NEW JOB OPENING
TAXONOMIST
IN MENLO PARK, CA, USA!

 

Date Posted: 12/20/2024
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 475891
Job Title: Taxonomist
Job Location: Menlo Park, CA, USA, 94025
Work Model: Onsite
Employment Type: Temporary
Estimated Duration (In months): 13
Min Hourly Rate($): 50.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 69.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: Data Analysis, MS Excel, Taxonomy

 

Job Description
Must-Have Skills
1. Experience developing taxonomies, thesauri, or ontologies.
2. Experiencing researching and defining taxonomy and ontology node metadata based on existing standards.
3. Strong ownership and ability to self-start, build relationships with partners, and develop a point of view.

Nice-to-have Skills
1. Experience communicating and presenting taxonomy principles and standards.
2. Experience work semaphore taxonomy tool.
3. Experience with LLMs to test classification.

Years of Experience: 5+ years of experience
Degrees/Certifications Required: Bachelor’s degree is required

Summary:
We are looking for a Taxonomist to support research, data analysis, design, and implementation of taxonomies to support Reality Labs and Content Understanding for the Taxonomy team at Client. The crux of this contract will be working with other Taxonomists to support data analysis, taxonomy enrichment, taxonomy design, and implementation.

Job Responsibilities:
Detailed data analysis (Excel, Google Sheets or scripting languages) to identify Client data trends, potential taxonomy quality issues
Research (both internal and external) to enrich node Client data
Proactive status reporting on progress, questions, issues, or potential opportunity areas with partners and stakeholders
Implementation based on taxonomy governance guidelines

Minimum Requirements:
2+ years of experience in developing taxonomies/or ontologies to support a variety of systems both for front-end and back-end use.
Experience developing taxonomies, thesauri, or ontologies.
Experiencing researching and defining taxonomy and ontology node Client data based on existing standards
Experience with a variety of topic/domain types
Experience communicating and presenting taxonomy principles and standards.
Strong ownership and ability to self-start, build relationships with partners, and develop a point of view
Strong ability to proactively communicate about projects and workstreams
Strong affinity for detail-oriented taxonomy development work
Strong collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications
2+ years of experience in developing taxonomies/or ontologies
Master’s degree in library science, Information Management or Linguistics
Experience with taxonomy or ontology management software (semaphore preferred but not required)
Extensive experience with Excel or Google Sheets


  • **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**

  • **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**

 

Benefits:
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About Rose

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  • 150+ Clients: Corporations and Government Agencies
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