Data Scientist

Job Title: NLP & Machine Learning Engineer

Location: Near-Site (within 2 hours by land from Brussels) Hybrid
Initial Contract Duration: 160 days
Total Project Duration: 600 days
Working Method: Hybrid / Remote
Language Requirement: English
Nationality Requirement: EU Citizens only

Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced NLP & Machine Learning Engineer to join a long-term European Commission project, focused on the development of intelligent language processing and data analytics solutions. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical knowledge with strong communication and collaboration skills, capable of delivering high-quality results in a complex international environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Collect business requirements and develop or integrate advanced data mining, machine learning, and NLP solutions

• Specify and design user-friendly presentation interfaces with a focus on usability and experience

• Develop and maintain applications in the field of NLP, ML, and AI

• Perform ETL tasks: identify, collect, convert, and manage datasets across diverse platforms

• Produce data models aligned with specific analytical problem statements

• Write scripts and develop solutions using Python, Perl, R, and other data-focused languages

• Contribute to the analytics architecture including performance, scalability, and capacity considerations

• Create comprehensive documentation and coordinate with cross-functional teams on interrelated tasks

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum 3 years of higher education (Bachelors degree EQF Level 6)

• Proven expertise in:

  • NLP and Machine Learning development

  • Python (NLP/ML libraries such as SpaCy, NLTK, scikit-learn, pandas)

  • Algorithms such as k-NN, Naive Bayes, SVM, Decision Forests, Neural Networks

  • Data management and database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, Hadoop, Cassandra)

  • AI frameworks and Business Intelligence tools (e.g. Tableau, SAS, SAP)

  • Data visualisation tools (e.g. D3.js, GGplot)

  • ETL tools (e.g. Talend Open Studio)

• Knowledge of Bash, Linux, Unix environments

• Experience in quality assurance, including BLEU score evaluation and MT testing

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)

• Continuous code delivery and unit testing experience

• Strong understanding of agile development methodologies

• Additional domain knowledge in one or more of the following is desirable:

  • Sentiment analysis

  • Topic detection

  • Social media crawling

  • Recommendation systems

  • Anomaly/trend detection

  • Plagiarism detection

  • Predictive and prescriptive analytics

Soft Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities

• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset

• Results-driven with a high degree of autonomy

• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team

If you are a seasoned NLP and Machine Learning professional ready to apply your expertise in a high-impact EU environment, we would love to hear from you.