Senior Data Scientist

Motion Recruitment; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join their team in Raleigh, NC. This role will focus on leading the design and deployment of innovative AI systems tailored for legal and regulatory intelligence platforms.

The ideal candidate will have 5-8 years of experience, a strong background in machine learning and NLP, and some familiarity with legal data ecosystems. This is a 6-month contract with potential for extension.

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of experience in data science.
• Deep expertise in machine learning and LLM systems engineering.
• Familiarity with legal data ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and deployment of advanced Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems.
• Drive innovation in enterprise-scale AI systems for legal research.
• Develop workflow automation for legal professionals.

Skills

Machine learning

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Distributed AI architectures

AI systems engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree required

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Our client who offers product and service solutions to help Life Sciences professionals gain control over their own and their industry’s data is hiring for a Sr. Data Scientist to join their team in Raleigh, NC. This is an initial 6‑month contract with potential of extension.

As their Senior Data Scientist you will lead the design and deployment of advanced Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems and Agentic AI architectures tailored for legal and regulatory intelligence platforms.

This role will drive innovation in enterprise‑scale AI systems that power legal research, case law summarization, statutory interpretation, document intelligence, and workflow automation for legal professionals. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in machine learning, NLP, LLM systems engineering, and distributed AI architectures, with some familiarity in legal/law data ecosystems.

Contract: 6-months (possibility of extension)

Onsite

Experience Requirements

• 5‑8+ yrs of experience with Masters degree preferred, bachelor’s degree required.
• Distribution of AI Architectures
• Familiarity in Legal / Law data ecosystems