Lead Specialist, AI Scientist
Pearson • Spain, Spain
Role Description
AI Scientist / Engineer – Speech Language Model
Role Summary
The AI Scientist / Engineer – Speech Language Models leads the design, development, and
evaluation of AI systems for language assessment, real‑time feedback, and skills evaluation. The role
focuses on speech recognition, spoken language modeling, and automated scoring, ensuring models
are accurate, reliable, fair, and scalable across learner‑facing and hiring‑facing applications.
Key Responsibilities
•Design, build, and improve speech language models for spoken response understanding,
pronunciation analysis, fluency, prosody, and communicative effectiveness.
•Develop and evaluate automated scoring and feedback pipelines for speaking tasks used in:
* AI‑driven speaking practice with instant feedback (learner‑facing).
* Job‑relevant oral communication and so...
Role Summary
The AI Scientist / Engineer – Speech Language Models leads the design, development, and
evaluation of AI systems for language assessment, real‑time feedback, and skills evaluation. The role
focuses on speech recognition, spoken language modeling, and automated scoring, ensuring models
are accurate, reliable, fair, and scalable across learner‑facing and hiring‑facing applications.
Key Responsibilities
•Design, build, and improve speech language models for spoken response understanding,
pronunciation analysis, fluency, prosody, and communicative effectiveness.
•Develop and evaluate automated scoring and feedback pipelines for speaking tasks used in:
* AI‑driven speaking practice with instant feedback (learner‑facing).
* Job‑relevant oral communication and so...