Senior Data Scientist - NLP & Data Solutions

Boardroom Appointments; Durban; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks a skilled individual for a Data Science role focused on NLP development in Durban, South Africa. Ideal candidates will possess a Master's degree in Data Science or a related field and have over 3 years of relevant work experience. Responsibilities include maintaining data assets, developing NLP-based solutions, and collaborating with development teams to translate product requirements into software designs. Strong communication and software design skills are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and help maintain our data assets and training/evaluation data sets.
• Develop and implement NLP-based information extraction solutions.
• Propose and identify trade-offs of various algorithmic solutions.
• Interface with other technical personnel or team members to finalize requirements.
• Work closely with other development team members to understand moderately complex product requirements and translate them into software designs.
• Successfully implement development processes, coding best practices, and code reviews for production environments.

Education

Masters Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Machine Learning or related field

Job description

A leading recruitment agency seeks a skilled individual for a Data Science role focused on NLP development in Durban, South Africa. Ideal candidates will possess a Master's degree in Data Science or a related field and have over 3 years of relevant work experience. Responsibilities include maintaining data assets, developing NLP-based solutions, and collaborating with development teams to translate product requirements into software designs. Strong communication and software design skills are essential for success in this position.