Data Scientist - Text mining / NLP - European Commission

NTT DATA Europe & Latam; Brussel; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International and multicultural team

European Commission projects

Competitive compensation and benefits

Job summary

NTT DATA Europe & Latam is seeking a Data Scientist specialized in text mining and NLP to design and optimise AI/ML models for European Commission projects. You’ll implement tokenisation, NER, classification, and clustering tasks, fine-tune domain models, and deliver scalable Python solutions.

You will work with cross-functional teams, perform rigorous experiments, and communicate insights through reports and visuals. English proficiency is essential for collaboration and documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience in Machine Learning and NLP.
• Strong Python and libraries (Pandas, SpaCy, NLTK, Hugging Face).
• Experience with deep learning frameworks (TensorFlow or PyTorch).
• Familiarity with LLMs and transformer architectures.
• Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, MongoDB).
• Ability to design scalable ML solutions and bias mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and optimise advanced AI, NLP, and ML models using LLMs and RAG frameworks.
• Create tokenisation, POS tagging, NER, classification and clustering for text mining tasks.
• Fine-tune pre-trained models on domain-specific tasks.
• Develop robust, scalable Python code and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Develop reports and visualisations to communicate insights to stakeholders.
• Conduct experiments to improve model accuracy, efficiency and scalability.

Skills

Machine Learning & NLP

Python programming

LLMs / transformer models

English communication

Experimentation & analysis

Data visualization

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

SpaCy

NLTK

Hugging Face

SQL (Oracle, PostgreSQL)

NoSQL (Elasticsearch, MongoDB)

Matplotlib/Seaborn

Job description

Join the Team as Data Scientist - Text mining / NLP - European Commission

As a Data Scientist - Text mining / NLP, these are the main tasks that you'll be responsible for:

• Design, implement and optimise advanced AI, NLP, and ML models. Use LLMs, RAG frameworks, and other state-of-the-art approaches.
• Create methods for tokenisation, part-of-speech tagging, named entity recognition, classification, clustering and other text mining-related tasks.
• Fine-tune pre-trained models on domain-specific tasks.
• Conduct thorough research and stay updated on the latest trends and advancements in NLP, ML, and AI technologies.
• Develop and maintain robust, scalable, and efficient code using Python.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI/ML solutions into existing products and services.
• Perform rigorous analysis and experimentation to improve model accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
• Participate in peer reviews and contribute to the continuous improvement of AI solutions.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of ML application architecture and its solution stack.
• Develop comprehensive reports and visualisations to communicate insights and findings to stakeholders.

Technical Skills:

• Experience in Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing.
• Excellent knowledge of Python and libraries (e.g. Pandas, SpaCy, NLTK, Hugging Face).
• Experience with deep learning frameworks for complex model architecture such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
• Experience with AI-powered code assistants (e.g., Amazon Kiro, Github Copilot), staying updated with advancements in AI-driven code technologies.
• Good knowledge of SQL tooling (Oracle, PostgreSQL).
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases (Elasticsearch, MongoDB).
• Knowledge of architectural design of scalable ML solutions such as model servers, GPU resource optimisation.
• Experience with A/B testing and experimental design of ML models.
• Experience with pre-trained models and LLMs like GPT, and other Transformer-based architectures.
• Experience with tools like Matplotlib and Seaborn for creating data visualisations.
• Strong understanding of linguistics and text processing techniques.
• Proficient in continuous code delivery and unit testing.
• Understanding of bias in ML applications and bias mitigation techniques.
• Knowledge in one of the following areas: predictive (forecasting, recommendation), prescriptive (simulation), topic detection, plagiarism detection, trends/anomalies detection in datasets, recommendation systems.
• Good knowledge of European Commission grant management ecosystem (eGrants) would be an asset.
• More details will be provided from the client during a potential second interview
• EQF6 focus on Statistics, Data Science, Machine Learning.
• Good communication skills in English, both orally and in written form.
• Proficiency in understanding and applying statistical concepts and models.
• Ability to formulate problems and develop solutions using data-driven approaches.
• Effectively communicating complex data insights to non-technical stakeholders.
• Results-oriented mindset, focused on delivering.
• Ability to write clear and well-structured documentation.

What's in It for You?

• You will have the opportunity to work in an international and multi-cultural environment
• You will be able to work for interesting European projects that is managed by European Commission
• Whether you're applying as a freelancer or looking for an employee contract, we offer attractive compensation and benefits packages, tailored to your experience level

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