Data Scientist

PNC•Strongsville, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Data Scientist within PNC's Data and Automation organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA, Strongsville, OH, Dallas, TX, Birmingham, AL, Lakewood, CO or Phoenix, AZ. A Data Scientist will bring forth a strong focus on building intelligent agents, automation, and internal tools that enhance team and departmental workflows. This role spans both traditional data science responsibilities and emerging generative AI capabilities, with an emphasis on designing, implementing, and operating agents that leverage Copilot and related platforms. The ideal candidate is hands-on, technically curious, and motivated to apply data, automation, and AI solutions to real business problems. PNC is an in-office company that fosters a supportive culture where employees can thrive and achieve balance. We encourage candidates to connect with their recruiter and hiring manager to understand workplace expectations and ensure the role aligns with their goals. PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.

Requirements

Experience building or implementing intelligent agents or automation solutions
Familiarity with leveraging Copilot to design, configure, or extend agent-based workflows
Strong foundation in statistical analysis and data mining techniques
Experience working across data management and analytics use cases
Familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI)
Comfort working with structured and unstructured data sources
Ability to translate business needs into automated, data-driven solutions
Strong problem-solving skills and a bias toward practical, scalable implementation
University / college degree, with 3+ years of relevant / direct industry experience. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.

Nice To Haves

Analytical Thinking
Competitive Advantages
Data Analytics
Data Management
Data Mining
Data Science
Machine Learning (ML)
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Power Platform
Statistical Analysis
Data Architecture
Disruptive Innovation
Information Capture
Machine Learning
Modeling: Data, Process, Events, Objects
Prototyping
Query and Database Access Tools

Responsibilities

Design, build, and deploy intelligent agents to automate team and departmental workflows
Implement and extend agents using Copilot and related GenAI tooling
Develop internal tools and automation solutions that improve data access, analysis, and decision-making
Apply statistical analysis and data mining techniques to support agent logic, insights, and recommendations
Manage and prepare data pipelines to support both analytical and GenAI-driven use cases
Partner with stakeholders to identify opportunities where automation and agents can drive efficiency or scale
Integrate agents and tools with existing platforms and business processes
Support and continuously improve deployed agents through monitoring, tuning, and iteration
Document solutions and share best practices to enable broader adoption across teams
Performs analytical tasks on vast amounts of structured and unstructured data to extract actionable business insights.
Participates in the data gathering, data processing and data mining of large and complex datasets.
Develops algorithms using advanced mathematical and statistical techniques like machine learning to predict business outcomes and recommend optimal actions to management.
Runs analytical experiments in a methodical manner to find opportunities for product and process optimization.
Assists in the presentation of business insights to management using visualization technologies and data storytelling.
May partner with Data Architects, Data Analysts, Data Engineers and Visualization Experts to develop data-driven solutions for the business.

Benefits

medical/prescription drug coverage (with a Health Savings Account feature)
dental and vision options
employee and spouse/child life insurance
short and long-term disability protection
401(k) with PNC match
pension and stock purchase plans
dependent care reimbursement account
back-up child/elder care
adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement
educational assistance, including select programs fully paid
a robust wellness program with financial incentives
maternity and/or parental leave
up to 11 paid holidays each year
9 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law
between 15 to 25 vacation days each year, depending on career level; and years of service