Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is hiring a Transportation Research Scientist within the Energy Analysis division. You will support various passenger and freight transportation system modeling and analysis projects to identify and quantify energy, environment, and mobility implications from changes to the transportation system using interdisciplinary methods that combine engineering, economics, human behavior, technology, and computer science.
In this role, you will:
Creatively develop new methods to understand the behavior of complex socio-technical systems given substantial uncertainty and limited data.
Apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts to contribute to research concepts and projects from funders such as the U.S. DOE Vehicle Technologies Office and the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, in coordination with other national lab researchers.
Lead more junior technical modelers in the development and implementation of agent-based transportation system models.
Design, develop and improve transportation system models for DOE-VTO and other agencies, including agent-based models and microscopic or macroscopic transportation system and network models.
Collaborate closely with other researchers in ETA who work in areas that connect to transportation, including the electricity grid, energy storage, and building and urban science.
Develop methods to assess the energy, economic, and environmental benefits and costs of large‑scale transportation electrification or system design changes in the U.S.
Develop transportation system models into public‑facing software packages for broad research use.
Conduct data collection, cleaning, quality assurance, analysis, and model validation activities.
Develop and manage collaborations with researchers working on Transportation Systems at UC Berkeley, other national laboratories, and in the international research community.
Assist the PI in, and eventually act as PI in, developing grant proposals in the areas of integrated transportation modeling and simulation, travel behavior analysis, freight and supply chain efficiency and management, emissions modeling, and electrified transportation.
Write reports and journal articles and present research work to scientific audiences and the general public.
Participate in reporting to funders and present results to key stakeholders.
Work collaboratively with industry and academic partners involved in projects.
Proactively engage in discussions with other research groups to gather data and insights necessary to complete interdisciplinary research.
Keep and maintain accurate and detailed records of all research performed.
We are looking for:
Advanced degree in engineering, science, or economics discipline with a strong quantitative focus or equivalent education and experience.
At least two years of relevant professional work beyond the highest degree.
Demonstrated publication record or papers currently under review.
Ability to work independently and interact effectively with a broad range of colleagues in a dynamic environment.
Flexible, approachable and able to prioritize and manage multiple cross‑functional projects.
Ability to analyze and develop new computational algorithms for scientific applications.
Experience handling large datasets and ensuring data quality.
Proficiency with MS Office and strong skills in at least one programming language (C/C++, Python, R).
Familiarity with geospatial information systems (GIS).
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Must adhere to all Berkeley Lab and EH&S safety policies.
Desired skills/knowledge:
Ph.D. in engineering, science, or economics discipline with a strong quantitative focus.
Strong experience in conducting research in energy systems, transportation systems, emissions and/or air quality modeling.
At least 2 years of postdoctoral experience in energy systems, transportation systems, emissions and/or air quality field.
Develop skills in key software packages and work to build models that link tools together for improved automation.
Requested Application Materials:
Names and contact information for at least three individuals who can write letters of reference.
Additional information:
Application date: Priority consideration will be given to candidates who apply by Feb. 16, 2026. Applications will be accepted until the job posting is removed.
Appointment type: This is a full‑time, 1 year, career‑track term appointment that may be renewed to a maximum of five years and that may be converted to career based upon satisfactory job performance, continuing availability of funds, and ongoing operational needs.
Salary range: The full salary range for this position is $93,504 Min - $224,400 Max. The budgeted salary range that the Lab reasonably expects to pay for this position is $142,116-$157,068. Salary offers will be commensurate with the final candidate's qualification and experience, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, and certifications, and also aligned with the internal peer group.
Background check: This position is subject to a background check. Any convictions will be evaluated to determine if they directly relate to the responsibilities and requirements of the position. Having a conviction history will not automatically disqualify an applicant from being considered for employment.
Work modality: This position is eligible for a flexible work mode, with onsite or hybrid work being the preferred modes, though full‑time telework or remote work modes may be considered. Hybrid work is a combination of teleworking and performing work on‑site at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA. Individuals working a hybrid schedule must reside within 150 miles of Berkeley Lab. Work schedules are dependent on business needs.
Relocation: This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.
Want to learn more about working at Berkeley Lab? Please visit: careers.lbl.gov
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: The foundation of Berkeley Lab is our Stewardship Values: Team Science, Service, Trust, Innovation, and Respect; and we strive to build community with these shared values and commitments. Berkeley Lab is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We heartily welcome applications from all who could contribute to the Lab's mission of leading scientific discovery, excellence, and professionalism. In support of our rich global community, all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories under State and Federal law.
Berkeley Lab is a University of California employer. It is the policy of the University of California to undertake affirmative action and anti‑discrimination efforts, consistent with its obligations as a Federal and State contractor.
Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.
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$142.1k-157.1k yearly 3d ago
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Research Scientist - Perception
Epsilon 4.2
San Francisco, CA jobs
About Us
We're tackling one of healthcare's most critical challenges in medical imaging and diagnostics. Our company operates at the intersection of cutting-edge AI and clinical practice, building technology that directly impacts patient outcomes. We've assembled one of the industry's most comprehensive and diverse medical imaging datasets and have a proven product-market fit with a substantial customer pipeline already in place.
