What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Data Scientist - Providence position at Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC?
Opportunity Overview
A provider of digital research and analytics products is hiring a Senior Data Scientist for a hybrid role in Providence, Rhode Island. This position will influence how advanced AI is applied to legal and regulatory intelligence products used by professional customers.
Rather than focusing only on model training, this role will examine the entire analytical system: the source data, retrieval behavior, model reasoning, evaluation criteria, and user outcome. Major initiatives include LLM-powered research experiences, agentic automation, semantic retrieval, and intelligent processing of complex documents.
What You Bring
8 years of experience delivering data science, NLP, or applied AI solutions
Strong command of language modeling, text analytics, and generative AI concepts
Experience creating production-oriented RAG architectures and semantic search solutions
Practical knowledge of agent frameworks and goal-driven AI workflows
Understanding of distributed computation and large-scale AI system design
Ability to evaluate model performance using quantitative analysis and structured experimentation
Valued Experience
Exposure to case law, statutes, regulatory materials, compliance data, or comparable specialized content
A bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline is required, with a master's degree preferred
Experience balancing research innovation with reliability and product constraints
The Work
Primary Areas of Focus
Drive data science strategy for new research, document intelligence, and workflow-automation features
Create methods for chunking, indexing, retrieving, and ranking long-form professional content
Develop and assess LLM-based approaches for summarization, question answering, and interpretation
Prototype agentic systems capable of carrying out multi-stage research and analysis tasks
Present findings and recommendations to technical partners and help move successful concepts into enterprise products
Contract Information
6-month contract-to-hire engagement
Role highlights
Hybrid position located in Providence, Rhode Island
Direct impact on the design of next-generation AI-enabled research tools
Work involving complex text corpora and high-value professional use cases
Collaborative environment spanning data, software, architecture, and product disciplines
Pay and benefit details will be shared as part of the hiring process
Full-time United States work authorization is required both presently and on an ongoing basis.
A provider of digital research and analytics products is hiring a Senior Data Scientist for a hybrid role in Providence, Rhode Island. This position will influence how advanced AI is applied to legal and regulatory intelligence products used by professional customers.
Rather than focusing only on model training, this role will examine the entire analytical system: the source data, retrieval behavior, model reasoning, evaluation criteria, and user outcome. Major initiatives include LLM-powered research experiences, agentic automation, semantic retrieval, and intelligent processing of complex documents.
What You Bring
8 years of experience delivering data science, NLP, or applied AI solutions
Strong command of language modeling, text analytics, and generative AI concepts
Experience creating production-oriented RAG architectures and semantic search solutions
Practical knowledge of agent frameworks and goal-driven AI workflows
Understanding of distributed computation and large-scale AI system design
Ability to evaluate model performance using quantitative analysis and structured experimentation
Valued Experience
Exposure to case law, statutes, regulatory materials, compliance data, or comparable specialized content
A bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline is required, with a master's degree preferred
Experience balancing research innovation with reliability and product constraints
The Work
Primary Areas of Focus
Drive data science strategy for new research, document intelligence, and workflow-automation features
Create methods for chunking, indexing, retrieving, and ranking long-form professional content
Develop and assess LLM-based approaches for summarization, question answering, and interpretation
Prototype agentic systems capable of carrying out multi-stage research and analysis tasks
Present findings and recommendations to technical partners and help move successful concepts into enterprise products
Contract Information
6-month contract-to-hire engagement
Role highlights
Hybrid position located in Providence, Rhode Island
Direct impact on the design of next-generation AI-enabled research tools
Work involving complex text corpora and high-value professional use cases
Collaborative environment spanning data, software, architecture, and product disciplines
Pay and benefit details will be shared as part of the hiring process
Full-time United States work authorization is required both presently and on an ongoing basis.
Salary : $80 - $90