Guardian

Guardian

Senior Data Scientist, Agentic AI

New York · Senior · Full-time

No sponsorship$119k-$195kDetected 1 day ago
PythonAlgorithmsMachine LearningTensorFlowPyTorchData ScienceLLMsAgentic AILangGraphStatisticsResearchLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingMentoringUnderwriting

About the role

  • Guardian is on a transformation journey to evolve into a modern, forward-thinking insurance company committed to enhancing the wellbeing of its customers and their families.
  • Guardian's Data & AI team spearheads a culture of intelligence and automation across the enterprise, creating business value from advanced data and AI solutions.
  • Guardian created the Data Science Lab (DSL) to reimagine insurance in light of emerging technology, evolving consumer needs, and rapid advances in AI.

Responsibilities

  • This role presents an outstanding opportunity to build a real-world impact by applying innovative AI to revolutionize how Guardian operates.
  • Our team includes data scientists, engineers, analysts, and product leaders working together to deliver AI-driven products that power growth, improve risk management, and elevate customer experience.
  • You'll collaborate directly with senior leaders on high-visibility projects to bring next-generation AI to life across Guardian's products and services.
  • Design and deploy Agentic AI solutions to automate complex business workflows, enhance decision-making, and improve customer and employee experiences.
  • Build autonomous agents and multi-step reasoning systems that integrate with Guardian's core platforms to deliver measurable business impact.
  • Partner with data engineers and AIOps teams to ensure AI models are production-ready, scalable, and robust, from prototype to enterprise deployment.
  • At Guardian, you'll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals.
  • Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.

Requirements

  • PhD with 2+ years of experience, Master's degree with 4+ years of experience in Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Applied mathematics or related field
  • 3+ years of hands-on AI modeling/development experience
  • Proven leadership in providing technical leadership and mentoring to data scientists and strong management skills with ability to monitor/track performance for enterprise success.
  • In order to be a successful applicant, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship/support now or at any time in the future.

Skills

  • Mentor junior data scientists and contribute to the standardization of AI/ML practices, tools, and frameworks across Guardian.
  • Strong programming skills in Python including PyTorch, Tensorflow, LangGraph

Compensation

  • $118,980.00 - $195,465.00
  • The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position.
  • The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate.
  • In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.

Benefits

  • Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.
  • Translate research in agentic AI, reinforcement learning, and reasoning into practical solutions that support underwriting, claims automation, customer servicing, and risk assessment.
  • As part of Guardian's Purpose - to inspire well-being - we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues.
  • Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits.
  • Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees.

Company info

  • We are seeking a Senior Data Scientist, Agentic AI-an experienced individual contributor with deep expertise in AI/ML and a track record of turning advanced research into practical, impactful enterprise solutions.
  • This role focuses on building, deploying, and scaling agentic AI systems, large language models, and intelligent automation solutions that reshape how Guardian operates, serves customers, and drives growth.
  • application process, Guardian may use artificial intelligence tools ("AI Tools") to automate the sorting and filtering of information provided by applicants as part of its preliminary screening.

Equal opportunity

  • Guardian is an equal opportunity employer.
  • All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.
  • Accommodations
  • Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • In order to be a successful applicant, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship.
  • Guardian Life is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment-based visas (e.g., such as an H-1B).
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