Freelance Italian Data Annotation Specialist (100% Remote within Europe)

Docplanner

10h•$15•Remote

About The Position

As a Freelance Data Annotation Specialist at Docplanner, your main focus will be preparing and curating linguistically and medically oriented datasets in Portuguese to power our machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) initiatives. You will work independently while maintaining clear communication with our NLP experts, ensuring the accuracy and relevance of our data for the market, and contributing directly to the quality and reliability of our AI-driven products in the medical domain. This role is ideal for candidates with a strong linguistic background in Italian who are passionate about working in the healthcare and technology space. The ideal freelancer has experience in data annotation, transcription, and text analysis, combined with a basic understanding of medical terminology and concepts. This is not a full time job, it's for FREELANCERS ONLY. You must be able to invoice in EUR.

Requirements

Native Italian speaker and Full Professional Level of English
A degree or strong background in linguistics, computational linguistics, or a related field.
Familiarity with medical terminology or prior experience in the healthcare domain.
Hands-on experience with data annotation, transcription, and labelling tools.
Proficiency in working with text patterns and dictionaries for NLP purposes.
Exceptional ability to assess and improve data quality.
Strong ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and consistently meet deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in AI, machine learning, or data preparation projects.
Knowledge of multiple languages or dialects.
Exposure to medical coding systems (e.g., ICD, CPT) or electronic health records (EHR).
Experience working as a freelancer on similar annotation or linguistic projects.

Responsibilities

Prepare and maintain medically oriented datasets for machine learning purposes, ensuring high-quality data annotation and consistency.
Follow and provide feedback on annotation and labeling conventions, as well as perform audio transcriptions in Italian (aligning audio with text and correcting text based on audio).
Implement text patterns to detect and extract named entities in Italian, such as names, addresses, organization names, ID numbers, and medical terms.
Contribute to dictionaries and taxonomies in Italian for use in NLP systems.
Evaluate the correctness and accuracy of words, sentences, and text structures, ensuring linguistic quality and consistency.
Deliver high-quality work within established deadlines and communicate proactively about project progress and challenges.