Senior Data Scientist

Synapse XTL • Full-time • Remote (US) • $40 - $70 / hour • 4d ago

We are seeking for seasoned Individuals with 8+ years of experience implementing and managing data science projects.Excellent working knowledge of traditional machine learning and LLM techniques. The candidate must demonstrate the ability to navigate and advise on complex ML ecosystems from a model-building and evaluation perspective. Experience in the NLP and chatbots domains is preferred.

Experience: 8+ years

Location: US (Remote)

Responsibilities:

Lead data science and machine learning projects, contributing to model development, optimization and evaluation.
Perform data cleaning, feature engineering, and exploratory data analysis.
Translate business requirements into technical solutions, document and communicate project progress, and manage non-technical stakeholders.
Collaborate with other DS and engineers to deliver projects.

Technical Skills (Must Have):

Experience in and understanding of the natural language processing (NLP) and large language model (LLM) landscape.
Proficiency with Python for data analysis, supervised & unsupervised learning ML tasks.
Ability to translate complex machine learning problem statements into specific deliverables and requirements.
Should have worked with major cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
Working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases.
Ability to create data and ML pipelines for more efficient and repeatable data science projects using MLOps principles.
Keep abreast with new tools, algorithms and techniques in machine learning and works to implement them in the organization.
Strong understanding of evaluation and monitoring metrics for machine learning projects.

Technical Skills (Good to Have):

Track record of getting ML models into production
Experience building chatbots.
Experience with closed and open source LLMs.
Experience with frameworks and technologies like scikit-learn, BERT, langchain, autogen…
Certifications or courses in data science.

Education:

Master’s/Bachelors/PhD Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.

Process Skills:

Understanding of   Agile and Scrum methodologies.
Ability to follow SDLC processes and contribute to technical documentation.

Behavioral Skills:

Self-motivated and capable of working independently with minimal management supervision.
Well-developed design, analytical & problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Excellent team player, able to work with virtual teams in several time zones.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $40.00 - $70.00 per hour

Work Location: Remote