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Data Scientist - Entry

KellyMitchell Group
Denver, CO Contractor
POSTED ON 4/29/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/28/2026

Job Summary

Our client is seeking a Entry-Level Data Scientist to join their team! This position is located Hybrid in Denver, Colorado.


The ideal candidate will have a foundational understanding in contributing to building, finetuning, and deploying an NLP/AI pipeline to process live data. This team is actively hiring multiple roles and motivated to move quickly!


Core Responsibilities

  • Perform technical analysis focused on NLP components and real-time transcription use cases
  • Finetune and adapt LLMs for live customer data while ensuring performance, privacy, and latency requirements
  • Collaborate with Data Analysts to translate ideas into actionable data products and features
  • Develop and evaluate prompts, guidance, and retrieval strategies for the AI model
  • Build and validate end-to-end workflows for processing streaming call data, extracting insights, and surfacing Next Best Offers to agents
  • Ensure model outputs are interpretable, controllable, and explainable to stakeholders
  • Document methodologies, results, and trade-offs; present findings clearly to non-technical partners


Required Skills/Experience (Must-Haves)

  • Strong understanding of NLP techniques and language modeling concepts
  • Experience with fine-tuning LLMs and prompt-based workflows
  • Experience with text processing and string operations in Python
  • Experience or interest in real-time/streaming data processing is beneficial
  • Proficient in Python; strong SQL skills
  • Experience with NLP libraries (e.g., spaCy, transformers) and familiarity with large-scale text data
  • Comfortable with machine learning experimentation, model evaluation, and ablation studies
  • Experience with or openness to K-Means Clustering, SVM as part of broader ML toolkit; emphasis on text-based modeling
  • Ability to explain end-to-end processes, trade-offs, and results to both technical and non-technical audiences

Work Environment

  • Location: Denver, Colorado
  • Hybrid (4 days onsite; 1 day remote)


Compensation & Benefits

  • Pay Range: The approximate pay range for this position is between $80,000 - $90,000. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.
  • Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • 401K offered


About KellyMitchell

At KellyMitchell, our culture is world class. We’re movers and shakers! We don’t mind a bit of friendly competition, and we reward hard work with unlimited potential for growth. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company known for innovative solutions and unsurpassed customer service. We're passionate about helping companies solve their biggest IT staffing & project solutions challenges. As an employee-owned, women-led organization serving Fortune 500 companies nationwide, we deliver expert service at a moment's notice.

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