Scismic ยท 4 months ago
Senior Data Scientist - NLP/LLM Specialist
San Diego, California
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$155K/yr - $240K/yr
5+ years expScismic is supporting a global consulting company that values creativity, growth, and innovation. They are seeking a Senior Data Scientist with expertise in Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models to work with Fortune 500 clients on complex business challenges using AI technologies.
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Responsibilities
Lead client workshops and discovery sessions to identify NLP opportunities
Develop and present technical proposals to C-level executives
Manage multiple client projects simultaneously while maintaining quality and timelines
Design and implement novel NLP solutions for complex business problems
Architect scalable solutions for processing and analyzing large text corpora
Build custom language models tailored to each client's unique industry challenges
Automate repetitive analytical tasks and develop reusable algorithmic frameworks
Mentor junior data scientists and provide technical guidance on NLP projects
Develop automated content analysis, document processing, and customer insight systems
Create scalable text analytics platforms that drive measurable business outcomes
Work across retail, finance, healthcare, and media sectors
Translate complex AI capabilities into clear business value propositions
Qualification
Required
PhD in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Econometrics, or related quantitative field
Minimum 5 years of professional experience in data science, machine learning, or related roles
Advanced NLP expertise: Deep understanding of transformer architectures, attention mechanisms, and modern NLP techniques
Large Language Model proficiency: Hands-on experience with LLM fine-tuning, prompt engineering, RLHF, and deployment at scale
Programming mastery: Expert-level Python, with strong knowledge of PyTorch/TensorFlow, Hugging Face ecosystem
MLOps & Infrastructure: Experience with model deployment, monitoring, and scaling in production environments
Experience writing production code and ensuring well-managed software delivery
Experience with foundation models (GPT, BERT, T5, LLaMA, etc.)
Knowledge of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems
Understanding of model compression techniques (quantization, distillation, pruning)
Experience with evaluation metrics and benchmarking for language models
Preferred
Experience in consulting or client-facing technical roles
Knowledge of specialized domains (healthcare NLP, legal AI, financial text analysis)
Cloud platform expertise (AWS SageMaker, Google Cloud AI, Azure ML)
Open-source contributions to major ML/NLP libraries
Benefits
Comprehensive health benefits (healthcare, vision, dental, pet, home, and auto insurance)
Generous time off policies (unlimited paid time off, wellness days, national holidays, summer Fridays)
Four-week sabbatical every five consecutive years of employment
Exceptional parental leave benefits
Global mentorship and networking programs
Monthly cell phone reimbursement
401k savings and employee stock purchase plan
Volunteer hours (20 hours annually) for designated non-profit partner and personal choice
Globally driven inclusive initiatives (Employee Advocacy Groups, equity committee)
Career growth opportunities (multi-day customized trainings for each level)
Company
Scismic
Scismic is a talent matching platform for the sciences and biotech firms.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Danika Khong
CEO/Co-Founder
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