Technical Leader of Natural Language Processing

at  Kitware

TEAM DESCRIPTION:

Our computer vision team is a leader in the creation of cutting-edge algorithms and software for automated image and video analysis. Our solutions embrace deep learning and add measurable value to government agencies, commercial organizations, and academic institutions worldwide. We understand the difficulties in extracting, interpreting, and utilizing information across images, video, metadata, and text, and we recognize the need for robust, affordable solutions. We seek to advance the fields of computer vision and deep learning through research and development and through collaborative projects that build on our open source software platforms, such as VIAME and Telesculptor.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• PhD in Computer Science or related field with a minimum of 6 years relevant experience and/or a Master’s degree with 8 years experience.
• Strong publication history in NLP (ACL, EMNLP, NAACL) conferences, or other AI venues incorporating NLP (AAAI, ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS). Candidates should include a detailed list of publications as part of their resume/CV.
• Experience collaborating successfully with others and thriving in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment.
• Experience leading federal and/or commercial business development activities and winning R&D funding.
• Experience developing and nurturing project teams, building an environment of collaboration.
• Excellent project management skills with demonstrable efforts leading and delivering complex research projects on time, within budget, and with a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Experience in supervising and reviewing research and software developed by others.
• Experience designing and implementing complex software systems.
• Due to contractual restrictions, only US Citizens will be considered for this position.
• If not already cleared TS/SCI, willingness and ability to apply for, use, and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with natural language text generation using one or more of GPT-2, BERT, or Grover.
• Past work applying NLP to textual instructions and/or rules.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Kitware is a research and development software solutions provider with a mission to advance science, make a positive impact, and share our results all within a collaborative, employee-focused work environment that is friendly, fair, and flexible. Our work is improving healthcare outcomes, increasing national security, and advancing our national computing infrastructure. Our customers and collaborators include top universities from around the world, government organizations, national research labs, medical device manufacturers, car manufacturers, financial institutions, and many others.
Kitware is proud to be 100% employee-owned, and Great Place to Work-Certified™.

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