Data Scientist

Amsterdam-Duivendrecht

Bachelor | University

40 hour

Marktconform- Closing date: 17-01-2025_
- At Catalyze, we’re forming a team of AI and technology innovators to create the most advanced AI-powered grant-writing assistant in the industry. Our mission is to empower organizations by simplifying the grant-writing process, allowing them to improve efficiency and focus on their impactful work. If you're passionate about AI, NLP, and developing meaningful solutions to create an impact, Catalyze invites you to contribute to transforming how organizations secure funding.

**Join us to shape the future of grant writing Explore our open positions in AI, data science, and software development, and join us in building a solution that will empower organizations to make a difference.**

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**Data Scientist**: At Catalyze, we’re committed to transforming the grant-writing process with cutting-edge AI technology. As a Data Scientist, you will play a pivotal role in building the most advanced AI-powered grant-writing assistant in the industry. This role is perfect for someone who is curious, a natural problem solver, and passionate about data science and machine learning. You’ll leverage your expertise to work with large datasets, develop predictive models, and generate insights that will directly affect the quality of grant writing. This is a unique opportunity to lead a foundational project for Catalyze in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Data Preparation & Engineering**: Collect, preprocess, and analyze large datasets, including historical grant data, to ensure data quality and readiness for model training.
- **Model Development**: Develop and implement machine learning models, including LLMs (e.g., GPT-3, GPT-4), that are optimized for text generation, summarization, and recommendation tasks in grant writing.
- **Data Annotation & Feature Engineering**: Oversee the data annotation process and extract key features to enhance model performance and alignment with grant-writing requirements.
- **Model Optimization & Validation**: Continuously optimize models for accuracy and efficiency; conduct POC testing, validate model outputs, and refine algorithms based on feedback and performance metrics.
- **Compliance & Security**: Ensure all data operations adhere to data privacy, GDPR, and security regulations, maintaining high standards of data protection and ethical AI usage.

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- 2 to 3 years of relevant experience with at least Bachelors in relevant study.
- **Programming Skills**: Strong proficiency in Python and hands-on experience with data science libraries (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn) and machine learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch).
- **Data Processing Skills**: Expertise in data preprocessing, feature engineering, and large dataset management to ensure high-quality data for training and testing.
- **Cloud Experience**: Experience in deploying models on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) for scalability and accessibility.
- **Problem-Solving Mindset**: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a passion for developing data-driven solutions that address real-world challenges.
- **Collaboration Skills**: Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams, including AI engineers, software developers, and product managers, to bring complex solutions to life.
- **Compliance Awareness**: Knowledge of data privacy and security best practices to ensure compliant, ethical use of AI and data science in product development.

**Offer**:

- A competitive salary and secondary benefits package and performance based bonus structure.
- Permanent position after successful temporary (1-year) appointment.
- 8% holiday allowance.
- 27 vacation days per year
- Pension plan
- Monthly working from home allowance
- Laptop
- Lease bike plan
- Healthy lunch at the office
- Great colleagues and a pleasant and fun work environment and lots of social activities.
- A professional and dynamic working environment that values independence, entrepreneurship, and self-development.

**This position is not for Freelancers**

**Apply**
Are you interested in this position? Then we would like to receive your motivation with CV
- Acquisition of this vacancy is not appreciated._

Questions about this vacancy?
- Contact our recruiter Keerthi Sri.
- Catalyze
- Joop Geesinkweg 167 1114 AB Amsterdam-Duivendrecht
- **Our recruitment process**:

- Step 1
Apply
- Step 2
Introductory call
- Did you make it through the first selection? Our recruiter will schedule a Teams meeting for an introductory call.
- Step 3
Assessment
- For specific functions we test your writing and presentation skills.
- Step 4
Face to face interview
- You will be invited for a an interview at our office with your po