Summary: The role of Applied Data Scientist focuses on developing NLP applications for risk, fraud, and investigation products. The position requires experimentation with various NLP approaches and effective communication with stakeholders. The contract is fully remote and outside IR35, with an initial duration of 9 months. Candidates should possess a strong background in machine learning and programming, particularly in Python.

Key Responsibilities:

• Experiment with state-of-the-art and traditional NLP approaches to solve specific problems.
• Independently determine appropriate data and modeling choices.
• Effectively communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Follow best practices for ML experimentation and MLOps.
• Collaborate with Researchers, Product, Engineering, and Business Stakeholders in an agile manner.

Key Skills:

• PhD in a relevant discipline or Master’s with comparable experience.
• Experience with traditional ML models and feature engineering.
• Experience with LLMs.
• Strong programming skills in Python.
• Experience with modern ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, and LangChain.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT