Staff Data Scientist

The AI/ML team at Trajector builds and productionizes NLP solutions that extract and utilize relevant information from unstructured text and audio to build efficient business solutions. We are seeking a highly experienced Staff Data Scientist specializing in Natural Language Processing (NLP) to lead the development and optimization of state-of-the-art NLP systems for medical and legal documents processing, management and creation. The ideal candidate will have 8-10 years of relevant experience in data science, machine learning, and NLP, with a strong track record of delivering impactful solutions in complex, domain-specific contexts.

• Competitive compensation ranging from $200,000 - $220,000 per year with total compensation ranging from $220,000 - $242,000.
• Medical, dental, vision, 401k program, and more
• Paid time off, including seven (7) federal holidays plus two (2) flex holidays for DEI
• Joining a rapidly growing organization

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable NLP systems to process, analyze, and extract information from medical and legal documents.
• Lead the exploration and application of cutting-edge NLP techniques, including transformers, large language models, information retrieval, recommendation and personalization systems, to solve domain-specific challenges.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, and domain experts, to define project goals, requirements, and deliverables.
• Drive end-to-end development of AI/ML solutions, including data preprocessing, model training, evaluation, deployment, and performance monitoring.
• Ensure solutions meet high standards of data security, privacy, and compliance.
• Lead and mentor junior data scientists, fostering technical growth and knowledge-sharing within the team.
• Stay abreast of emerging trends and technologies in NLP and machine learning and identify opportunities for their application in our systems.
• Contribute to the strategic direction of technology and product development within the organization.
• Contribute to the long-term AI/ML technical vision and roadmap.

Basic Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field.
• 8-10 years of professional experience in data science, with a focus on natural language processing.
• Proven track record of solving business problems by delivering data science solutions at scale
• Proficiency in Python and NLP frameworks such as Hugging Face Transformers, spaCy, or NLTK.
• Expert in building and deploying machine learning models, including deep learning techniques using TensorFlow or PyTorch.
• Expert in data processing, feature engineering, analytics and visualization for structured and unstructured data
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and ML model deployment in production.
• Proven ability to lead complex projects and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with experience mentoring or managing technical teams.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working with medical or legal documents, including familiarity with domain-specific regulations (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR).
• Familiarity with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technologies and integrating structured and unstructured data sources.
• Background in reinforcement learning, unsupervised learning, or graph-based NLP techniques.
• Publications or contributions to open-source NLP projects.

Trajector is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBTQ employer.