Role Overview
We're seeking a Research Scientist with deep expertise in Perception to join our ML team. You'll be at the forefront of developing and deploying state-of-the-art vision models for medical imaging applications. This role focuses on training and scaling vision encoders for radiology diagnosis across multiple modalities including X-rays, CT scans, and MRI. You'll work with one of the largest and most diverse medical imaging datasets in the industry, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in AI-assisted diagnosis while maintaining the rigor required for clinical deployment.
Key Responsibilities
Design, train, and scale vision foundation models for radiology applications across X-ray, CT, and MRI modalities, implementing self-supervised / contrastive learning frameworks.
Evaluate model performance rigorously across academic benchmarks, internal offline datasets, and live production data.
Contribute hands-on to all stages of model development including dataset curation, architecture design, distributed training, and production deployment.
Stay current with cutting-edge research in computer vision and medical imaging AI.
Drive research and technical excellence through conference publications and technical blog posts, establishing best practices for training robust medical imaging models at scale.
Qualifications
6+ years of academia/industry experience in computer vision/machine learning
Deep expertise in training vision encoder models at scale (e.g. ViT, ConvNeXt). Strong foundation in contrastive learning, self-supervised learning, and foundation model pretraining.
Track record of implementing complex models from research papers and adapting them to new domains
Proficiency in PyTorch or JAX, with experience training models on multi-GPU/distributed systems
Hands-on experience with medical imaging applications, particularly radiology (X-ray, CT, MRI)
Strong software engineering skills and ability to write production-quality code
Preferred Qualifications
Publications at top-tier conferences (CVPR, ICCV/ECCV, NeurIPS, ICLR, MICCAI)
Experience with 3D medical image processing and retrieval tasks
Knowledge of vision-language models and multimodal learning
Experience with model interpretability and explainability methods
Understanding of clinical evaluation metrics, clinical workflows, and healthcare data (DICOM, HL7, etc.)
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$133k-193k yearly est. 2d ago
Research Scientist - Vision-Language Modeling
Epsilon 4.2
San Francisco, CA jobs
About Us
We're tackling one of healthcare's most critical challenges in medical imaging and diagnostics. Our company operates at the intersection of cutting‑edge AI and clinical practice, building technology that directly impacts patient outcomes. We've assembled one of the industry's most comprehensive and diverse medical imaging datasets and have a proven product‑market fit with a substantial customer pipeline already in place.
Role Overview
We're seeking a Research Scientist with deep expertise in Vision Language Modeling (VLMs) to join our ML team. You'll be at the forefront of developing and deploying state‑of‑the‑art multimodal models for clinical use in radiology settings. This role focuses on training and fine‑tuning vision‑language models (VLMs) that can generate accurate & grounded radiology reports across multiple imaging modalities including X‑rays, CT scans, and MRI. You'll work with one of the largest and most diverse medical imaging datasets in the industry, advancing the state‑of‑the‑art in grounded medical report generation, model alignment, and inference‑time reasoning while maintaining the clinical rigor required for healthcare deployment.
Key Responsibilities
Design, train, and scale vision‑language foundation models for radiology applications.
Develop and implement advanced post‑training strategies including preference optimization (DPO, IPO, KTO), reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF), and other alignment techniques to improve clinical accuracy and reduce hallucinations.
Research and deploy inference‑time compute scaling techniques such as chain‑of‑thought reasoning, self‑refinement, and test‑time training to enhance model performance on complex diagnostic cases.
Pioneer grounded report generation capabilities, enabling models to spatially localize findings within medical images using bounding boxes or segmentation masks.
Design rigorous evaluation frameworks that assess text for medical accuracy and writing style.
Contribute hands‑on to all stages of model development including dataset curation, architecture design, distributed training, post‑training optimization, and production deployment.
Stay current with cutting‑edge research in vision‑language modeling, medical AI, and model alignment techniques.
Drive research and technical excellence through conference publications and technical blog posts, establishing best practices for training robust medical VLMs at scale.
Qualifications
6+ years of academia/industry experience in vision‑language modeling, multimodal learning, or related fields
Deep expertise in training and fine‑tuning large vision‑language models (e.g., LLaVA, Flamingo, CogVLM, Qwen‑VL, or similar architectures)
Strong foundation in modern post‑training techniques including:
Preference optimization methods (DPO, IPO, ORPO, KTO)
RLHF and reward modeling
Inference‑time compute scaling and reasoning strategies
Constitutional AI and other alignment techniques
Track record of implementing complex models from research papers and adapting them to new domains
Proficiency in PyTorch or JAX, with experience training large models on multi‑GPU/distributed systems
Experience with autoregressive language modeling and instruction tuning
Hands‑on experience with medical imaging applications, particularly radiology report generation
Strong software engineering skills and ability to write production‑quality code
Preferred Qualifications
Publications at top‑tier conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ACL, EMNLP, MICCAI)
Experience with grounded generation tasks (visual grounding, referring expression comprehension)
Knowledge of evaluation methodologies for long‑form generation, including factuality assessment and hallucination detection
Experience with 3D medical image processing and temporal modeling
Familiarity with clinical NLP and medical knowledge representation
Experience with model interpretability, explainability, and uncertainty quantification in safety‑critical applications
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$133k-193k yearly est. 2d ago
Senior Quant UX Researcher - 3D Human Modeling
Google Inc. 4.8
Mountain View, CA jobs
A leading technology company in Mountain View is seeking a Quantitative User Experience Researcher to create user-centric products through empirical research. You will design studies, analyze complex data, and collaborate with diverse teams to inform product strategies. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and extensive experience in a technical research setting, particularly with human-computer interaction and ergonomic studies. This full-time role offers a competitive salary range of $178,000-$265,000 plus bonuses and benefits.
