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Research Scientist

TEKsystems
$65.00 - $75.00 / hr
life insurance, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, California, Burlingame
Jul 23, 2025
Description Research Scientist IV for ML Foundations Bill rate:120 Job description Assist Input ML Sys team member to improve product and hand pose and gesture quality. Works include but are not limited to data collection manual data annotation machine learning training and evaluation experimentation and analysis Job titleResearch Assistant SummaryContributing to ML hand pose and gesture quality improvements Data collection and manual annotation Defining data collection requirements and producing moderator / participants instructions Data quality review quality assurance manual annotations feedback to participants and moderators Run machine learning training and evaluation jobs Experimenting model improvements and failure analysis visualization Hands on experiential testing model gesture quality and providing feedback/assessment/reports At-home or in-office data collection and annotation. Qualifications5 years experience in machine learning operations data analysis and visualization in python data processing libraries in python e.g. pandas python programming skill and comfortable working with complex systems. Top 3 must-have HARD skills: Ability to fix data quality issues manually or semi-automatically. Statistics / Data Analysis aggregate summarize the result and highlight the gaps Python coding: pandas visualization libraries Good to have skills: Machine Learning / Deep Learning knowledge. Ability to translate data requirements into descriptions that others can follow. Word Picture Videos Ability to operate existing machine learning flows data preparation training evaluation failure analyses. Strong technical written and verbal communication skills. Familiarity with Linux operating systems and commands. Self-learning capabilities Years of experience needed: at least 5 Story Behind the Need - Business Group Key Projects: Team of Computer Vision Engineers working to improve the quality of hand tracking and hand gesture recognition in Mixed Reality devices. We strongly believe that data quality plays a critical role in our ability to train and evaluate machine learning systems enabling us to delight our users. We are looking for people with great attention to detail who share our passion for data quality willing to help us collect data manually annotate gestures or fix incorrect annotations. In addition we are looking for people who have the ability to run rigorous analyses on data quality and model failures distilling actionable insights that the team can leverage to continue improving the quality of our models. Is there anything we can share with Candidates to compel them to choose Meta over competitors?: In Meta Reality Labs they are working in an innovative environment defining the future of human-computer interactions. You will partner with passionate engineers and research scientists working on data ML models algorithms and infrastructure to produce magical experiences for our users. Typical Day in the Role: Working independently in close collaboration with other team membersConducting data acquisition and data quality inspections annotating data manually or semi-automatically. Evaluating the performance of our machine learning models and producing comprehensive and rigorous failure analyses. Running existing machine learning and evaluation pipelines. Coding new functionality to enable machine learning experimentation data and result analyses. Resume Disqualifiers? Degree with non-computer / Electronic / Data Scientist related MajorsNo experience with ML operations or processes How will performance be measured: # of tasks executed Impact to the project directions Remote or Onsite? Onsite in Burlingame. Interview Process/Format: Behavior questionsResume / domain understanding Coding interview Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with records. History may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness meet client expectations standards and accompanying requirements and safeguard business operations and company reputation. Experience Level Entry Level Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $65.00 - $75.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: * Medical, dental & vision * Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital * 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available * Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) * Short and long-term disability * Health Spending Account (HSA) * Transportation benefits * Employee Assistance Program * Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully onsite position in Burlingame,CA. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Jul 23, 2025. h4>About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.