The role:
* Research and development of cutting edge models and algorithms to solve business problems, in one or more of these specialist areas: Machine Learning, NLP, Computer Vision, Blockchain, Information Retrieval, High Performance Computing
* Implementing the models in a programming language to form a proof-of-concept (PoC) prototype
* Writing papers, filing patents, leading meetings and delivering presentations to communicate and disseminate experimental findings and PoCs to internal and external venues
* Working with engineering teams to deploy the research internally for firmwide application
* Mentoring and guiding junior research scientists on the team
Skills and experience:
* Required:
+ One or more of the following skillsets: Machine Learning, High Performance Computing (HPC), Hardware Acceleration (GPU/FPGA etc), Blockchain, NLP, Computer Vision, Information Retrieval
+ High degree of competency in computer programming ( Python, Java, C++)
+ Undergraduate degree in a quantitative discipline Computer Science/Mathematics/Physics/Engineering
+ Desire to build a career researching and deploying disruptive technology within the financial services sector
+ Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
+ Desire to work within a fast paced, dynamic environment with high visibility to senior internal stakeholders
+ At least 3 years past work experience in a similar research orientated role in industry:
o Track record of successful project delivery
o Track record of end-to-end ownership of key projects
o Experience of mentorship/management of junior research scientists on a team
* Desirable:
+ MSc or PhD degree in one of the specialist areas (eg HPC, Hardware Acceleration, Machine Learning, NLP, Computer Vision, NLP, Information Retrieval, Blockchain)
+ Track record of high-quality research publications in first-class conferences ( NeurIPS, CVPR, SIGIR, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP etc)
+ Recent knowledge of machine learning frameworks ( Tensorflow, Keras, Pytorch etc)
+ Prior experience specifically in the financial services sector
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Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors
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