Senior Data Scientist II - Raleigh, NC

• Job Description

  ** Please note that the selected individual for this role will be expected to work in our Raleigh, NC location from the time of joining. If you reside outside of the Raleigh region and you are unable or unwilling to relocate, then please consider other roles across our organization that might allow for remote locations. **

  Are you looking to develop your Data Scientist experience?
   

  Would you enjoy working on our cutting-edge products?
   

  About our Team
   

  LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case.

  About the Role

  
  As a Senior Data Scientist II, you will focus on search and be dedicated to the creation of next-generation search relevance techniques and strategies for LexisNexis, dramatically improving how our users search and find the answers to their research questions. This role should be able demonstrate versatility, collaborate across teams, and be enthusiastic in tackling new problems as we continue to push technology forward. Your responsibilities would be to support the development and training of junior staff and to develop best practices.

  Responsibilities:

  • Working to solve some of the most challenging problems in natural language processing, machine learning, and information retrieval including topical classification, sentiment analysis, user intent detection.

  • Research, build, and deploy models based on both shallow and deep machine learning. Train robust NLP-based models a very large corpus of news and financial data

  • Apply machine learning techniques for improving search algorithms.

  • Drive best practices for NLP/Machine Learning pipelines.

  • Maintain current knowledge base of state-of-the-art ML algorithms (BERT, ELMo, GPT, etc.), API's, and open-source methods, able to quickly evaluate alternatives

  • Translate complex business requirements into actionable stories with reasonable time estimates.

  • Work with product leaders to apply data science solutions.

  
  Requirements:
   

  • In-depth understanding of machine learning techniques such as classification, clustering, recommendation systems, and statistical models.

  • Experience using Machine Learning and associated packages like scikit-learn, pandas, NumPy.

  • Proficiency training large scale models in at least one modern deep learning engine such as TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch/Torch, MXNet, Caffe/Caffe2

  • Min 5 years of experience using NLP tools and methods such as OpenNLP, Stanford NLP, LDA, Gensim, spaCy

  • Min 5 years recent coding experience using Python AND/OR (Java OR Scala)

  • SQL programming experience

  • Experience and ability to design and work within complex data models.

  • Strong skills in setting, communicating, implementing, and achieving business objectives and goals

  • Familiarity with Cloud-based Machine Learning environments, Spark, Visualization/Dashboarding, Elasticsearch, Solr, Graph DBs (i.e., Janus Graph, Neptune, etc.)

  • Able to work well on a Small Team and Lead other more Jr members of the team

• Additional Job Description

  Additional Job Description

  Work in a way that works for you
   

  We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
   

  • Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

  
  Working for you
   

  We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
   

  • Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits

  • Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan

  • Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs

  • Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity

  • Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits

  • Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts

  • Up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice

  
  About the Business
   

  LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.
   

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