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Senior Data Scientist – NLP and Applied AI
On-siteFull-timeData ScienceDefense and Aerospace
Develop practical AI solutions from research and experimentation through implementation in an on-site role within a defense organization in Central Israel. Employment requires successful security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement AI and machine learning solutions, especially for NLP.
- Own the solution lifecycle, from understanding challenges and data through research, experimentation, model development, and implementation.
- Develop and improve models and algorithms for text processing, analysis, and understanding.
- Evaluate models, define metrics, analyze performance, and improve model quality.
- Collaborate with software, product, and technology teams to integrate AI capabilities into new and existing systems.
- Assess emerging AI technologies, methods, and tools for real-world applications.
Requirements
- At least three years of hands-on data science experience, including significant NLP expertise.
- Hands-on experience developing machine learning or deep learning solutions.
- Practical experience with text processing, NLP, and NLU.
- Strong Python skills and experience with common data science and machine learning frameworks and libraries.
- Solid understanding of model training, evaluation, validation, and optimization.
- Ability to turn complex operational or technological challenges into practical AI solutions.
- Ability to work independently in a complex technological environment.
- Successful completion of the required security clearance.
Nice to have
- Five or more years of data science experience.
- Experience with LLMs, generative AI, RAG, or AI agents.
- Experience with Hugging Face, PyTorch, or TensorFlow.
- Experience moving AI/ML models from research and experimentation into production.
- Experience with unstructured data and complex NLP systems.