Data Scientist - NLP & LLMs

Placements24; Rustenburg; In loco; ZAR 800.000 - 1.200.000; Tempo pieno

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Competitive salary

Medical aid

Pension fund contributions

Growth opportunities

Challenging AI projects

Stable work environment

Descrizione del lavoro

Placements24 is seeking a Data Scientist with NLP expertise to join our Rustenburg team on-site. You will design and deploy NLP solutions, leveraging LLMs and transformer architectures to extract insights from large text datasets and drive business value.

You will collaborate with domain experts, build data pipelines, and communicate findings through clear visualizations, staying current with the latest NLP research and techniques.

Competenze

• Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Linguistics, Data Science, or related field.
• 3+ years of NLP experience and ML techniques on text data.
• Hands-on with LLMs, transformer models (BERT, GPT), and libraries (Hugging Face, spaCy).
• Proficiency in Python and data science libraries (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn).
• Experience with TensorFlow or PyTorch and relational databases (SQL).
• Strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills.

Mansioni

• Develop NLP models for sentiment, topic modeling, classification, and NER.
• Leverage LLMs and transformers for text understanding and generation tasks.
• Prepare data pipelines for training and inference on large text corpora.
• Design experiments to evaluate model performance and iterate.
• Collaborate with domain experts and engineers to translate business needs.
• Build visualizations and reports to communicate insights.

Conoscenze

NLP

LLMs/Transformers

Python

Pandas

NumPy

Scikit-learn

HuggingFace Transformers

spaCy

TensorFlow

PyTorch

SQL

Team collaboration

Communication

Formazione

Master's degree in Computer Science / Linguistics / Data Science

PhD in a related field (preferred)

Strumenti

Docker

MLflow

Airflow

Git

Jupyter

Descrizione del lavoro

About the Role

Our client is seeking a talented and analytical Data Scientist with a strong specialization in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Large Language Models (LLMs) to join their team in Rustenburg, North West, ZA. This is an on-site position, offering a fantastic opportunity to collaborate directly with a dedicated team of experts and contribute to cutting-edge AI development. You will be responsible for extracting valuable insights from complex text data, building predictive models, and deploying NLP solutions that drive business value. This role requires a passion for data and a deep understanding of modern NLP techniques.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement NLP models and algorithms for tasks such as sentiment analysis, topic modeling, text classification, and named entity recognition.
• Leverage LLMs and transformer architectures for advanced text understanding and generation tasks.
• Clean, preprocess, and transform large volumes of text data from various sources.
• Design and execute experiments to evaluate model performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with domain experts and engineering teams to define project requirements and translate business needs into data science solutions.
• Build and maintain data pipelines for NLP model training and inference.
• Communicate findings and insights to stakeholders through clear visualizations and reports.
• Stay updated on the latest research and trends in NLP and LLMs.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of the company's data science platform.

Requirements

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Linguistics, Data Science, or a related field.
• Proven experience (3+ years) in Natural Language Processing and applying machine learning techniques to text data.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, transformer models (e.g., BERT, GPT), and relevant libraries (e.g., Hugging Face Transformers, spaCy).
• Proficiency in Python and common data science libraries (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn).
• Experience with deep learning frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch.
• Strong understanding of statistical modeling, machine learning algorithms, and data mining techniques.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and contribute to collaborative projects.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with SQL and working with relational databases.

Benefits

• Competitive annual salary.
• Comprehensive medical aid plan.
• Pension fund contributions.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Exposure to challenging and innovative AI projects.
• A stable and supportive work environment in Rustenburg, North West, ZA.
• Annual performance bonuses.
• Modern office facilities and amenities.