Senior Data Scientist - ML, NLP & Text Mining (Contract)

Sonsoft Inc; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing software company is seeking candidates with 10-15 years of experience for a contract position. Applicants should have a PhD or MS, strong experience in machine learning algorithms, and skills in Text Mining and Natural Language Processing. Ideal candidates will be proficient in R and Python. The company encourages U.S. citizens and authorized workers to apply, as sponsorship is currently unavailable.

Qualifications

• 10 to 15 years of experience required.
• Strong hands on experience on model development lifecycle.
• Logistics experience is desired – shipment processing.
• Cognitive computing experience is desirable.

Skills

Machine learning algorithms

Text Mining

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

R programming

Python

IBM SPSS

Excellent communication skills

Education

PhD or MS in a relevant field

Job description

A growing software company is seeking candidates with 10-15 years of experience for a contract position. Applicants should have a PhD or MS, strong experience in machine learning algorithms, and skills in Text Mining and Natural Language Processing. Ideal candidates will be proficient in R and Python. The company encourages U.S. citizens and authorized workers to apply, as sponsorship is currently unavailable.