Principal Data Scientist - NLP

A brilliant opportunity for a Data & AI specialist with strong NLP knowledge to work in an established AI Research team for a highly prestigious organisation in London, UK. Offering fantastic career progression and the chance to work on cutting-edge projects to help accelerate Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing innovation for the UK

Location: London - Hybrid working available - 1 day a week minimum in office

Salary: £80,000 - £110,000 + a generous benefits package

Requirements for Principal Data Scientist - NLP:

• Solid commercial working experience in an AI/ML/NLP role
• Experience mentoring or leading junior team members
• Strong knowledge and a focus on Natural Language Processing techniques (Large Language Models (LLM) or modern speech to text systems
• Strong academic history including a 2.1 or 1st class degree
• Ideally a Ph.D. in a technical or scientific discipline - Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, or Engineering etc (Beneficial)
• Very strong Python experience
• Experience with machine learning frameworks, such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to work with autonomy and as part of a team
• Great communication skills with fluent spoken and written English

Responsibilities for Principal Data Scientist - NLP:

Working on a range of exciting UK innovation projects responsibilities will include:

• Take the lead on projects focused on fine-tuning and aligning large language models.
• Oversee the design and implementation of scalable generative language and multimodal models and algorithms.
• Support and mentor a team of Data Scientists / AI Engineers, promoting a culture of high performance and ongoing development.
• Establish clear goals and maintain a collaborative, positive work environment while working closely with engineering and management teams.
• Enhance the AI Research Team’s output by publishing innovative research in leading journals and conferences.

What this offers

• Working for a prestigious organisation helping further NLP/AI research
• Highly interesting work developing NLP technology
• A brilliant relaxed working culture offering fantastic work-life balance

Applications

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