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Manager, Research Scientist

San Francisco, CA💼 Full-time💰 $290,400–$290,400🗓 2026-07-24 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead a world-class team of research scientists and engineers to define and execute a multi-year research roadmap in Generative AI, focusing on evaluation, post-training, agents, and RL environments.

Role type

Manager, Research Scientist (GenAI)

Builds

Foundational research, evaluation methodologies, and agent/RL infrastructure for next-generation AI models.

Domain

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Generative AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Machine learning, deep learning, generative models, agent/RL systems, team leadership, research roadmap definition, cross-functional collaboration, technical communication, talent development

Preferred skills

PhD in relevant field, publications in top-tier ML/AI venues (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL), experience landing major research impacts in fast-paced environments

Technologies

Large-language models, post-training frameworks, RL environments

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor and grow a team of research scientists and engineers; Define and drive a multi-year research roadmap; Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, and external partners; Communicate research ideas and outcomes to technical and non-technical stakeholders; Drive an inclusive, high-performing culture; Stay connected to the research community and set trends

Seniority

Manager, hands-on technical leadership

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