Manager, Research Scientist
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Overview
Scale AI is seeking a Research Scientist Manager to lead a team in advancing AI systems through research and collaboration. The role involves defining research roadmaps and driving execution in a fast-paced environment. Scale AI accelerates the development of AI systems by providing the data, infrastructure, and tooling that power the most advanced models in the world. Our teams operate at the intersection of cutting-edge research, large-scale engineering, and real-world deployment, partnering with leading frontier labs, enterprises, and government agencies to push Generative AI into new capabilities and applications.
What you'll do
- •Lead, mentor and grow a team of research scientists and engineers working on GenAI research initiatives (e.g., evaluation, post-training, agents, RL environments).
- •Define and drive a multi-year research roadmap: identify key scientific questions, set milestones, allocate resources, and ensure rigorous execution.
- •Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, client-facing teams and external academic or industry partners to translate research into components, insights, and actionable outcomes.
- •Communicate compellingly: publish research, present at conferences, engage in open-source contributions, and represent the team externally.
- •Drive an inclusive, high-performing culture: help your team through technical challenges, provide growth opportunities, and attract top talent.
- •Stay deeply connected to the research community, understanding major trends, and helping set them.
- •Thrive in a high-energy, fast-paced startup environment and are ready to dedicate the time and effort needed to drive impactful results.
Conditions
- •Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits.
- •The base salary range for this full-time position in the locations of San Francisco, New York, Seattle is: $290,400 — $363,000 USD.
- •Benefits include comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO.
- •This role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.