Applied AI Research Scientist# CIBC Careers — Current Opportunities## Applied AI Research ScientistApply: Toronto, ON: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: November 5, 2026 (13 days left to apply): 2621530We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. comWhat you'll be doingThe Advanced Analytics and AI team is the centre of AI excellence within CIBC and is leading the way in applying the best practices in artificial intelligence, predictive science, and machine learning, leveraging the latest technology and platforms. We collaborate with the leading academic institutes in the space of AI and machine learning to promote the exchange of ideas and enrich our talent. The Applied AI Research team is at the heart of making our vision for AI at CIBC a reality.

Our work covers every aspect of the research life cycle, from partnering with Academia to building production systems.As an Applied AI Research Scientist, you will have an individual contributor (IC) role driving strategic direction through collaboration with AI Scientists, Engineers, and Product leaders across CIBC. You will play a crucial role in developing, improving, and exploring the capabilities of AI and Generative AI models. At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role you will have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you will spend 1-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

How you'll succeed Applied AI competence: Tackle difficult and meaningful projects in domains such as foundation models, multi-agent AI, and responsible AI. Research skills: Evaluate and apply advanced research in deep learning, NLP, predictive modeling, and the related literature. Integrate state-of-the-art tools, technologies, and methods to support the development and implementation of large generative models.

Science-driven innovation: Represent CIBC in the research community,



collaborating with faculty members in the relevant AI research functions. Who you are You have advanced interdisciplinary knowledge in deep learning, natural language processing, and big data. You have track record of impactful projects and publications at top-tier venues (NeurIPS, ICLR, Nature, etc.) You know foundation model architecture, methods for pretraining and post-training, and model efficiency* You have hands-on research experience developing and evaluating deep learning models for sequential or structured data (e.g., You can demonstrate excellent coding skills and hands-on experience in large-scale model training with GPU acceleration* You have a PhDin deep learning, or other related disciplines, and 3+ years in related research experience OR equivalent experience It is an asset if you have hands-on experience building end-to-end solutions with Large Language Models OR experience in using cloud platforms and Databricks* You are motivated by collective success. We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking advantages, a benefits program\, defined benefit pension plan\, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.

We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills test (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency).

- We use artificial intelligence tools during the recruitment process. Job LocationToronto-81 Bay, 21st FloorEmployment TypeRegularWeekly Hours37.5SkillsAcademic Research, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data Technologies, Conversational AI, Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization, Explainable AI (XAI), Generative AI, Git, Machine Learning (ML), Natural Language Processing (NLP), PL/SQL (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), PyTorch, Shell Scripting, Statistical Analysis, Tensorflow

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📌 AI Research Scientist/Machine Learning (Toronto)
🏢 CIBC
📍 Toronto