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This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Data Scientist in Nigeria.
This role offers the opportunity to influence the quality and effectiveness of AI models by leading the evaluation, curation, and optimization of large-scale datasets. You will design and implement statistical and machine learning methods to ensure datasets are diverse, representative, and high-impact. Collaborating closely with research and engineering teams, you will define data quality standards, develop assessment frameworks, and create tools to automate preprocessing and validation. This position combines hands-on technical work with strategic guidance, allowing you to shape the future of AI model performance. Ideal candidates are independent problem-solvers with strong analytical skills, experience with unstructured datasets, and a passion for data-centric AI research. This is a fully remote role in a fast-paced, collaborative, and high-trust environment.
Accountabilities:
- Lead the evaluation, curation, and optimization of large-scale datasets used for AI model training.
- Design and apply statistical and machine learning techniques to filter, enrich, and assess data quality.
- Develop frameworks to measure data diversity, duplication, and informativeness, reducing risks in training datasets.
- Collaborate with model training teams to identify bottlenecks and optimize dataset performance.
- Provide leadership on data quality strategy and define internal best practices.
- Evaluate external datasets for integration, focusing on scalability, quality, and relevance, and develop data scorecards.
- Contribute to the research and development of tools for automated data preprocessing, validation, and enrichment.
- PhD or equivalent Master’s degree with 4+ years of industry experience in machine learning, computer science, statistics, mathematics, engineering, or a related quantitative field.
- Strong understanding of AI model training pipelines, including data preprocessing and evaluation.
- Experience with large, unstructured datasets, especially text-based data.
- Background in statistical analysis, bias detection, and data validation.
- Proven ability to identify high-impact problems and implement independent solutions.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills for cross-functional teamwork.
- Bonus: experience with synthetic data generation or augmentation, open-source contributions, or publications in data-centric AI, and experience developing evaluation frameworks or performance metrics.
- Competitive compensation package with performance-based incentives.
- Fully remote and flexible working arrangements.
- Opportunity to work on high-impact AI projects with cutting-edge datasets.
- Collaborative, high-trust culture emphasizing velocity, impact, and experimentation.
- Direct influence on AI model performance and data quality strategy.
- Exposure to advanced research and applied machine learning initiatives.
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