Data Scientist

MUST HAVE:

57 years of experience in AI and machine learning model building and strong coding skills in python
Experience working directly with large language models and Transformer based architectures including BERT RoBERTa T5 etc.
DevOps repos Debugging building APIs and managing the algorithm flow across multiple workstreams in one repo
Working knowledge of applying recent LLMs including ChatGPT GPT 3.5 OPT BLOOM etc.
Senior level experience deploying models in the Cloud (AWS)

Description

TEKsystems is partnered with a software company in Raleigh that needs to hire a Senior Data Scientist for their flagship product LexisNexis Legal & Professional a leading global provider of information and analytics. Recently LexisNexis has focused on the general availability of Lexis AI for U.S. customers a generative AI solution designed to transform legal work. Lexis AI delivers trusted results in a familiar easytouse interface with linked hallucinationfree legal citations that combine the power of generative AI with proprietary LexisNexis search technology Shepards Citations functionality and authoritative content.

The Senior Data Scientist will focus on search and be dedicated to the creation of nextgeneration AI and Machine Learning techniques and strategies for LexisNexis in their global expansion. This candidate will assist with deploying ethical powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible multimodel approach that prioritizes using the best model for each individual legal use case. This approach includes working with large language models like Anthropics Claude 2 hosted on Amazon Bedrock from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and OpenAIs GPT4 and ChatGPT hosted on Microsoft Azure.

ACCOUNTABILITIES
Solve some of the most challenging problems in natural language processing machine learning and information retrieval including topical classification sentiment analysis user intent detection.
Research build and deploy models based on both shallow and deep machine learning. Train robust NLPbased models a very large corpus of news and financial data.
Apply machine learning techniques for improving search algorithms.
Drive best practices for NLP/Machine Learning pipelines.
Maintain current knowledge base of stateoftheart ML algorithms (BERT ELMo GPT etc.) APIs and opensource methods and be able to quickly evaluate alternatives.
Translate complex business requirements into actionable stories with reasonable time estimates.
Work with product leaders to apply data science solutions.

7 years of experience in AI and machine learning model building and strong coding skills in python
Deep understanding of NLP including text classifier reranker topic modeling
Experience working directly with large language models and Transformer based architectures including BERT RoBERTa T5 etc.
Working knowledge of applying recent LLMs including ChatGPT GPT 3.5 OPT BLOOM etc.
Experience with reinforcement learning prompt engineering hallucination mitigation
DevOps repos Debugging building APIs and managing the algorithm flow across multiple workstreams in one repo
Experience working with large datasets and distributed computing systems (e.g. Hadoop Spark)
Excellent communicator with the ability to translate complex technical concepts to nontechnical stakeholders
Strong work ethics and dedication to the project success
Strong problemsolving skills and the ability to think outside the box
Collaborative behavior ability to efficiently share code and knowledge and good teammate.

Worksite Address

2000 Regency PkwyCaryNorth CarolinaUnited States

Company Profile:
LexisNexis is a leading global provider of legal research and contentenabled workflow solutions their portfolio of software is used by professionals in the legal risk management corporate government law enforcement accounting and academic markets . Their most wellknown client base is legal entities such as small legal firms corporate legal teams etc. LexisNexis is adding 350 jobs to Raleigh over the next few years as they create a Software center of Excellence The new location will serve as the headquarters for the LexisNexis Business of Law Software Solutions division as well as provide services for other product and technology groups. . Lexis has over 10000 employees and a software presence in over 180 countries. TEKsystems has worked with LexisNexis for over 10 years in over 14 different locations across the United States. TEKsystems has a great relationship with this client we are their number 1 workforce planning partner and provider of contingent resources in the US.

Overall Company Culture:
When you join LexisNexis you become part of an organization that places a premium on leadership. We value boundarylessness. We embrace the global nature of our business and encourage people to work collaboratively across business units hierarchy and functions. We have a customer focus with a passion for understanding and exceeding our customers expectations. We pursue innovation constantly looking for new ideas and valuing outofthebox; thinking. We have a passion for winning. We are a high energy fastmoving decisive organization determined to outperform the competition. And we value our people putting the highest priority on recruiting developing and retaining outstanding people.

Raleigh Office:
The new location on North Carolina State Universitys Centennial Campus will serve as the headquarters for the LexisNexis Business of Law Software Solutions (BLSS) division and other product and technology groups within the LexisNexis community.
Multistory building with over 120000 square feet
Casual work environment this includes flexible hours as there are colocated and global teams and casual dress
Open floor plan with glasswalled meeting rooms and multiple kitchenettes on each floor
Game room
Onsite recreational center
Agile development environment
Monthly townhall meetings where the local GM speaks openly on the revenue initiatives and strategy for the local business units

About the Product:
LexisAdvance is an online legal research solution that allows end users to search news business public records and legal information from more than 60000 sources. LexisAdvance is the new platform that is replacing an older product the newer product is engineered better and has more search functions and content. In late 2014 LexisAdvance released a new intuitive user interface for its dynamic nextgeneration legal information service along with feature and functionality enhancements that will give users a more efficient and personalized research experience. Lexis Advance now features a significantly streamlined workflow across all steps of the research process and is responsively designed to offer the same experience across any device computer tablet or smartphone. LexisAdvance is integrated with other LexisNexis products and uses SSO for other Lexis product solutions. This product consistently ranks as the industry leader for research and content.