About this role
We are looking for aSenior Applied AI Researcher (6+ years of experience)to join our data science team working on advancedAI-driven solutions. This is primarily anindividual contributor role, with responsibility for owningend-to-end ownership of complex modelling / AI problem areasand technical ownership of AI capabilities critical to the product.
The role focuses on theresearch, prototyping, evaluation, and improvement of AI solutions, with hands-on work acrossLLM-based systems, includingagent-style workflows and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)whereappropriate. You will work end-to-end: collaborating with stakeholders and product managers to define problems,buildingandvalidatingprototypes, presenting findings to diverse audiences, and supporting engineering teams during implementation and production rollout.
End-to-end AI solution ownership
Design AI solutions with a system‑level perspective, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and long‑term sustainability.
Applied AI, LLMs, and agentic systems
Design and prototypeLLM-powered solutions, includingRAG-based systemsand agent-like workflows (e.g.tool use, orchestration, multi-step reasoning).
Contribute to defining system behavior, scope, and constraints, with attention to quality, robustness, and operational considerations.
Evaluation, validation, and performance improvement
Build andmaintainevaluation frameworksto assess AI system performance (accuracy, reliability, relevance, robustness, safety).
Collaboration and communication
Clearly communicate methods, assumptions, results, and limitations totechnical and non-technical audiences.
Serve as a technical authority and actively mentor junior data scientists, shaping best practices in experimentation, evaluation, and AI system design.
Strong mathematical, statistical, and machine learning foundations, including probability, statistics, optimization, and model evaluation.
Preferred Qualifications (Strong Plus)
Experience withRAG systems, including retrieval strategies, chunking, evaluation, and performance tuning.
What Success Looks Like in This Role
You proactively define scope, success metrics, and experimentation plans, helping shape architecture and design decisions.
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.
