Overview

As a Senior AI Scientist in Santanders CDAIO, you will develop advanced AI models on large datasets to solve real-world banking problems. You will translate business challenges into scientific goals, build production-ready prototypes, and collaborate across disciplines to scale responsible AI solutions. You'll contribute to best practices, model governance, and cutting-edge research while engaging with academia and the global AI community.

This is a mission-driven role at a world-class financial technology leader.

Compensaciones / Beneficios hybrid working model (remote + onsite)

learning platforms and SantanderOpen Academy competitive salary with performance-based bonuses

BeHealthy wellness program childcare support exclusive employee discounts

Responsabilidades Research, design, and implement advanced AI algorithms (ML, DL, NLP, and beyond) to solve complex problems

Translate business challenges into scientific problem statements and build impactful ML/AI prototypes and models with business impact

Work with large-scale structured and unstructured data to develop models that are accurate, fair, and sustainable

Collaborate with Data Engineers, MLOps Engineers, Product Owners, and Business Stakeholders to deploy solutions into production

Contribute to AI best practices, model governance, and responsible AI frameworks

Stay current with the latest AI research and integrate relevant tools and techniques





Communicate insights and results clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

Foster collaboration with academia and the integral AI community to bring cutting-edge research into Santander

Requisitos principales 5-8 years of experience with large datasets and model development

PhD or MSc in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or related field

English: fluent or high; Spanish: preferred

Proven impact of AI solutions deployed in production or strong publication record in top AI/ML venues

Strong programming skills (Python or similar) and experience with AI/ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, Hugging Face Transformers)

End-to-end model development experience (experimentation, deployment, adaptation, monitoring)

Solid understanding of evaluation metrics, bias mitigation, explainability, and fairness in AI

Hands-on experience with Generative AI (LLMs or diffusion models) in production

Experience with scalable AI infrastructure, cloud deployments, and MLOps

Deep domain knowledge in financial services or regulated industries

Contributions to open-source projects or leadership in the global AI community

Curiosity and drive to tackle big challenges

Strong communication to both technical and non-technical audiences

Cross-functional collaboration

Python or similar languages

PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, Hugging Face Transformers

Generative AI with large language or diffusion models

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🏢 Grupo Santander
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