Lead Research Scientist in AI
$131,186–$180,381 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Formulate, design, and manage independent test and evaluation research programs in natural language processing and large language models to protect the public from AI system harms. Lead research by conducting literature surveys, experimental design, data acquisition, and analysis while establishing concepts to resolve major problems in current approaches. Serve as principal investigator, defining scope and methodology for competitive proposals to secure funding, and host workshops at leading conferences to discuss winning methods. Analyze experimental results to determine causes of problems and develop solutions, validating testing procedures and improving evaluation tools. Stay ahead of changing technologies by reading papers and attending academic conferences to drive the field forward in public safety.
Required Qualifications
- Expert knowledge of AI/software engineering disciplines
- Demonstrated experience to secure research funding through competitive proposal development
- Demonstrated experience to lead research programs and serve as principal investigator, driving accountability for scientific outcomes and program execution
- Demonstrated ability to attract invitations to give keynote presentations
- Excellent communication skills
- Advanced AI/software engineering and data analysis skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively with research scientists, engineers, and external partners to deliver research outcomes
- Ability to publish research results at leading academic conferences
- PhD in computer Science (with a focus on NLP or LLMs) plus 6 or more years of directly related research experience
- Master's degree in computer science (with a focus on NLP or LLMs) plus 8 or more years of directly related research experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science (with a focus on NLP or LLMs) plus 12 or more years of directly related research experience
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