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Senior Data Scientist, NLP/LLM Specialist

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πŸ•’ September 5, 2025

🏒🏑 San Diego – Hybrid

πŸ’΅ $155k - $240k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

πŸ“Š Data Scientist

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Scismic

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1 - 10 employees

🧬 Biotechnology

🎯 Recruiter

🀝 B2B

Biotechnology β€’ Recruitment β€’ B2B

Scismic is a recruitment platform designed specifically for the biotech industry. Built by scientists, Scismic helps employers find the right talent efficiently, promising significant time and cost savings. The platform provides detailed job profiles, automates candidate matching, and focuses on inclusive hiring practices, making it a resourceful tool for organizations striving to build diverse teams in the science and technology sectors.

πŸ“‹ Description

β€’ Lead client workshops and discovery sessions to identify NLP opportunities β€’ Develop and present technical proposals to C-level executives β€’ Manage multiple client projects simultaneously while maintaining quality and timelines β€’ Design and implement novel NLP solutions for complex business problems β€’ Architect scalable solutions for processing and analyzing large text corpora β€’ Build custom language models tailored to each client's unique industry challenges β€’ Automate repetitive analytical tasks and develop reusable algorithmic frameworks β€’ Mentor junior data scientists and provide technical guidance on NLP projects β€’ Develop automated content analysis, document processing, and customer insight systems β€’ Create scalable text analytics platforms that drive measurable business outcomes β€’ Work across retail, finance, healthcare, and media sectors β€’ Translate complex AI capabilities into clear business value propositions

🎯 Requirements

β€’ PhD in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Econometrics, or related quantitative field β€’ Minimum 5 years of professional experience in data science, machine learning, or related roles β€’ Advanced NLP expertise: Deep understanding of transformer architectures, attention mechanisms, and modern NLP techniques β€’ Large Language Model proficiency: Hands-on experience with LLM fine-tuning, prompt engineering, RLHF, and deployment at scale β€’ Programming mastery: Expert-level Python, with strong knowledge of PyTorch/TensorFlow, Hugging Face ecosystem β€’ MLOps & Infrastructure: Experience with model deployment, monitoring, and scaling in production environments β€’ Experience writing production code and ensuring well-managed software delivery β€’ Experience with foundation models (GPT, BERT, T5, LLaMA, etc.) β€’ Knowledge of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems β€’ Understanding of model compression techniques (quantization, distillation, pruning) β€’ Experience with evaluation metrics and benchmarking for language models

πŸ–οΈ Benefits

β€’ Hybrid work environment with home and office schedule (2+ days in office per week) and work from anywhere weeks β€’ Comprehensive health benefits (healthcare, vision, dental, pet, home, and auto insurance) β€’ Generous time off policies (unlimited paid time off, wellness days, national holidays, summer Fridays) β€’ Four-week sabbatical every five consecutive years of employment β€’ Exceptional parental leave benefits β€’ Global mentorship and networking programs β€’ Monthly cell phone reimbursement β€’ 401k savings and employee stock purchase plan β€’ Volunteer hours (20 hours annually) for designated non-profit partner and personal choice β€’ Globally driven inclusive initiatives (Employee Advocacy Groups, equity committee) β€’ Career growth opportunities (multi-day customized trainings for each level)

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