Manager, Applied AI Research
Core
Lead a team producing rigorous evidence on the reliability, validity, and fairness of AI-enabled educational features.
Role type
Manager, Applied AI Research
Builds
Defensible evidence on automated scoring and algorithmic decision support
Domain
Education technology + AI evaluation
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
psychometric analysis, measurement science, AI research, data science, research project management, team leadership, university partnership management, external standards advocacy, technical-to-commercial translation
Preferred skills
AERA/NCME/APA standards expertise, AI policy landscape knowledge, peer-reviewed publication experience
Technologies
automated scoring systems, algorithmic decision support tools
Responsibilities
Design and oversee research/validation approaches for AI features; Represent the company in academic and policy forums; Partner with Product and Technology to shape research questions; Set the AI research agenda and plan team work; Hire and develop researchers; Manage third-party research partnerships
Seniority
Manager, hands-on IC with team leadership
