NLP Data Scientist

Placements24; Paarl; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonuses

Health insurance

Professional growth

Conferences

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an NLP Data Scientist for our client in Paarl, Western Cape. You will build NLP models for text analysis, sentiment, and topic modeling, handling large text datasets and collaborating with product and engineering teams.

This role emphasizes research-driven work, with access to cutting-edge tools and opportunities to advance in NLP within a collaborative environment in Paarl.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Data Science, or a related field.
• Proven experience in Natural Language Processing and language models (e.g., Transformers, BERT).
• Proficiency in Python and NLP libraries (NLTK, SpaCy, Hugging Face).
• Strong foundation in ML algorithms and statistics.

Responsibilities

• Develop, train, and evaluate NLP models for text classification, entity recognition, and summarization.
• Perform data cleaning, preprocessing, and feature engineering on large text datasets.
• Collaborate with software engineers to deploy NLP models to production.
• Research new NLP techniques to improve model performance.
• Communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

NLP

Python

NLTK

SpaCy

Transformers

Machine Learning

Statistical Modeling

Data Analysis

Research

Education

Master's or PhD in CS/Computational Linguistics/Data Science

Tools

NLTK

SpaCy

Hugging Face Transformers

Job description

About the Role

Our client is seeking a talented NLP Data Scientist to join their esteemed team in Paarl . This role is central to unlocking the power of language data, developing sophisticated models for text analysis, sentiment analysis, topic modeling, and natural language understanding. You will work with large datasets, apply state-of-the-art NLP techniques, and collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to integrate these capabilities into our client's offerings. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to impactful projects in a collaborative, research-oriented environment, solving challenging problems at the intersection of language, data, and artificial intelligence, all while based in the beautiful Paarl region.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, train, and evaluate natural language processing models for various applications, including text classification, entity recognition, and summarization.
• Perform data cleaning, preprocessing, and feature engineering on large-scale textual datasets.
• Collaborate with software engineers to deploy NLP models into production systems.
• Conduct research into new NLP techniques and methodologies to improve model performance and capabilities.
• Communicate findings and insights derived from text data to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Data Science, or a related field.
• Proven experience in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and a strong understanding of language models (e.g., Transformers, BERT).
• Proficiency in Python and experience with NLP libraries such as NLTK, SpaCy, and Hugging Face Transformers.
• Solid foundation in machine learning algorithms and statistical modeling.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen eye for detail in data analysis.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Opportunities for professional growth and attending industry conferences.
• Collaborative work environment with a focus on research and innovation in Paarl .
• Access to cutting-edge tools and resources for data science and NLP work.