Expert, Data Scientist Gen AI / Deep Learning

At Schneider Electric, we are committed to solving real-world problems to create a sustainable, digitized, new electric future. Artificial Intelligence has the potential to transform industries and help unlock efficiency and sustainability.

Within our Global AI Hub we combine our long-standing manufacturing and domain expertise with cutting-edge innovation in Generative AI, machine learning, and deep learning to empower smarter decision-making, agility, and decarbonization.

For the AI Solutions team in charge of developing AI use-cases for external Schneider Electric customers & internal functions (HR, finance, marketing, customer support, etc.) for a sustainable, digital new electric world and make a true impact for sustainability, we are looking for a Lead D ata Scientist .

• a continuous interaction with internal or external customers to gain a good understanding of their needs, propose relevant solutions, and support them as needed,
• the collection, evaluation and selection of Artificial Intelligence use cases, with a focus on business value and business and technical risks,
• the specification, design, implementation, test, validation, and industrialization of advanced data management, artificial intelligence and analytic functions to be incorporated in internal or external products, systems and solutions - i.e. from technical risk exploration to operational deployment,
• the definition and management of relevant innovation / technology actions (e.g., prototype developments, experimentations, analytic competitions) in order to develop and deploy innovations and expertise through research, platforming, standardization, development of intellectual property, partnerships, reference documents, etc.
• the recommendation and management of technical choices (including the selection and management of tool providers and partners) influencing anticipation and offer creation within the Artificial Intelligence Hub and beyond,
• the application of maturation and development processes and good practices defined within the Artificial Intelligence Hub and the contribution to their updates in an ever-evolving context,
• knowledge sharing, teaching and coaching within the Artificial Intelligence Hub and beyond,
• the promotion of Schneider Electric's strategy in the Analytics / Artificial Intelligence / Data Science domain through papers, blogs, conference presentations, and contributions to internal and external cross-function communities (sharing with marketing, sales, etc.).

• Master or PhD or equivalent diploma in Analytics / Artificial Intelligence / Data Science or related subject
  • with +7 years of experience in advanced data processing and Analytics / Artificial Intelligence / Data Science model and application development
  • and more specifically a strong data science background in NLP, generative AI/LLM/RAG and computer vision (Deep Learning)
• good knowledge of python, devops tools, cloud (Azure ML, databricks)
  • significant software engineering experience: capacity to perform coding, debugging, testing and troubleshooting throughout the application development process and in agile mode
• very good communication skills, pragmatism, and rigor
• capacity to mentor beginners on the above technical skills
• leadership competencies
  • understanding business context and implications
  • balancing long-term objectives with wide scope of day-to-day activities
  • contributing innovative ideas, taking risks, challenging status quo
  • listening to others and conveying messages in an accurate and effective manner
  • building an agile network and promoting synergies within the company and with external partners
  • consistently involving all stakeholders in plans and decisions that affect them
• fluent in english