Staff AI Scientist (text and audio processing)

Role:           Staff AI Scientist (Text & Audio Processing)

Company:   Pearson

Location:     Poland (Remote or Hybrid*)

About the AI Capabilities (AIC) team 

• The AIC team at the Pearson Poznań office is an R&D unit that creates AI Capabilities (i.e. systems that use AI methods to facilitate the process of human learning). The team consists of AI Scientists, AI Engineers, and Technical Project Managers. 
• Our role is to: 
  • Design, build, and continuously improve customer-facing Intelligent Learning Capabilities across Pearson. 
  • Provide technical leadership in the application of AI at Pearson. 
• We specialise in a variety of intelligent capabilities: 
  • Cutting edge applications of LLMs to create new kinds of learning experience 
  • Adaptive modelling & diagnostic capabilities that fast-track learners through a course of learning and identify struggling learners. 
  • Natural language processing-based assessment capabilities that evaluate a learner's soft & hard skills through text or speech. 
• In our work, we often innovate around implementing psychometric ideas using the latest machine learning methods and prototyping innovative natural language processing methods. 
• We proudly support the Polish AI community by sponsoring conferences (ML in PL, Why R?, GHOST Day, Cloud & Datacentre Day), hosting meetups with communities like Women in Machine Learning & Data Science and Poznański Horyzont Danych, and hosting our own series of open talks & workshops. 

About you & skills that will help you to be successful in this role 

• Experience of Machine Learning / Deep Learning especially in Text and Audio Processing 
• Deep understanding of cutting-edge NLP methods and models
• Skilled in developing AI systems for text and audio, ready for real-world use 
• Expertise in Python and familiarity with current frameworks such as PyTorch 
• Well-versed in MLOps practices, Git, Linux, and cloud services like AWS and Azure 
• Proven track record of collaborating with teams outside of tech 
• Ability to work with vaguely defined and evolving requirements 
• Strong ability to communicate complex ideas clearly 
• Working proficiency both in English and Polish 

Your daily work: 

• Doing hands-on R&D on AI systems. You'll focus on evaluating responses to open activities, enhancing a variety of e-learning products and mobile apps we've got at Pearson. 
• Sometimes, you'll explore new ideas or work on some proof-of-concept projects 
• Present findings and developments to both internal stakeholders and external audiences. 
• Being the go-to person for your mini-team. You'll help coordinate projects and be the spark that keeps everyone moving forward together 

We got for you a great range of benefits: 

• Opportunity to work in a global environment and grow your professional network  
• Personal growth - Unlimited access to rich sources of knowledge (Coursera, A Cloud Guru, Safari Books…) 
• Attractive benefits including MultiSport Card, cinema and theatre tickets, touristic excursions, etc.)  
• Private health care, accident insurance for you and your family  
• Opportunity to master your English skills at daily work and/or by taking companywide English classes  
• Work-life balance, Flexible working arrangement 
• Remote work or hybrid (Poznan) work as option  
• Paid leave for volunteer purposes  
• PPK at 4% 
• Annual bonus based on performance 
• Annual Christmas funding 
• Holiday funding (biennially) 
• Invest and Earn money and/ or become a shareholder with Pearson Worldwide programme ‘Save for Shares’