Senior Data Scientist — AI/NLP for IP Insights

RELX International; East Devon; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

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Job summary

LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions (LNIP) seeks a Senior Data Scientist I to design and validate AI-driven features in Protégé for PatentSight. You will drive experiments, model development, and evaluation, partnering with engineers to turn insights into scalable, customer-facing solutions.

The role emphasizes NLP/LLM modeling, agentic workflows, and robust evaluation practices, with a focus on patent data analytics and real-world impact.

Qualifications

• Degree in a quantitative or technical field (Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Data Science, etc.).
• Strong experience in machine learning, NLP, and LLM-based modeling.
• Strong experience designing and running experiments, including model evaluation and iteration.
• Strong coding skills in Python.
• Experience with generative AI techniques (e.g., prompt engineering, RAG).
• Experience designing and evaluating hybrid search (semantic + lexical) using embeddings and vector databases.
• Experience designing agentic workflows and reasoning strategies, with hands‑on experience applying agent frameworks in real‑world use cases.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools.
• Strong foundation in statistics, modeling, and large-scale text processing.

Responsibilities

• Develop NLP, LLM, and generative AI approaches (e.g., RAG, prompt strategies, patent search).
• Define agentic workflows and reasoning strategies for multi-step IP tasks.
• Develop retrieval strategies, including hybrid search (semantic + lexical), and evaluation metrics.
• Analyse large-scale IP datasets to extract insights and improve model performance.
• Establish best practices for model evaluation, validation, and benchmarking.
• Translate experimental results into clear product recommendations and business impact.
• Collaborate with product, IP experts, and engineers to align solutions with user needs.

Skills

Python

Machine Learning

NLP

LLM-based modeling

Experimentation

Prompt engineering

RAG

Hybrid search

Vector databases

LangChain

Education

Degree in Statistics/Computer Science/Mathematics/Data Science

Tools

Google ADK

LangChain

LangGraph

AutoGen

Vector embeddings

Job description

LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions (LNIP) seeks a Senior Data Scientist I to design and validate AI-driven features in Protégé for PatentSight. You will drive experiments, model development, and evaluation, partnering with engineers to turn insights into scalable, customer-facing solutions.

The role emphasizes NLP/LLM modeling, agentic workflows, and robust evaluation practices, with a focus on patent data analytics and real-world impact.