Data Scientist – Image Processing and Computer Vision

John Hancock • Boston, MA, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

We are a leading financial services provider committed to making decisions easier and lives better for our customers and colleagues around the world. From our environmental initiatives to our community investments, we lead with values throughout our business. To help us stand out, we help you step up, because when colleagues are healthy, respected and meaningfully challenged, we all thrive. Discover how you can grow your career, make impact and drive real change with our Winning Team today.

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Job Description

The Opportunity

John Hancock, committed to data-driven solutions, is seeking data scientists or computer vision engineers who can design and implement image processing solutions to enhance operational workflows and fraud detection! We are on a quest to add team members with a strong technical background in both theoretical and practical aspects of image analysis and machine learning. Your role will be pivotal in developing innovative computer vision applications that will empower the company’s products and services!

Responsibilities

Engineering computer vision algorithms for object detection, recognition, segmentation, and tracking using modern methods.
Implementing and optimizing computer vision models using, but not limited to, convolutional neural networks (CNNs), recurrent neural networks (RNNs), transformers, other deep learning architectures.
Developing new tools with computer vision libraries and frameworks such as OpenCV, Dlib, Scikit-Image, and computer vision SDKs like Vision API, Azure Cognitive Services.
Develop custom pipelines for feature extraction, image enhancement, morphological operations, and perspective transformations.
Deploying efficient computer vision solutions that operate in real-time environments, harnessing the capabilities of parallel processing.
Continuous evaluation and performance tuning of computer vision systems with a focus on accuracy, latency, and scalability.
Collaborating with other data scientists, engineers, and product managers to understand the business needs and deliver solutions that meet business requirements.

What motivates you?

You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.
You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.
You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.
You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.
You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.
You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What We Are Looking For

MSc/Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or a related technical field with a significant component of computer vision and machine learning in the curriculum/research.
Experience with developing and deploying computer vision systems.
Expertise in deep learning frameworks like TensorFlow 2.x, PyTorch, and libraries such as Keras for developing and training of machine learning models.
Extensive experience in image processing, computer vision, and pattern recognition algorithms, including pre-processing, image segmentation, feature extraction, pattern recognition, and enhancement techniques.
Proficiency in GPU-accelerated computing and libraries like CUDA, OpenCL.
Fluency in programming languages used in computer vision applications such as Python (essential), C/C++.
Experience with version control tools, especially Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
Strong quantitative skills for analyzing and interpreting large datasets.
Knowledge of cloud computing platforms, such as AWS or Azure.
Excellent communication, teamwork, and project management skills.

What can we offer you?

A competitive salary and benefits packages.
A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
A focus on growing your career path with us.
Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you

Values-first culture: We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.
Boundless opportunity: We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.
Continuous innovation: We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.
Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.
Championing Corporate Citizenship: We build a business that benefits all partners and has a positive social and environmental impact.

About Manulife And John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under ‘945’ in Hong Kong.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

Salary & Benefits

The annual base salary for this role is listed below.

Primary Location

Boston, Massachusetts

Salary range is expected to be between

$85,750.00 USD - $159,250.00 USD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact recruitment@manulife.com for the salary range for your location. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Manulife/John Hancock offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.