Senior Data Scientist - NLP Specialist

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 1,972,000 - 2,958,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Career growth

Advanced datasets

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist specializing in NLP to design and deploy advanced NLP models. This fully remote role offers deep collaboration with engineering teams and opportunities to tackle challenging text analytics projects.

You will work on sentiment analysis, text summarization, information extraction, and chatbot features, applying state-of-the-art architectures and maintaining rigorous model evaluation.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in CS, Data Science, Linguistics, or related field with NLP focus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy NLP models and algorithms.

Skills

NLP

Python

ML concepts

Deep learning

Education

Master's/PhD in CS/DS/Linguistics

Tools

NLTK

spaCy

Hugging Face Transformers

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

About the Role

Our client is actively seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Scientist with a specialization in Natural Language Processing (NLP) to join their innovative team. This fully remote position is ideal for an individual passionate about unlocking the potential of textual data through advanced AI techniques. You will play a key role in developing and deploying NLP models that power features such as sentiment analysis, chatbots, text summarization, and information extraction. Working within a collaborative and forward-thinking environment, you will contribute to critical projects that enhance user experience and drive data-informed decision-making. This role offers the flexibility of remote work alongside the opportunity to tackle complex and impactful challenges in the AI domain.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy sophisticated NLP models and algorithms using state-of-the-art techniques.
• Process and analyze large volumes of unstructured text data to extract meaningful insights and patterns.
• Collaborate with software engineers to integrate NLP models into production applications and services.
• Stay abreast of the latest research and advancements in NLP and machine learning.
• Present findings and model performance metrics to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Data Science, Linguistics, or a related field with an NLP focus.
• 5+ years of professional experience in data science, with a strong emphasis on NLP.
• Proficiency in Python and relevant NLP libraries (e.g., NLTK, spaCy, Hugging Face Transformers).
• Experience with deep learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch) for NLP tasks.
• Strong understanding of machine learning principles and statistical modeling.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Fully remote work arrangement, offering ultimate flexibility.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge NLP projects with significant impact.
• Access to advanced computational resources and datasets.
• A supportive culture that encourages continuous learning and professional growth.