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AI Scientist

Hybrid in Spain·Added 8 months ago (last checked 3 Nov)

Pearson

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Work mode: Hybrid, Spain
English: Required

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Requirements

What we're looking for

This position requires an experienced and fully competent professional with a broad set of skills in data engineering, statistical reasoning and modelling for educational measurement, applied machine learning research, and possibly also basic leadership skills.

This role requires minimal guidance. It can be considered to be an entry-level manager role, which may supervise and/or lead colleagues with less experience.

Estimated time spent on various task types:

New features: 50-70%
Documentation: 15%
Meetings, incl. supervision: 10-30%
Maintenance: 5%

Nice to have

Experience with generative AI models and techniques.
Strong collaboration with engineering teams to develop and implement AI solutions.
Proven experience in building production-ready machine learning models to solve diverse set of business problems.
Good knowledge of statistical modelling and machine learning theory
Strong proficiency in Python and machine learning frameworks, e.g. pandas, numpy, scikit-learn, NLTK, spaCy, Hugging Face, TensorFlow, PyTorch
Strong hands-on experience in using state-of-the-art methods in the scope of own specialisation, e.g. NLP, speech processing, statistical modelling, psychometrics, reinforcement learning
Proficiency in SQL and relational databases
Ability to translate business needs into research problems
Ability to apply best practices for machine learning and software engineering
Experience with Git-based code review
Proficiency in Linux, Unix or macOS
Some experience in working with non-technical stakeholder
At least intermediate presentation and mentoring skills
Ability to work in a diverse, remote, asynchronous team
Collaboration skills, e.g. being able to give (and receive) feedback
Proficiency in written and spoken English and a key local language
Familiarity / experience with:
MLOps and DevOps
Docker and Kubernetes
cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS, Azure
cloud data processing, e.g. Snowflake or AWS Redshift
distributed data processing, e.g. Spark

The role

ROLE: Senior AI Scientist

Role aim

Are you passionate about AI and Education? We are thrilled to announce a great opportunity to join our international AI organization inside the English Language Learning division as a Senior AI scientist for one of the most critical products in the company. You will workprototyping and implementing artificial intelligence systems for the education sector.

In Pearson English Language Learning we aspire to become the world's leading destination to learn, assess and improve English language skills. Our main focus is to deliver our promise to committed learners from around the world, who want to reach their full potential through learning English.

What you'll do

Depending on current needs, the role may be responsible for:
Leading significant parts of work in the lifecycle of development of learning educational capabilities
Research & development in the field of creating data-driven educational products and solutions
Designing, implementing and maintaining learning capabilities based on machine-learning and statistics, in collaboration with Engineering teams
Designing frameworks for monitoring capabilities performance on production (in collaboration with Engineering teams); evaluating results for improvement
Creating and conducting internal trainings
Creating technical documentation, incl. patent documentation
Sharing work results internally and externally (publications, conferences, meetups)
Staying up to date with state-of-the-art methods in the scope of own specialisation, e.g. NLP, speech processing, statistical modelling, psychometrics
Providing input into team vision, goals, and processes
Leading, mentoring and coaching a small group of direct reports (from intern to regular level data scientists)
Supervising or leading colleagues with less experience

How you'll work

We are looking for an individual in Spain or Poland to join our existing hubs.

About Pearson

Pearson is an education provider that offers learning solutions for school, college, university, and work, describing its mission as helping "students, educators, and businesses make progress toward their personal and professional goals." Its major businesses span Assessments, Higher Education, International Schools, Languages, Pearson VUE, Virtual Schools, and Workforce & Career Development, with a stated focus on "flexible, affordable tech solutions" and digital-first learning.

No Spain office location could be confirmed from the supplied first-party sources, and the company's currently listed openings are concentrated in UK locations (e.g., London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Bristol) alongside corporate roles in product management, software engineering, data science, and information security. International professionals interested in Pearson should therefore verify Spain-based opportunities directly via its candidate careers site, as the validated evidence does not establish a Spanish presence.

Industry: Education

Good to know if you are moving

Current openings include numerous Test Centre Administrator and Invigilator roles across UK locations such as London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, and Bristol.
Corporate openings span senior technical and product functions, including Head of Engineering, Principal Product Management, and Advanced Specialist Data Scientist roles.
Applications are handled through Pearson's dedicated candidate experience careers site.

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