Senior Data Scientist - Natural Language Processing

Key Skills

Java Programming, Python Programming, C++, C Programming, SQL, Cloud computing, Scala Programming, Machine learning techniques, Data science techniques, MATLAB Programming, PyTorch, TensorFlow, R Programming

Job Description

We have an opening for a Senior Natural Language Processing (NLP) Data Scientist to join the NLP team to advance Constant Contact’s AI engines in the coming years. As a Senior NLP Data Scientist, you will develop and deploy state-of-the-art NLP models that power Constant Contact’s AI products.

What You’ll Do:

• Work within the NLP team to evaluate business needs and priorities, align with key business stakeholders and address team needs related to solving various NLP problems
• Use deep learning, machine learning, natural language processing to develop algorithms to solve text generation, information extraction, language modeling tasks
• Build end-to-end NLP systems from understanding the business problem, to selecting training dataset, to model, evaluate, tune, and deliver NLP models
• Collaborate with linguistic experts in the company to iteratively improve NLP models by seeking human insights from evaluation of models
• Collaborate with product team to write production quality code for serving NLP models
• Collaborate with different stakeholders in the company to explore new business problems in which NLP models can help

Who You Are:

• Graduate education in Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, or a related field or equivalent practical experience. If you have a Ph.D. that is a bonus.
• Proficiency in building algorithms and models in Python environments, including TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn
• Strong coding skills in live product environments, going through a full data science life cycle
• Previous experience of working with transformer-based models, e.g., BERT, GPT, T5 is preferred
• Previous experience of researching and developing text generation models is a big plus
• Experience with the following:
• Developing evaluation strategies and developing projects from concept to completion
• Designing and implementing data-based research experiments
• Managing, directing and/or evaluating the work of others
• Data scraping
• Regular expressions
• Familiarity with Machine Learning (ML) tools, models for Natural Language Processing applications, experimental design, research methodologies, qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Strong and demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, communication, and critical-thinking skills.
• Independent worker with interpersonal and solution-oriented attitude; able to effectively operate with flexibility in a fast paced, constantly evolving team environment.
• Collaborative team player

Why You’ll Love Us:

• We celebrate one another’s differences. We are proud of our culture of diversity and inclusion, and we're always working hard to strengthen and improve this culture. We have programs in place that bring us together on important issues and provide educational opportunities for all employees. 
• Join the experts. If you're passionate about supporting businesses and organizations, you won’t find a better spot to share your talent. We’re dedicated to improving the quality of our product from a customer standpoint and have a true desire to enable the success of businesses, non-profit organizations, and community groups.
• You’ll have opportunities to grow your career. We encourage and support our team members to learn different aspects of the business, take on stretch assignments, seek coaching opportunities and professional development opportunities.
• A generous paid time off policy and a competitive benefits package that supports the health and well-being of you and your family