Job Opportunity

An international developer of professional information products is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for its hybrid Worcester, Massachusetts team. This role will help define the analytical foundations of AI tools that assist users with research, interpretation, and document-driven decision making.

The position calls for a senior practitioner who can connect data, algorithms, and product behavior. You will develop data science approaches for retrieval-grounded generation, intelligent agents, legal document analysis, and scalable language-model applications while establishing evidence that these systems perform consistently in demanding enterprise settings.

Required Expertise

Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in data science, machine learning, computational linguistics, or applied AI

Demonstrated skill applying LLMs and NLP to complex text-based problems

Experience developing retrieval, embedding, and ranking components for RAG applications

Experience with agentic architectures that plan, retrieve information, and complete structured tasks

Understanding of large-scale AI platforms and distributed system considerations

Ability to create rigorous offline and online evaluation plans for AI-enabled products

Preferred Profile

Familiarity with legal, policy, regulatory, or business-information datasets

Relevant bachelor’s degree required; master’s-level education is preferred

History of leading technically complex data science work in an enterprise product environment

What You Will Accomplish

Responsibilities

Set the analytical direction for AI features from initial discovery through performance review

Develop data and retrieval strategies that help generative models remain grounded in trusted materials

Apply NLP techniques to classification, synthesis, summarization, and interpretation of long-form documents

Build evaluation suites for RAG and agentic systems, including failure analysis and quality monitoring

Work with engineers and architects to translate validated methods into scalable product capabilities

Employment Terms

6-month contract-to-hire arrangement

Position overview

Hybrid schedule in Worcester, Massachusetts

Senior-level influence over AI research methods, model evaluation, and product experimentation

Work on systems serving complex legal and regulatory information needs

Partnership with multidisciplinary teams responsible for data, infrastructure, applications, and user experience

Compensation and benefit specifics will be reviewed with candidates during the interview process

Applicants must be authorized for full-time employment in the United States now and in the future.