As part of our strategic growth, Safaba is currently seeking a Research Scientist located in Pittsburgh, PA to play a leading role in transforming cutting-edge machine translation research into commercially viable solutions.
Role Description
The Research Scientist acts as a senior consultant to the expert MT engineering team and is responsible for the successful implementation of both commercial solutions as well as Safaba’s Core MT product roadmap.
The Research Scientist must strike a balance between SMT theory and practice in order to transform discoveries and results from the research community into scalable solutions for a commercial setting. The Research Scientist leads a team of engineers and works directly with the customer to deploy and to adapt these solutions to best meet each customer’s particular requirements. The Research Scientist is encouraged to develop patentable algorithms, to write articles for publication and to make presentations at conferences.
Statistical machine translation is a developing area of technology and this position therefore requires the ability to stay up-to-date with current research trends, to evaluate new research developments within a commercial context and to assess research directions for future pursuit. This interface between the research and commercial environments poses a unique challenge to the Research Scientist to employ the most current research advances within the constraints posed by commercial requirements.
Key Responsibilities
As a leading member of the R&D team, this role involves:
MT Research & Development
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Staying abreast of current SMT research advances
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Transforming research developments into commercial solutions
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Deploying new solutions within the product architecture
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Identifying and leading new SMT research within the company
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Proposing improvements to the existing product architecture
MT Project Delivery
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Developing project specifications based on customers’ requirements
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Developing project plans and assisting in their execution
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Guiding team members in implementing commercial solutions
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Assisting team members by providing MT expert advice
Skills and Experience
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Ph.D. in Computer Science/Engineering or Language Technologies
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Strong background in Machine Translation and/or NLP
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Experience with C++, Python, PHP, Java, Moses, Linux (Ubuntu)
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Practical team management and leadership experience
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Project management experience
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Ability to work independently
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Ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing
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Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and to meet deadlines
To apply please provide us with your name and contact details along with an updated resume at careers@safaba.com.