AL/ML Research Scientist

At Excelity, we're passionate about delivering innovative technology solutions that help businesses thrive. Excelity is seeking a AI/ML Research Scientist for a project responsible for building the next generation Collection Management Systems for an exciting Government customer with a very critical mission.

Requirements

• Conduct applied research in AI/ML methods relevant to intelligence collection management and search optimization
• Develop experimental prototypes for prioritization modeling, ranking algorithms, and decision-support systems
• Research and implement NLP techniques for structured and unstructured intelligence data (PDFs, reports, OCR-extracted text)
• Explore transformer-based architectures, embedding models, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) approaches
• Design model evaluation frameworks for operational intelligence use cases
• Conduct experimentation in model explainability, bias mitigation, and trustworthiness
• Develop advanced feature engineering and representation learning strategies
• Support development of knowledge graphs, graph-based reasoning, or semantic modeling approaches
• Collaborate with Data Engineering and Software teams to transition prototypes into production-ready systems
• Publish internal technical whitepapers and research briefs to inform leadership decisions
• Support AI governance, data readiness, and feature registry development initiatives

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Flexible work schedule
• 100% Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance plans with Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long and Short-term disability coverage
• Generous paid vacation and holiday time
• Safe Harbor 401(k) Retirement Plan with 6% Employer matching contributions
• Reimbursement for professional and training development
• Company-paid memberships to professional organizations