Research Program Manager
Core
Embed with research teams to translate evolving research priorities into actionable programs for OpenAI's model development, spanning training, reasoning, evaluations, compute, and safety.
Role type
Senior Research Program Manager (hands-on technical)
Builds
Coordinated execution across model training, alignment, safety, and research infrastructure
Domain
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Research program management, technical program management, experimental design, model safety, evaluation methods, data workflows, compute infrastructure, distributed systems, technical systems navigation, stakeholder management across teams
Preferred skills
Ability to distinguish known from uncertain information, introducing structure without unnecessary processes, high bar for quality, adaptability to changing priorities
Technologies
None explicitly listed
Responsibilities
Translate research priorities into actionable programs, navigate technical and operational tradeoffs, engage directly with research workflows and experimental results, move complex technical initiatives forward across multiple teams, help teams make sound decisions with incomplete information
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC