Data Scientist

Data Science & Search 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. 

About You – experience, education, skills, and accomplishments

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or other quantitative majors, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 2-5 years industry experience to include advanced programming skills (Python, Java, Scala, R or C++)
• Experience with US based and global team - presentation skills: connecting people, gathering data & information across business unit boundaries and telling & selling the story

It would be great if you have. . . .

• Excellent understanding of ML, NLP, and statistical methodologies in a data analytics environment; experience with large language model is plus.
• 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

What will you be doing in this role?

• Researches and identifies Machine Learning (ML) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) methods and algorithms to solve specific problems to improve user experience on Academia & Government(A&G) 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

About the team

Our scientists and engineers use Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing and Information Retrieval to solve problems along the entire Lifecycle of Innovation, with a strong focus on Academia & Government data. Our team culture is all about openness & collaboration with a focus on excellence and value adding innovation. We build models to meet content needs and have a tradition of also being a source of innovation ourselves, based on deep domain knowledge, so being creative and entrepreneurial is very much encouraged.

Hours of Work

• This is a full time position to be performed hybrid (2 days/week) in Toronto
• Although duties are typically performed during normal business hours, occasional off-hours may be required

At Clarivate, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons with respect to hiring, compensation, promotion, training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. We comply with applicable laws and regulations governing non-discrimination in all locations.