Job description
A Data Taxonomist at Lightcast is responsible for evaluating and improving the coverage and quality of Lightcast’s taxonomies and models. The taxonomist’s day to day work primarily consists of 1) internalizing or creating decision criteria, 2) analyzing and labeling data
accordingly, and 3) making good, consistent decisions to deal with ambiguities. The Taxonomy team ensures that these taxonomies are fit-for-purpose, up-to-date and accurately reflect the complexity of the job market. The ideal candidate will possess strong quantitative research skills and will have a passion for seeing patterns in data, then extracting those patterns to inform the development of our taxonomies and our data products.
Daily Responsibilities:
- Reading and labeling of natural language elements (e.g. job titles, job postings, company names, etc.)
- Rapid and consistent decision making
- Working with team members to create decision criteria
- Researching ways to build new taxonomies and improve existing ones
- Maintaining high level of quality
Key Skills:
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Excellent research skills
- High English reading comprehension
- Communication, teamwork, and decision-making skills
- Comfortable working in a structured and disciplined manner as part of a technical organization
Preferred Skills:
- Knowledge of query languages such as SQL
- Knowledge of text analysis or machine learning principles
- Experience with data analysis using tools such as Excel or Python
About Lightcast:
Lightcast is a global leader in labor market insights with headquarters in Moscow (ID) and Boston (MA) and offices in the United Kingdom, Europe, and India. We work with partners across six continents to help drive economic prosperity and mobility by providing the insights needed to build and develop our people, our institutions and companies, and our communities.
Lightcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Lightcast has always been, and always will be, committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We seek dynamic professionals from all backgrounds to join our teams, and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic, original, and best selves to work.
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