Senior Manager, Research Scientist
$290k - $363k • San Francisco, CA; New York, NY
Posted 5d ago
Job Location
San Francisco, CA; New York, NY
Tech Stack
Remote Work Policy
On-site
Categories
AI Research Engineer
About the job
Scale AI accelerates the development of AI systems by providing the data, infrastructure, and tooling that power the most advanced models in the world. As AI rapidly evolves from static models to dynamic, agentic systems, Scale is building the foundational research, evaluation methodologies, and agent/RL infrastructure that will define this next era. You’ll join a high-impact research organization driving advances in large-language models, post-training, evaluation, and agentic/RL environments, helping shape how next-generation AI is built, measured, and deployed.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of research scientists and engineers on GenAI research initiatives.
- Define and drive a multi-year research roadmap, setting milestones and allocating resources.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, client-facing teams, and external partners.
- Publish research, present at conferences, and contribute to open-source projects.
- Foster an inclusive, high-performing team culture.
- Stay connected to the research community and identify major trends.
- Drive impactful results in a fast-paced startup environment.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on research experience (PhD or equivalent preferred) in machine learning, deep learning, generative models, agent/RL systems, or related domains.
- Strong track record of research excellence with publications in top-tier ML/AI venues.
- Experience in achieving major research impacts in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience leading or managing research teams, with a passion for mentoring and developing talent.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to articulate ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Benefits
- Base salary
- Equity
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- Retirement benefits
- Learning and development stipend
- Generous PTO
- Commuter stipend