Data Scientist

Join to apply for the Data Scientist - AI Enablement Team role at Balyasny Asset Management L.P. Balyasny Asset Management (BAM) is a global, multi-strategy investment firm with over $21 billion in assets under management. We are a diversified business, with global breadth and depth. Our Firm has a clear mission: To consistently deliver uncorrelated returns in all market environments. Today, BAM employs more than 160 portfolio managers and 1,200 investment professionals across 19 offices in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. We are active across six investing strategies: Equities Long/Short, Equities Arbitrage, Macro, Commodities, Systematic, and Growth Equity. We also have a dedicated private investment team, BAM Elevate, and a standalone equities unit, Corbets Capital. Role Overview The Data Science & AI organization is building an elite AI enablement team to accelerate adoption of BAM’s in-house generative AI and data science products across investment strategies. In this role, you will embed directly with portfolio managers and analysts, training users, evangelizing new features, and implementing agentic solutions that measurably improve traders’ decision speed and research processes. You will act as the “last mile” between our platform and the investment desk – driving adoption of in-house tools, rapidly prototyping agentic workflows, and funneling feedback back to BAM’s Data Science and AI teams. Key Responsibilities Drive Adoption: Embed with trading desks to maximize the value derived from BAM’s in-house generative AI and data science tools Partner Closely: Translate PM and analyst requirements into concrete technical solutions Train & Enable: Deliver demos, host office hours, and create cheat-sheets to simplify every PM & analysts’ journey with our solutions Streamline Processes: Continuously evaluate the workflows of our investment teams and use LLMs and data science techniques to improve efficiency and investment decision making Relay Feedback: Capture on-desk insights and relay them to the appropriate Data Science and AI teams to sharpen and extend existing products. Maintain Edge: Track emerging LLM techniques and machine learning methods, pilot promising ideas, and feed proven wins back into the platform. Qualifications Education Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or equivalent work experience. Advanced degrees are preferred. Academic training in computer science, statistics and data science techniques (including machine learning methods) is required. Preference for candidates with academic training in generative AI techniques. Experience At least 3 years of experience in a customer facing role, scoping, developing and deploying LLM-based and data science solutions. Candidates must have demonstrable experience building LLM-based applications. Preference for candidates with prior buy-side or equity research experience – hands-on company analysis and direct collaboration with portfolio managers. Technical Skills Highly proficient in the use of Python for data manipulation, statistical modeling and machine learning, along with strong SQL skills for database querying. Experience integrating LLMs and AI models into production workflows is a must. Familiarity with OpenAI APIs and LLM frameworks such as LangChain and LlamaIndex. Familiarity with AWS or other cloud platforms, Git for version control, and Airflow (or similar orchestration tools) is a strong plus. Soft Skills Strong problem-solving and analytical skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines. #J-18808-Ljbffr