CareerPlan

AI Research Scientist - Algorithm

Chennai,INDFull-time2026-06-12 → 2026-10-23

Core

Develop and align large language models and generative AI for scientific discovery, materials science, and hardware design.

Role type

Senior IC AI Research Scientist (Algorithm)

Builds

Domain-specific algorithmic solutions for materials science and scientific discovery

Domain

Materials science + Generative AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

LLM pretraining, supervised fine-tuning (SFT), post-training alignment (RLHF), model evaluation, Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow, scientific data processing

Preferred skills

Publishing in top venues, mentoring junior researchers

Technologies

LLMs, Generative AI, PyTorch, TensorFlow

Responsibilities

Develop, pretrain, fine-tune, and align LLMs for scientific data; Innovate post-training methods and evaluation; Design generative approaches for materials discovery; Collaborate with scientists to identify AI applications; Build and curate scientific datasets and benchmarks; Publish original research; Mentor junior team members

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC