agent systems, tool calling, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector search, natural language processing (NLP), text classification

Responsibilities

Design AI-powered automation solutions for enterprise workflows; design knowledge management and semantic search systems; drive innovation in neuro-symbolic AI, reasoning systems, and agentic AI; design, build, and evaluate proof-of-concepts; create frameworks for assessing AI capabilities and risks; collaborate with engineering teams to transition research to production; represent the company through publications and patents.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC