Senior Data Scientist II

Are you passionate about working in an agile team to drive AI content automation initiatives?

Do you thrive in a collaborative environment where you can work closely with cross-functional teams to develop innovative data solutions?

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

The role is crucial for advancing the team's AI POC research and development efforts. Conducting research on AI-related projects, such as using large language models to generate high-quality documents. Designing experiments to test and validate AI models and solutions.

Responsibilities

•    Research capabilities and limitations of emerging AI technologies (such as multimodal large language models, generative AI, etc.) and evaluate their feasibility in business scenarios.  

•    Design and implement proof of concept (PoC) experiments to explore innovative solutions.  

•     Develop rapid prototypes based on business requirements to validate the effectiveness of technical solutions.  

•    Optimize model performance to enhance the flexibility and scalability of solutions.  

•   Collaborate with engineering teams and vendors to drive implementation and delivery of technical solutions.  

•   Provide technical guidance and support to team members and partners.  

•    Write technical documentation, patent applications, and academic publications to enhance the team's technical influence.  

• Share research findings internally and externally to promote technical innovation.  

Requirements

• Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Artificial Intelligence, or related fields.  

• 5+ years working in data science, machine learning, or AI, with a track record of delivering impactful projects.

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, as well as relevant data science libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch).

• Experience with generative AI models and techniques (e.g., LLMs, GANs) for content generation.

• Expertise in prompt engineering for fine-tuning language models like GPT-3.5 or similar models.

• Strong knowledge of statistical analysis, machine learning algorithms, and data manipulation techniques.

• Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

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 well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Private Medical/Dental Plan
• Savings Fund
• Life Insurance
• Meal/Grocery Voucher

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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