Contractor Machine Learning Research Assistant

Our mission at Talkspace is to help people heal. We need passionate, bright, motivated individuals to contribute to helping over one million people receive quality mental healthcare. Join our mission of making therapy accessible to everyone!

We are seeking a Machine Learning Research Assistant to join our Research team.

This role is ideal for someone passionate about mental health research and eager to contribute to innovative projects in a purpose-driven environment.

To thrive at Talkspace, share our passion for mental healthcare and collaborate in delivering quality services.

This role reports to the Research Project Manager.

This is a remote, contract role with an estimated workload of 10 - 35 hours per week.

What you'll do:

• Handle sensitive data (therapy transcripts) with empathy and discretion.
• Label therapy transcripts based on research team rubrics for NLP and ML models.
• Validate and evaluate trained machine learning models using established metrics and testing procedures.
• Build a knowledge base on key topics (e.g., NLP, ML, product integration) for future research and product efforts.
• Assist with authorship of publications (when applicable).
• Track citations of Talkspace-partnered peer-reviewed research articles.
• Provide support to other research efforts (e.g., consenting participants, conducting assessments, data collection) as needed.

About you:

• At least one year of experience in human subjects research, qualitative data analysis, or an educational background (undergraduate or higher) in psychology, neuroscience, or a related discipline.
• Strong interest in mental health research and a desire to contribute to innovative projects.
• Experience or coursework in natural language processing, machine learning, or related fields is preferred.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.

Bonus points:

• Previous research experience, including literature reviews and data collection.
• Familiarity with academic publishing processes.
• Knowledge of research methodologies and statistical analysis techniques.

Compensation:

The hourly rate for this role is $22 - $27.

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