AI Research Lead

Job Description The goal of J.P. Morgan AI Research is to explore and advance cutting-edge research in AI, including ML as well as related fields to develop and discover principles of impact to J.P. Morgan's clients and businesses.
J.P. Morgan AI Research has assembled a team of experts in many fields of AI. They pursue primary research in areas related to our research pillars as well as concrete problems related to financial services. They partner with internal teams to accelerate the adoption of AI within the firm. They also work with leading academic faculty around the world on areas of mutual interest.
The team is headquartered in New York and present in London and the Bay Area. Conducting AI research in financial services offers unique and exciting opportunities for impact -- as a member of this highly visible team, you will have the opportunity to realize significant impact not only within J.P. Morgan but also to the broader AI community.
About the team :
Synthetic data enables wide-range of applications across various businesses, including improving data hungry models for electronic trading, rates of detection in anti-money laundering (AML) and fraud detection, client or customer predictions, and release of sensitive financial datasets
Responsibilities :
As a Research Scientist focused on synthetic data generation, you will conduct end-to-end research on topics related to various modeling approaches involving deep neural networks such as GANs, LSTMs, VAEs bringing in ideas from deep energy models, optimal transport, Bayesian statistics, differential privacy, adversarial learning, robust optimization, simulation to generate synthetic data with high fidelity and/or task-specific performance improvements. You will work on multiple research projects in collaboration with internal and external researchers and with applied engineering teams. You will be integral to all aspects of the research lifecycle such as formulating problems, generating hypotheses, developing new algorithms and models, conducting experiments, synthesizing results, gathering data, building prototypes and communicating the significance of your research. Your output will result in publications in AI/ML conferences and journals, high-impact business applications, open source software and patents. As a member of the AI research community, you will also have the opportunity to participate in relevant top-tier academic conferences, organize workshops and engage with the community to broaden the impact of your contributions.
Preferred Qualifications:
• PhD in Computer Science (especially AI/ML) or related fields
• Research publications in prominent AI/ML venues; e.g., conferences, journals
• Expertise in a related area e.g. representation learning, GNNs, online learning, causal inference, variational inference, Gaussian Processes, optimization, point processes, fairness, differential privacy
• Practical experience with ML platforms such as Tensorflow/Keras, PyTorch, etc.
• Comfort with rapid prototyping and disciplined software development processes
• Practical software engineering experience in collaborative project settings
Minimum Requirements:
• Masters degree in Computer Science with 7+ years of relevant work experience or PhD with 4+ years of relevant work experience, Statistics, Engineering or related fields
• Extensive programming skills in Python, Java or C++
• Proficient understanding of fundamental AI and ML techniques; e.g., A*, regularization
• Practical experience with statistical data analysis and experimental design
Professional Skills:
• Curiosity, creativity, resourcefulness and a collaborative spirit
• Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work on multi-disciplinary teams with diverse backgrounds
• Interest in problems related to the financial services domain (specific past experience in the domain is not required)
About Us JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.
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As a part of our commitment to health and safety, we have implemented various COVID-related health and safety requirements for our workforce. Employees are expected to follow the Firm's current COVID-19 or other infectious disease health and safety requirements, including local requirements. Requirements include sharing information including your vaccine card in the firm's vaccine record tool, and may include mask wearing. Requirements may change in the future with the evolving public health landscape. JPMorgan Chase will consider accommodation requests as required by applicable law.
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About the Team The Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across investment banking, wholesale payments, markets and securities services. The world's most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. We provide strategic advice, raise capital, manage risk and extend liquidity in markets around the world.