Data Science & Advanced Analytics

East West Bank • Pasadena, CA

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About The Position

East West Bank is seeking a highly experienced Data Science & Advanced Analytics leader to spearhead enterprise-scale AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics initiatives aimed at generating significant business outcomes. This role requires a hands-on leader with deep expertise in data-driven decision-making, scalable business analytics, and AI-driven process transformation, particularly within regulated industries. The ideal candidate will possess a strong blend of technical proficiency and business acumen, with a proven history of developing production-ready analytics solutions that enhance operational efficiency, revenue, customer experience, and risk management. This position involves close collaboration with business, technology, data engineering, risk, compliance, and operations teams to embed AI and analytics capabilities into critical banking functions.

Requirements

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in data science, advanced analytics, AI/ML engineering, or quantitative modeling, including leadership experience within financial services, fintech, insurance, or other regulated industries.
• Proven track record delivering production-grade AI and analytics solutions with measurable business impact in complex enterprise environments.
• Deep hands-on expertise in Python, SQL, machine learning frameworks, statistical modeling, predictive analytics, and distributed data processing.
• Strong practical experience with modern AI/ML tooling and platforms including Azure ML, Databricks, Spark, TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, XGBoost, MLflow, and cloud-native analytics ecosystems.
• Experience implementing scalable MLOps frameworks including model deployment, CI/CD automation, model monitoring, experiment tracking, and governance controls.
• Strong understanding of model risk management, explainability, auditability, data governance, privacy, and regulatory expectations within regulated industries.
• Hands-on experience integrating analytics and AI solutions into enterprise applications, APIs, operational workflows, and decision systems.
• Strong process orientation with the ability to redesign workflows and operational models using data-driven insights and AI-enabled automation.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and drive cross-functional execution across business, technology, risk, and operations teams.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or related quantitative discipline.
• Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the United States. We do not offer visa sponsorship at this time.

Nice To Haves

• Direct experience building AI and analytics capabilities within commercial banking, consumer banking, payments, lending, fraud, AML/BSA, or regulatory reporting environments.
• Experience deploying Generative AI, LLM, NLP, or intelligent automation use cases (Lead Generation, Next Best Action, Banker copilot, etc.) in production environments.
• Strong knowledge of SR 11-7, CCAR, CECL, BCBS 239, and enterprise governance frameworks related to AI and model risk.
• Experience designing enterprise feature stores, vector-based retrieval systems, or real-time inference architecture.
• Experience leading enterprise AI transformation initiatives from proof of concept through scaled production adoption.
• Master’s degree or PhD in quantitative discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to build, retain, and scale high-performing analytics organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of enterprise AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics solutions across key banking domains including risk, fraud, AML/BSA, customer analytics, cross selling and operational intelligence.
• Drive end-to-end analytics delivery from business problem definition through data engineering, feature engineering, model development, deployment, monitoring, and business adoption.
• Build scalable and production-grade data science and machine learning capabilities leveraging Azure-native and distributed computing frameworks including Azure ML, Databricks, Spark, and cloud-based data platforms.
• Operationalize developed solutions within core business processes and decision workflows to drive measurable business value and adoption.
• Partner with engineering teams to integrate models into enterprise systems through APIs, microservices, and modern data platforms.
• Drive model governance, explainability, monitoring, validation, recalibration, and regulatory compliance activities aligned with banking and model risk expectations.
• Establish best practices for tech stack choices, MLOps, model lifecycle management, CI/CD automation, experiment tracking, and production monitoring.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with business, risk, compliance, legal, audit, and technology stakeholders to ensure responsible and scalable AI adoption.
• Mentor and lead high-performing analytics and data science teams, including distributed or offshore resources where applicable.
• Translate complex analytical insights into executive-level recommendations and measurable business outcomes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• The base pay range for this position is USD $125,000.00/Yr. - USD $250,000.00/Yr. Exact offers will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior