A career at ASIC will broaden and deepen your already accomplished knowledge, skills and abilities. By working on cutting edge issues, you'll make a difference to our goals, Australia's economic reputation and wellbeing and your own career aspirations.
The Data, Analytics and AI (AiDA) team is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join their team. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive leadership in relation to data, insights, machine learning, and AI systems within ASIC.
- Sydney or Melbourne locations preferred - however all other capital city locations will be considered.
- Salary from $147,074 to $175,323 (depending on experience) + 15.4% superannuation.
- Applications close at 11:59pm ADST, Sunday 16 March 2025.
The team
The Data, Analytics and AI (AiDA) team is essential for ASIC's transformation into a digitally enabled, data-informed regulator. The data science team within AiDA collaborates with business units to develop machine learning solutions, utilizing the latest technologies to address regulatory and compliance challenges in surveillance and enforcement.
The role
As a Senior Data Scientist, you will be central to data, insights, machine learning, and AI. You will provide best practices, lead, and deliver high-impact machine learning and AI systems or products with stakeholders. Additionally, you will conduct experiments and assess evolving trends, emerging risks, and systemic misconduct in financial services and markets.
More specifically, you will:
- Present insights and learnings to key stakeholders and executives, driving accountability for action and impact.
- Provide thought leadership, upskill ASIC's data science practitioners and enhance capabilities in key techniques e.g. prompt design/engineering, RAG, fine-tuning, and establish best practices for monitoring, testing, and validating GenAI solutions. Conduct hands-on data analysis using exploratory analysis, advanced statistical methods, modelling, data visualization, and storytelling techniques to create AI/ML solutions and systems.
- Lead AI/ML solutions or products from initial brief to implementation, managing stakeholder expectations for timely delivery and usage.
- Design and improve operational processes for data collection, AI/ML model deployment, and risk identification.
- Coordinate and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to design and develop standardized, transferable, and reusable frameworks and architectures for AI/ML solutions across ASIC.
About you
The ideal candidate should have a strong background in data, insights, machine learning, and AI. They must excel in leading high-impact AI/ML systems and providing best practices. Proficiency in data analysis, statistical methods, modelling, data visualization, and storytelling is essential. Additionally, they should be skilled in designing and improving processes for data collection, AI/ML model deployment, and risk identification. Establishing and promoting MLOps capabilities for consistent ML workloads across ASIC is crucial.
In addition, you will have:
- Tertiary qualifications in a quantitative discipline such as Applied Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Economics.
- 5+ years of industry experience in AI, Machine Learning Engineering, or Data Science.
- Demonstrated advanced level of proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, SQL.
- Previous experience using data science machine learning platforms like Amazon SageMaker, Azure ML, Databricks, and Vertex AI.
- Experience in manipulating and analysing complex, semi-structured, or unstructured data to solve challenging problems.
- Experience in areas such as Generative AI, RAG Architecture, PySpark, or Terraform is advantageous.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present insights to stakeholders and provide thought leadership at all levels.
- Proficiency in risk management strategies to identify, mitigate, and manage data or privacy-related risks.
Click 'apply' to start your application. Applications close at 11:59pm ADST, Sunday 16 March 2025.
About ASIC
ASIC's remit is one of the broadest of regulators across the world. ASIC regulates corporations, markets, financial services, and consumer credit and monitors and promotes market integrity and consumer protection in the Australian financial system. Through our enforcement work, we hold to account those who contravene the law, working to achieve strong outcomes that address the greatest consumer and investor harms.
ASIC is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace where the very best talent in Australia chooses to work. Indigenous Australians are encouraged to apply as well as applicants from all backgrounds and with different abilities.
We offer a range of employee benefits including:
- Attractive superannuation.
- Additional leave entitlements.
- 50/50 hybrid work-from-home model.
- Assistance for study and professional development.
To work with us, you need to be an Australian citizen and be prepared to complete an ASIC Suitability and Baseline Assessment.
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