Description:

Veeva Systems is seeking a Senior/Principal Data Scientist specializing in NLP to work remotely from Portugal, the UK, or Spain.
The role involves developing LLM-based agents for searching and extracting information about Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) in the healthcare sector.
Responsibilities include creating an end-to-end human-in-the-loop pipeline for processing unstructured medical documents and performing semantic searches.
The position requires collaboration with software developers and DevOps engineers to refine and deploy models into production environments.
The company emphasizes the use of the latest technologies and trends in NLP, including Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF) methods.
The role also involves designing robust semantic search functionalities and utilizing various statistical techniques for information extraction.
Candidates must be residents of Portugal, the UK, or Spain and legally authorized to work there without requiring visa support from Veeva.

Requirements:

Candidates must have 4+ years of experience as a data scientist or 2+ years with a Ph.D. degree.
A Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Linguistics, or a related field is required.
Strong theoretical knowledge of Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning techniques is essential.
Proven experience with large language models and transformer architectures, such as GPT or BERT, is necessary.
Familiarity with large-scale data processing and analysis, preferably in the medical domain, is required.
Proficiency in Python and relevant NLP libraries (e.g., NLTK, SpaCy, Hugging Face Transformers) is mandatory.
Experience with BigData frameworks (e.g., Ray, Spark) and Deep Learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, JAX) is needed.
Candidates should have experience with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
Strong collaboration and communication skills are essential, along with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team.
Candidates should be accustomed to start-up environments and possess social competence, high energy, and an ambitious attitude.

Employees can work from anywhere, promoting flexibility and work-life balance.
A personal development budget is provided to support continuous learning and growth.
Veeva offers a charitable giving program to encourage community involvement.
Fitness reimbursement is available to promote employee well-being.
Life insurance and a pension fund are included as part of the benefits package.