Senior Data Scientist

. Lead experimentation and model development for AI/ML solutions in legal products .

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeRemote • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $115,400 - $230,700 per yearWebsite

Tools & technologies

Python

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead experimentation and model development for AI/ML solutions in legal products
Design and evaluate NLP, LLM, and generative AI approaches (e.g., RAG, prompt strategies)
Define agentic workflows and reasoning strategies for multi-step legal tasks
Define retrieval strategies, including hybrid search (semantic + lexical), and evaluation metrics (e.g., relevance, ranking quality)
Analyze large-scale legal datasets to extract insights and improve model performance
Establish best practices for model evaluation, validation, and benchmarking
Translate experimental results into clear product recommendations and business impact
Collaborate with product, legal experts, and engineers to align solutions with user needs
Mentor team members and provide technical leadership in data science and AI

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics)
Demonstrates strong experience in NLP, and LLM-based modeling
Strong experience with generative AI techniques (e.g., prompt engineering, RAG)
Experienced in designing and evaluating hybrid search (semantic + lexical) using embeddings and vector databases
Ability to design workflows and reasoning strategies, with hands-on experience applying agent frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen) in real-world use cases
Proficiency in Python and data analysis tools
Ability to define retrieval strategies, including hybrid search (semantic + lexical), and evaluation metrics (e.g., relevance, ranking quality)
Able to analyze large-scale legal datasets to extract insights and improve model performance

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

NLPLLM-based modelinggenerative AIprompt engineeringRAGhybrid searchembeddingsvector databasesPythondata analysis

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunication

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeMaster’s degree