JOB DESCRIPTION #ONSITE We are looking for a highly experienced NLP Analyst with deep expertise in linguistic data analysis, annotation design, and production-scale NLP model evaluation. This role requires a blend of linguistic acumen, analytical rigor, and real-world application experience. You will drive the design and execution of NLP initiatives across diverse domains and guide cross-functional teams on best practices in language data handling and annotation quality. Key Responsibilities Manage large-scale text annotation and labeling pipelines for supervised and semi-supervised learning. Conduct advanced linguistic analysis of unstructured content (e.g., clinical notes, legal contracts, customer communications, claim documents) to identify patterns, gaps, and modeling opportunities. Define and enforce annotation schemas and QA protocols for complex NLP tasks (e.g., NER, relation extraction, coreference resolution, sentiment/intent classification). Evaluate and improve the performance of NLP models through rigorous error analysis and metric-driven feedback loops. Collaborate with ML/NLP engineers, data scientists, and domain experts to build robust NLP pipelines that scale across use cases. Lead internal research efforts on emerging NLP methodologies, including LLM prompt engineering, hybrid rule-learning approaches, and few-shot learning. Provide mentorship to junior analysts and contribute to developing internal NLP knowledge repositories and annotation standards. Required Qualifications Master’s in computational Linguistics, NLP, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field. 5+ years of professional experience in NLP, with a strong track record of hands-on work in data annotation, language model evaluation, and NLP pipeline development. Expertise in Python and key NLP libraries (spaCy, NLTK, Scikit-learn, Hugging Face Transformers, etc.). Advanced proficiency in building and managing annotation workflows using tools like Prodigy, doccano, Brat, or in-house platforms. Deep understanding of linguistic structures (syntax, semantics, pragmatics) and their application to real-world NLP challenges. Experience evaluating ML/NLP models using metrics like F1, ROUGE, BLEU, precision/recall, and embedding-based similarity. Solid grasp of vectorization methods (TF-IDF, embeddings, transformer-based encodings) and modern language models (e.g., BERT, GPT, LLaMA). Preferred Qualifications Experience with domain-specific NLP (e.g., clinical/biomedical, legal, fintech). Knowledge of knowledge graph construction, relation extraction, and entity linking. Experience integrating structured/unstructured data for downstream AI/ML applications. Familiarity with prompt engineering for LLMs and tuning foundation models. Strong data querying and visualization skills (SQL, pandas, seaborn, Power BI/Tableau). Perficient is always looking for the best and brightest talent and we need you! We’re a quickly-growing, global digital consulting leader, and we’re transforming the world’s largest enterprises and biggest brands. You’ll work with the latest technologies, expand your skills, and become a part of our global community of talented, diverse, and knowledgeable colleagues. RESPONSIBILITIES Key Responsibilities Preprocess and clean raw text data for downstream NLP applications (e.g., tokenization, normalization, entity recognition). Annotate and label datasets for supervised learning tasks (e.g., intent classification, sentiment analysis, NER). Analyze and visualize linguistic patterns and insights from textual data. Work with data scientists to evaluate and improve model performance. Support the development of rule-based and machine learning-based NLP pipelines. Document and maintain guidelines for annotation and linguistic QA. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand domain-specific language challenges and requirements QUALIFICATIONS Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field. 3+ years of hands-on experience with text analysis or NLP tasks. Proficiency in Python and common NLP libraries (e.g., spaCy, NLTK, pandas). Experience working with annotation tools (e.g., Prodigy, Labelbox, doccano). Strong understanding of language structure and linguistic features. Ability to apply regular expressions and text parsing techniques effectively. Familiarity with data visualization tools and basic statistics. Preferred Qualifications Experience in domain-specific NLP (e.g., clinical/biomedical, legal, financial). Knowledge of vectorization methods (TF-IDF, word2vec, BERT embeddings). Exposure to ML model evaluation metrics (e.g., precision, recall, F1 score). Experience with SQL and working with large datasets. Familiarity with LLMs (e.g., OpenAI, Hugging Face Transformers). Perficient full-time employees receive complete and competitive benefits. We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, generous work/life opportunities and an outstanding benefits package that includes paid time off plus holidays. In addition, all colleagues are eligible for a number of rewards and recognition programs including billable bonus opportunities. Encouraging a healthy work/life balance and providing our colleagues great benefits are just part of what makes Perficient a great place to work. WHO WE ARE Perficient is a leading global digital consultancy. We imagine, create, engineer, and run digital transformation solutions that help our clients exceed customers’ expectations, outpace competition, and grow their business. With unparalleled strategy, creative, and technology capabilities, our colleagues bring big thinking and innovative ideas, along with a practical approach to help our clients – the world’s largest enterprises and biggest brands succeed. WHAT WE BELIEVE At Perficient, we promise to challenge, champion, and celebrate our people. You will experience a unique and collaborative culture that values every voice. Join our team, and you’ll become part of something truly special. We believe in developing a workforce that is as diverse and inclusive as the clients we work with. We’re committed to actively listening, learning, and acting to further advance our organization, our communities, and our future leaders… and we’re not done yet. Perficient, Inc. proudly provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Perficient, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Perficient, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or covered veterans. Improper interference with the ability of Perficient, Inc. employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated. Disability Accommodations: Perficient is committed to providing a barrier-free employment process with reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us. Disclaimer: The above statements are not intended to be a complete statement of job content, rather to act as a guide to the essential functions performed by the employee assigned to this classification. Management retains the discretion to add or change the duties of the position at any time. ABOUT US Perficient is always looking for the best and brightest talent and we need you! We’re a quickly growing, global digital consulting leader, and we’re transforming the world’s largest enterprises and biggest brands. You’ll work with the latest technologies, expand your skills, experience work-life balance, and become a part of our global community of talented, diverse, and knowledgeable colleagues. Select work authorization questions to ask when applicants apply 1. Are you legally authorized to work in the United States? 2. Will you now, or in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status)? Show more Show less
