Data Scientist, Level 3

About independentsoftware

At Independent Software, our people are the mission. We’ve built a company around collaboration, integrity, and innovation and we make sure our team has the tools and support to grow, succeed, and thrive.

Responsibilities

• As a Data Scientist Level 3 at Independent Software, you will support mission-focused Natural Language Processing (NLP) and data science efforts involving spoken and written language data. You will develop automated solutions for processing, tokenizing, annotating, and analyzing natural language data and help evaluate and improve existing analytical models.
• Develop and support Natural Language Processing (NLP) solutions
• Process and analyze spoken and written language data

Develop automated methods for tokenizing natural language data

• Develop automated solutions for annotating language data with parts-of-speech information
• Evaluate and improve existing models by comparing performance against human-generated speech and text annotations
• Apply Python and data science techniques to language-processing challenges
• Support development and evaluation of machine learning and AI-based solutions
• Analyze results and document technical findings
• Collaborate with technical and mission teams to support project objectives

Requirements

• Strong Python programming skills
• Experience with Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Experience processing and analyzing natural language data

• Experience developing automated data-processing or analytical solutions
• Ability to work with complex datasets and communicate technical findings
• Experience with Machine Learning, Large Language Models (LLMs), MDLA, AI techniques, and/or AI testing is a plus.
• Master's degree plus six (6) years of relevant experience; OR
• Bachelor's degree plus eight (8) years of relevant experience; OR
• Associate's degree plus ten (10) years of relevant experience
• Degree must be in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
• Must possess an active TS SCI with appropriate Polygraph to be considered for this role

Benefits

Support critical national security missions that matter

• Be part of a close-knit, employee-first culture where your voice is heard
• Expand your skills through ongoing training, mentorship, and career development
• Enjoy competitive compensation, generous benefits, and work-life balance
• Ready to take the next step in your career? Join us and be part of something bigger.

When you join us, you will

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We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.