Job Title: NLP - Data Scientist (Expert) - Data & Analytics

Location: St. Louis, MO (Local)

Duration of project: 6 months+

Required visa: USC and GC holder only

W2 rate: Open Rate

End Client Name: Bayer

Required:

• 7+ years experience with Ph.D. Or MS with 10+ years of post MS experience, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics or an Analytics discipline.
• NLP or Information Retrieval Scientist
• Python
• Developing statistical, and machine learning models for environmental and agronomical applications
• Familiarity with LLM
• Analyzing and presenting complex data and proven problem-solving abilities
• Strong publication record in leading scientific journals (desired)

Job Description:

We're seeking a talented and innovative NLP/Information Retrieval Scientist to join our team. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in enhancing Large Language Models (LLMs) to provide more accurate, context-aware, and creatively curated responses with real-world applications. As an NLP/Information Retrieval Scientist, you will develop and to improve the usability and creativity of our LLM responses. You will collaborate closely with our multidisciplinary team of researchers and engineers to not only advance the technical aspects but also bring real-world relevance and creativity into our language models. The successful candidate will use the latest innovations in NLP and LLM to propose software solutions to improve customer experience. The NLP Data Scientist will design and test algorithms, conduct prototyping to evaluate possible scenarios leveraging computational and statistical techniques for the development of novel approaches for Text and Image Data.

Required Skills:

• Ph.D. + 7 years of experience(or MS with 10+ years of post MS experience), Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics or an Analytics discipline.

Desired Skills:

• Experience working with agricultural/biological scientific data is highly desired
• Drive for translating business problems into research initiatives that deliver business value
• Expertise with NLP or Information
• Proficiency in Python or in another high-level programming language
• Experience in developing statistical, and machine learning models for environmental and agronomical applications
• Familiairty with LLM
• Experience analyzing and presenting complex data and proven problem-solving abilities
• Strong publication record in leading scientific journals

Why is this position open?

Growth on the team, turn over, skills gap?

Location of this role:

St Louis

What is a day like in this role?

Ideation, model development, cleaning data, coding

Who will this person work with on a daily basis?

Balathasan Giritharan

Team dynamic/culture:

Innovative work, global team, collaborative culture

Must haves to be successful in this role:

Strong background in NLP, Deep Learning and Python coding.

Long term plan for the role:

Good opportunities for skilled & collaborative candidates.

What will make this opportunity stand out for potential candidates?

Innovative Work, work culture, team.

Is this more maintenance or new development work?

New development

Soft skills required:

Team player, communication

Are you open to candidates relocating (on their own) or do you prefer local candidates?

Prefer local candidates compared to remote

Minimum number of years of experience required for this position:

Please refer to req.

Minimum level of education needed for this position:

Phd or MS + 4 years of experience

Any certifications required for this role?

No

Is there a possibility for an extension of this assignment?

Yes

Will this position convert to a FTE Role?

That is a possibility.

Does anyone need to be associated with this requisition to help review resumes or schedule interviews?

Self

Do you have an Admin that will help with the onboarding process?

Judy Lear

Interview process:

Mgr screening + 90 mins tech interview

Will you be OOO anytime soon?

No

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