Freelance - Spanish Data Annotation Specialist (100% Remote within Europe)
About this role
How You'll Contribute
As a Freelance Spanish Data Annotation Specialist at Docplanner, your main focus will be preparing and curating linguistically and medically oriented datasets in Spanish 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 Spanish 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 Spanish who are passionate about working in the healthcare and technology space. The ideal candidate has experience in data annotation, transcription, and text analysis, combined with a basic understanding of medical terminology and concepts.
Key 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 Spanish (aligning audio with text and correcting text based on audio).
Implement text patterns to detect and extract named entities in Spanish, such as names, addresses, organization names, ID numbers, and medical terms.
Contribute to dictionaries and taxonomies in Spanish for use in NLP systems.
Evaluate the correctness and accuracy of Spanish 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.
What We're Looking For:
Languages: Native Spanish speaker and Full Professional Level of English
Linguistic Expertise: A degree or strong background in Italian linguistics, computational linguistics, or a related field.
Medical Knowledge: Familiarity with Spanish medical terminology or prior experience in the healthcare domain.
Data Annotation: Hands-on experience with data annotation, transcription, and labeling tools.
Text Analysis: Proficiency in working with text patterns and dictionaries for NLP purposes.
Attention to Detail: Exceptional ability to assess and improve data quality.
Self-Management: Strong ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and consistently meet deadlines.
Which skills are 'bonus points'?
Previous experience in AI, machine learning, or data preparation projects.
Knowledge of multiple languages or dialects beyond Spanish and English.
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.
Company at a glance
With a global mission to “help people live longer, healthier lives,” Docplanner is building the operating system for healthcare, seamlessly connecting patients with providers. Operating across 13 countries, Docplanner’s network includes more than 2.8 million healthcare professionals and facilitates over 20 million bookings monthly.
For patients, Docplanner simplifies access to care across the entire healthcare journey – from discovering the right specialist to booking appointments and managing communication and documentation. For healthcare providers, Docplanner offers a fully integrated suite of software solutions that supports the full practice workflow, including patient acquisition, scheduling, documentation, and financial operations. This end-to-end infrastructure enables practices of all sizes to operate more efficiently, improve care delivery, and grow sustainably.
In 2024, Docplanner launched Noa.ai, its AI assistant for healthcare professionals, designed to reduce administrative and documentation burden and allow clinicians to dedicate more time and focus to patient care. At the same time, Noa.ai enhances the patient experience by enabling a more seamless and continuous approach to managing personal health, extending far beyond the booking of a single visit.
Founded in 2012 in Poland, Docplanner employs more than 3,000 people across Europe and Latin America and is backed by leading global investors including One Peak Partners, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and Point Nine Capital, having raised approximately €500 million to date.
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