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Senior Research Scientist, AI for Cybersecurity

US, MA, WestfordFull-time$224k–$357k2026-10-22 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead research on advancing AI models and agents for cybersecurity, applying them to vulnerability discovery, threat detection, malware analysis, and automated defense.

Role type

Senior Research Scientist (AI for Cybersecurity)

Builds

AI-powered capabilities for security reasoning, code understanding, planning, tool use, and automated defense workflows.

Domain

Cybersecurity + Artificial Intelligence

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Agentic AI, model training, reasoning and tool use, machine learning for security, vulnerability research, program analysis, software security, intrusion detection, malware analysis, security operations

Preferred skills

Leading ambiguous multi-disciplinary research projects, technical mentorship, experimental and prototyping skills, systems software, security tooling, large-scale data systems

Technologies

Python, AI/ML frameworks

Responsibilities

Define high-impact research agenda, improve model and agent capabilities, develop AI-powered security capabilities, build and evaluate prototypes in realistic environments, collaborate across teams and publish original research

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC