Staff Artificial Intelligence Researcher
hace 4 días
San Jose
One of our clients who are a leading provider of Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) for the healthcare industry are looking to fill "AI Research Scientist" (various levels - Senior, Lead & Staff) roles, ideally in applied or product-focused environments. Hybrid role (3 days onsite either from San Jose, CA or Austin, TX) Responsibilities: • Design, execute, and analyze machine learning experiments, establishing strong baselines and selecting appropriate evaluation metrics., • Stay up to date with the latest AI research; identify, adapt, and validate novel techniques for company-specific use cases., • Define rigorous evaluation protocols, including offline metrics, user studies, and adversarial (red team) testing to ensure statistical soundness., • Specify data and annotation requirements; develop annotation guidelines and oversee quality control processes., • Collaborate closely with domain experts, product managers, and engineering teams to refine problem statements and operational constraints., • Develop reusable research assets such as datasets, modular code components, evaluation suites, and comprehensive documentation., • Work alongside ML Engineers to optimize training and inference pipelines, ensuring seamless integration into production systems., • Contribute to academic publications and represent the company in research communities, as needed. Educational Qualifications: • Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field is strongly preferred., • Candidates with a master’s degree and exceptional research or industry experience will also be considered. Industry Experience: • 3–5 years of experience in AI/ML research roles, ideally in applied or product-focused environments., • Demonstrated success in delivering research-driven solutions that have been deployed in production., • Experience collaborating in cross-functional teams across research, engineering, and product., • Publications in top-tier AI/ML conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ACL, CVPR) are a plus. Technical Skills: • Strong foundational knowledge in machine learning and deep learning algorithms., • Hands-on experience with PEFT/LoRA, adapters, fine-tuning techniques, and RLHF/RLAIF (e.g., PPO, DPO, GRPO)., • Ability to read, implement, and adapt state-of-the-art research papers to real-world use cases., • Proficiency in hypothesis-driven experimentation, ablation studies, and statistically sound evaluations., • Advanced programming skills in Python (preferred), C++, or Java., • Experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, Hugging Face, NumPy, etc., • Strong mathematical foundations in probability, linear algebra, and calculus., • Domain expertise in one or more areas: natural language processing (NLP), symbolic reasoning, speech processing, etc., • Ability to translate research insights into roadmaps, technical specifications, and product improvements.