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KPMG US · 2 hours ago

AI Research Scientist- Senior Associate

Dallas, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

KPMG is a leading provider of audit, tax, and advisory services, known for its inclusive culture and commitment to individual development. The AI Research Scientist will execute applied research, collaborate with AI engineers, and contribute to the innovation of AI-driven outcomes within the Audit Technology Alliance organization.

Financial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Execute applied research by building, testing, and refining components for AI models, advanced agent patterns, and knowledge retrieval systems under the guidance of senior team members

Collaborate hands-on with AI engineers to implement research prototypes and integrate successful models and techniques into our production microservice architecture

Leverage experimentation framework to measure, validate, and ensure the quality and reliability of AI-driven outcomes

Contribute to the team's research agenda by implementing and evaluating new techniques from academic literature and industry trends to help drive product innovation

Support the model training lifecycle by preparing datasets, running training jobs, and performing detailed evaluations to improve model performance

Develop and document research findings and prototypes, clearly communicating results to technical peers and contributing to the team's collective knowledge base

Qualification

NLPMachine LearningMLOpsKnowledge RetrievalAI Agent ArchitectureAI FrameworksData ScienceStatistical AnalysisResearch Communication

Required

Minimum three years of recent relevant experience in an applied AI or data science role with a focus on NLP, machine learning, or a related field

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; master's degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related quantitative discipline; Ph.D. is a plus

Practical expertise in key research areas such as knowledge retrieval (RAG), AI agent architecture, and techniques for fine-tuning and evaluating language models

Experience designing and implementing the end-to-end lifecycle for AI models, including data processing, labeling, training, and production deployment (MLOps)

Working experience prototyping and experimenting with modern AI frameworks like LangChain/LangGraph or Semantic Kernel

Exceptional ability to translate ambiguous business challenges into defined research problems and articulate complex findings and their strategic implications to both technical and executive audience

Benefits

Medical and dental plans

Vision coverage

Disability and life insurance

401(k) plans

Robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support your mental health

Personal Time Off per fiscal year

Calendar of holidays to be observed during the year

Two breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off

Company

KPMG US

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KPMG is one of the world’s leading professional services firms and the fastest growing Big Four accounting firm in the United States.

Founded in 1987

New York, NY, US

10001+ employees

http://www.kpmg.com/US

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