Data Analyst (Thai)

Lightcast

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About The Position

Lightcast is seeking detail-oriented, data-driven professionals with strong Thai language skills to support the expansion of our global product features. In this role, you will help ensure we deliver accurate, high-quality data to our customers by analyzing multilingual outputs, improving classification performance, and supporting taxonomy translation and parser development.
This is a full-time (40 hrs/week) independent contractor position for up to 6 months. This role is BYOD—Bring Your Own Device (laptop).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics, Data Analytics, NLP, or a related field (preferred).
• Fluency in reading and writing and English and Thai, with strong attention to linguistic detail.
• Understanding of syntax and structural language analysis.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including VLOOKUPs, functions, and data cleanup).
• Working knowledge of query languages such as SQL.
• Advanced experience writing and debugging rules using RegEx.
• Familiarity with text analysis, NLP, or machine learning fundamentals.
• Experience performing data analysis using tools such as Excel and/or Python.
• Comfort working with high-volume, repetitive tasks while maintaining accuracy and focus.
• Ability to follow complex instructions, navigate ambiguity, and work independently.
• Strong sense of urgency, organization, and time management.
• Reliable laptop and stable internet access.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, evaluate, and improve the quality of multilingual text classifier outputs.
• Partner with linguistics and engineering teams to develop and refine language-specific parsers.
• Translate and validate taxonomy content such as Skills, Titles, and Occupations from English to Thai (and/or Thai n to English as needed).
• Identify patterns in data errors and contribute to ongoing improvements in rules, logic, and workflows.
• Document findings clearly and follow established processes to ensure consistency and quality.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees