Principal Data Scientist

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Search and Analytics is a central technology team at Clarivate that develops best in class algorithmic services and search platforms for our products to enable differentiated capabilities. We take pride in innovating on behalf of our customers and delivering value to the business. Our scientists and engineers use Machine Learning, NLP, and Information Retrieval to solve problems along the entire Lifecycle of Innovation. From algorithms to classify content, to automating content extraction workflows, extracting and resolving entities, building recommender and decision support systems, predicting risk and outcomes, and enabling unique ways of finding content, these are just a few of the ways our team is fostering productivity of our customers who lead innovation in the world.

Summary:

Our Search and Analytics team is seeking an experienced Sr/Principal Data Scientist for the following:

• Researches and identifies Machine Learning (ML) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) methods and algorithms to solve specific problems to improve user experience on IP & Science data and websites
• Implements these methods and devises appropriate test plans to validate and compare the different approaches
• Identifies new applications of ML and NLP in the context of Clarivate Analytics extensive sets of content and data
• Explores existing data for insights and recommends additional sources of data for improvements

Technical /Professional Skills & Competencies:

• Excellent understanding of ML, NLP, and statistical methodologies
• Excellent programming skills (Java/Python/R/Sas)
• Ability to test ideas and adapt methods quickly end to end from data extraction to implementation and validation
• Experience with search engines, classification algorithms, recommendation systems, and relevance evaluation methodologies a plus

Education and Background:

• Masters degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Technology, or Engineering. PhD a plus or equivalent work experience
• 7+ years proven track record in the application of ML and NLP

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