Data Scientist

Robson Bale; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 119,925; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in The Hague is seeking a Data Scientist to work on Natural Language Processing (NLP) and GenAI initiatives. The candidate will design and maintain scalable NLP pipelines, perform data analysis, and stay abreast of the latest research in the field. A strong background in Python and R&D development, with a collaborative mindset is essential. This is a mid-senior level contract role with an emphasis on delivering business value through innovative projects.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of modern NLP, LLMs, and evaluation methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of Python for developing and debugging AI models.
• Extensive experience in R&D development with emphasis on NLP/GenAI.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain scalable NLP and GenAI pipelines.
• Perform advanced data analysis to extract meaningful insights.
• Stay updated with research in LLMs/NLP and propose new methodologies.

Skills

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Python programming

Collaboration

R&D development

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Job description

Data Scientist – Den Haag – 3 days per week on site in London - €650pd

Data Scientist with a focus on Natural Language Processing (NLP) and to contribute to innovative R&D efforts within the GenAI/NLP team. This role will focus on the application and development of Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, and domain‑specific GenAI solutions to support key internal use cases and products.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain scalable NLP and GenAI pipelines (including data processing, preprocessing, evaluation).
• Perform advanced data analysis on real‑world datasets to extract meaningful insights and support decision‑making processes.
• Stay up to date with state‑of‑the‑art research in the space of LLMs/NLP, proposing new ideas and methodologies that unlock business value.
• Develop RAG systems and retrieval pipelines, including chunking, embedding, re‑ranking, and evaluation.
• Directly contribute to experiments, including designing experimental details, writing reusable code, running evaluations, and organizing results.
• Work with a large team and help in prioritizing research that has a direct value to the products.
• Work closely with stakeholders, project managers, and architects to gather requirements, plan project scopes, and deliver projects within agreed timelines.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of modern NLP, LLMs, transformer architectures, prompt‑engineering, RAG, agentic architectures and evaluation methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of Python programming for developing and debugging AI models.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively across teams and disciplines.
• Extensive experience in R&D development with an emphasis on NLP/GenAI (5+ years).
• Strong interest in cross‑disciplinary collaboration to support research that delivers both business value and scientific impact.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in R&D development with a focus on NLP/GenAI.
• Hands‑on experience building and evaluating RAG and GenAI systems in production‑like settings.
• Experience in training, fine‑tuning, and/or experimenting with foundation models.
• Contributions to internal or external publications or open‑source projects.
• Experience supporting research coordination, such as mentoring students or collaborating with other researchers.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Information Technology & Services, Data Infrastructure and Analytics, and IT System Data Services

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