Kitware Inc. · 5 months ago
Technical Leader of Natural Language Processing
Minneapolis, MN
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$140K/yr - $215K/yr
6+ years expKitware is a research and development software solutions provider dedicated to advancing science and making a positive impact. They are seeking a Technical Leader of Natural Language Processing to lead small teams on advanced R&D projects, collaborate with renowned researchers, and develop algorithms for multi-modal data understanding.
Computer VisionMedicalSoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Bring your technical expertise and project management skills to lead small teams of researchers and engineers on advanced R&D projects funded by government and commercial customers
Collaborate with external, well-known academic and industry researchers in Natural Language Processing, ML, AI, and computer vision
Lead proposals for new funding from government R&D organizations and/or commercial companies
Develop and evaluate algorithms to understand the textual content of textual and multi-modal data, and/or perform reasoning on extracted data
Enjoy support and encouragement for participation in national and international NLP, machine learning, AI, and/or computer vision conferences
Qualification
Required
PhD in Computer Science or related field with a minimum of 6 years relevant experience
Strong publication history in NLP (ACL, EMNLP, NAACL) conferences, or other AI venues incorporating NLP (AAAI, ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS). Candidates should include a detailed list of publications as part of their resume/CV
Experience collaborating successfully with others and thriving in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
Experience leading federal and/or commercial business development activities and winning R&D funding
Experience developing and nurturing project teams, building an environment of collaboration
Excellent project management skills with demonstrable efforts leading and delivering complex research projects on time, within budget, and with a high level of customer satisfaction
Experience in supervising and reviewing research and software developed by others
Experience designing and implementing complex software systems
Due to contractual restrictions, only US Citizens will be considered for this position
If not already cleared TS/SCI, willingness and ability to apply for, use, and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
Preferred
Experience with natural language text generation using one or more of GPT-2, BERT, or Grover
Past work applying NLP to textual instructions and/or rules
Benefits
Tuition reimbursement program
Flexible working hours
Six weeks paid time off
401(k)
Health insurance
Life insurance
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Bonus plan
Free coffee, drinks, and snacks
Company
Kitware Inc.
Kitware delivers innovative solutions to commercial, government, and academic organizations that make the world a safer, healthier, and more informed place.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$4.35MKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2024-08-26Grant· $1.1M
2024-01-09Grant· $0.2M
2023-12-12Grant· $0.25M
Leadership Team
Bill Hoffman
Owner, Vice President Founder & CTO
Recent News
2025-07-09
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