Senior Data Scientist

We are seeking talented and driven Data Scientists to join our growing team at Diligent. Reporting to Applied Science Manager, this exciting role involves working on state-of-the- art projects in Natural Language Processing (NLP), Large Language Models (LLMs), and other advanced AI methodologies. Your contributions will be crucial in developing platform-level AI capabilities, such as document set comprehension, longitudinal insight extraction, semantic search, and structured retrieval augmented generation, to accelerate AI adoption across Diligent's diverse product suite.

 

Diligent is a global leader in modern governance, delivering innovative SaaS solutions that address governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) needs. Our mission is to empower leaders with cutting-edge technology, actionable insights, and vital connections to drive impactful decisions and lead with purpose.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop machine learning models and algorithms for various applications.

• Test and evaluate the performance of these models and algorithms.

• Collaborate with the data science teams to develop and implement NLP solutions for processing large document sets.

• Collaborate with machine learning engineers and software engineers to productize AI-based capabilities.

• Work on projects involving sensitive customer content used for Diligent customers’ board communications, which requires stringent privacy and security measures.

• Develop and support semantic search, structured retrieval, and RAG use cases across various Diligent products.

• Utilize LLMs, knowledge graphs, traditional NLP methods, and custom models to provide document set comprehension capabilities and facilitate insight extraction.

• Focus on complex legal and regulatory language within the GRC industry, ensuring accurate and relevant model outputs.• Implement and fine-tune models using Python and PyTorch, leveraging AWS infrastructure.

• Document and communicate your approach, progress, and results to the broader team.

• Staying up-to-date with the latest research and developments in the field of machine learning and AI.

• [Staff/Senior] Lead and oversee research projects, design and analyze experiments, build evaluation frameworks to measure the quality of our solutions.

 

Basic Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Python, NumPy, scikit-learn, Pandas, NLTK, spaCy, PyTorch, or similar.

• Experience with model deployment and scaling.

• Strong foundational knowledge in NLP, machine learning, and statistical modeling.

• Proficiency in building ML/AI pipelines and relevant tools such as MLFlow, AWS SageMaker, or similar.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience with LLMs including prompt engineering, fine-tuning, model evaluation, and building RAG-based functionality.

• Experience with semantic search and information retrieval systems.

• Familiarity with reinforcement learning methods. Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Mathematics, or a related field.

• Master’s or PhD preferred.

 

Experience Level:

• Data Scientist I: 0-2 years of relevant experience.

• Data Scientist II: 2-5 years of relevant experience.

• Senior Data Scientist: 5+ years of relevant experience.

• Staff/Principal Data Scientist: 10+ years of relevant experience.

 

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

• Self-motivated with a proactive approach to project management.

• Ability to work effectively in a hybrid or remote environment.

 

Join us at Diligent and be a part of a team that is at the forefront of transforming the GRC industry with innovative AI solutions. Apply today and help us drive greater impact through technology.

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Last updated on Aug 14, 2024