Data Scientist - NLP Specialist

About the Role

Our client is seeking a specialized Data Scientist with a focus on Natural Language Processing (NLP) to join their dynamic analytics team in Milton Keynes . This role is central to extracting meaningful insights and building intelligent systems from vast amounts of textual data. You will play a key role in developing and deploying NLP models that enhance customer understanding, automate processes, and drive data-informed decision-making. This is an exciting opportunity to apply advanced NLP techniques in a practical, business-focused environment, working closely with product and engineering teams to create impactful AI-driven solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement state-of-the-art NLP models for tasks such as sentiment analysis, text classification, entity recognition, and summarization.
• Process, clean, and structure large volumes of unstructured text data for analysis and model training.
• Design and execute experiments to evaluate and improve NLP model performance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into data science projects.
• Build and maintain data pipelines and production systems for NLP models.
• Stay current with the latest research and techniques in NLP and machine learning.

Requirements

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Linguistics, Data Science, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience as a Data Scientist with a specialization in NLP .
• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with NLP libraries (e.g., spaCy, NLTK, Hugging Face Transformers).
• Solid understanding of machine learning algorithms, deep learning architectures (e.g., LSTMs, Transformers), and statistical methods.
• Experience with data manipulation and analysis tools (e.g., Pandas, SQL).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical audiences.

Benefits

• Competitive annual salary and bonus opportunities.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and professional certifications.
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits package.
• Generous pension contributions and paid time off.
• A vibrant and collaborative office culture in Milton Keynes , with hybrid work flexibility.