Research AI Director

Research AI Director leads a senior, multidisciplinary AI research organization to shape and execute Multiverse Computing's AI research strategy, driving LLM and AI development from research to production. Responsibilities include defining a multi-year AI research roadmap (foundation models, model compression, alignment, applied AI), translating scientific vision into deliverable programs, overseeing end-to-end LLM development lifecycle (pretraining, fine-tuning, RLHF/DPO, evaluation, deployment), managing and scaling a diverse team of researchers, ML engineers, software engineers, and applied scientists, establishing KPIs and publication targets, coordinating cross-functional collaboration (Product, Engineering, Business Development), and representing the company at top-tier conferences and advisory forums. Qualifications emphasize a PhD with a strong publication record, 8+ years post-doc/industry experience, deep LLM expertise, experience bridging academia and industry, distributed-training proficiency, and excellent communication and leadership skills. Perks include an indefinite contract, visa sponsorship where applicable, relocation package, and hybrid/flexible working arrangements.