Senior/Principal AI Research Scientist

Responsibilities

• Interpret challenges in building AI agents for science as well-formulated statistical problems
• Conduct research in post-training of LLMs on challenging scientific reasoning tasks
• Conduct research in optimal sampling techniques, including efficient exploration and quality-diversity
• Own research projects end-to-end, from scoping with scientists to deployment with engineers
• Develop and extend the experimentation platform for internal tools and projects
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of AI researchers, engineers, biologists, and chemists

Requirements

• 5-10+ years of ML research track record in reinforcement learning, representation learning, or Bayesian methods
• Fluency in PyTorch, Jax, or equivalent frameworks
• Experience with large-scale training and experimentation technologies such as Ray, verl, or Megatron-LM
• Experience with data and ML systems including EDA, feature engineering, and model deployment
• Demonstrated experience with experimentation in academic or industry settings
• Strong programming expertise across the data, ML, and LLM software stack

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, or a quantitative field
• Familiarity with leveraging and managing distributed systems

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• 100% healthcare premium coverage for employees and dependents
• Support for growing families including new parent stipend and fertility coverage
• Mental health support through Rula
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Pet care support stipend
• Commuter benefits
• 401(k) company matching
• $300 quarterly health and wellness benefit
• Daily lunch and late-night dinner provided

About the Company

Edison Scientific builds and commercializes AI agents for science to accelerate scientific discovery through autonomous agents.