Sr Data Scientist (level 5) W2 position

Job Title: Sr Data Scientist (level 5)  

Duration: 6-12 Mos C2H (without sponsorship upon conversion to FTE or at ANY time in the future)

Location: Hybrid in Raleigh, NC

VISA - USC 

Locals or semi-local preferred but, will consider those willing to relocate from elsewhere in the US.

This needs to be a Sr DS (level 5) and someone that is looking to grow into a LEAD DS.  If you source a candidate that has recently transitioned into a LEAD DS role, that will also work.

Must Haves:
• 10+ years of data science experience (background in NLP, then past 4-5 years strong GenAI data science experience)
• Strong experience with production-grade ML systems at scale
• Strong LLM, Generative AI, RAG deployment experience (implementations, as well as evaluations)
• Experience following deployment lifecycle of product build and maintenance/new feature development)
• Experience working alongside ML engineers through product deployment
• Strong python background

Responsibilities:
Experience with machine learning algorithms, including deep learning, gradient boosting, and random forests
Possess knowledge and skills in a senior data scientist position
Experience working directly with large language models and Transformer based architectures including BERT, RoBERTa, T5 etc.
Experience and knowledge of applying LLMs including ChatGPT, GPT 3.5, Claude, Mistral, etc.
Experience working with large datasets and distributed computing systems (e.g., Hadoop, Spark)
Experience with coding skills in Python or another programming language
Be experienced in mentoring, training, and acting as a subject matter expert to guide colleagues.