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A leading tech company in Mountain View seeks a Quantitative User Experience Researcher to evaluate user behaviors and improve customer engagement. The role requires strong skills in programming and statistical methods, alongside a Bachelor's degree and several years of research experience. Successful candidates will influence product strategies based on empirical research and collaborate across functions. The position offers a competitive salary range of $129,000 to $185,000 plus bonuses and equity.
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$129k-185k yearly 4d ago
Quantitative UX Researcher, Google Ads Sales Platform
Google Inc. 4.8
Mountain View, CA jobs
Google, Mountain View, CA, USA
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
4 years of experience in product research in an applied research setting, or similar.
Experience in programming languages used for data manipulation and computational statistics (e.g., Python, R, MATLAB, C++, Java, or Go).
Experience applying statistical methods (e.g., significance testing, regression, experimental design) to behavioral data.
Experience with two or more of the following methodologicalenergie areas: causal inference frameworks (e.g., Campbellian, Rubin's Potential Outcomes, or Pearl's DO Calculus), observational methods (e.g., matching, weighting, or causal graphical models), or quasi-experimental methods (e.g., instrumental variables, diff-in-diff, regression discontinuity, or synthetic controls/interrupted time series).
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree or PhD in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, or related field.
3 years of experience working with executive leadership (e.g., Director level and above).
Experience analyzing user behavior in B2B contexts, enterprise software, CRM platforms, or support tooling.
Experience analyzing or measuring AI features, outputs or capabilities.
Ability to influence,截至product decisions and strategy with data.
About the job
At Google, we follow a simple but vital premise: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Quantitative User Experience Researchers make this possible.
Google User Experience (UX) is made up of multidisciplinary teams of UX Designers, Researchers, Writers, Content Strategists, Program Managers, and Engineers: we care deeply about the people who use our products. The UX team plays an integral part in gathering insights about the attitudes, emotions, needs, and شک behaviors of people who use our products to inspire and inform design. We collaborate closely with each other and with engineering and product management to create industry-leading products that deliver value for the people who use them, and for Google's businesses.
As a Quantitative User Experience Researcher (Quant UXR), you'll help inform your team of UXers меры product managers, and engineers about userструкт needs. You'll play a critical role in creating useful, usable, and delightful products. You'll work with stakeholders across functions and levels and have impact at all stages of product development.
You will investigate user behavior and user needs using empirical research methods such as logs analysis, survey research, path modeling, and regression analysis. Quant UXRs vary in background and use skills from computer science, quantitative social science, econometrics, data science, survey research, psychology, human-computer interaction, and other fields. You'll combine skills in behavioral research design, statistical methods, and general programming to improve user experience.
The Quantitative UXR community at Google will help you do your best work. You'll have the opportunity to work with and learn from UXRs across Google through regular meetups, mentor programs, and access to internal research tools.
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Google Ads is helping power the open internet with the best technology that connects and creates value for people, publishers, advertisers, and Google. We're made up of multiple teams, building Google's Advertising products including search, display, shopping, travel, and video advertising, as well as analytics. Our teams create trusted experiences between people and businesses with useful ads. We help grow businesses of all sizes from small businesses, to large brands, to YouTube creators, with effective advertiser tools that deliver measurable results. We also enable Google to engage with customers at scale.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $129,000‑$185,000 plus bonus plus equity plus benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Google is a global company and, in order to facilitatecić efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents‑to‑be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law.
Responsibilities
Plan and execute quantitative studies to evaluate user behavior and improve the experience across Customer Engagement (CE) platforms.
Apply advanced statistical methods to large‑scale log and survey data to identify user pain points and measure satisfaction.
Design and interpret A/B experiments to measure the impact of product changes on key success metrics and user behavior.
Partner with Program Managers, engineers, and other researchers to define metrics, ensure data instrumentation, and provide a holistic view of the user journey.
Translate complex quantitative findings into clear, actionable recommendations for cross‑functional stakeholders at all levels.
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$129k-185k yearly 4d ago
GenAI Research Scientist: Pushing LLM Frontiers
Databricks Inc. 3.8
San Francisco, CA jobs
A leading data and AI company in San Francisco is seeking a Research Scientist for the GenAI Team. The role involves advancing deep learning technologies and developing innovative AI solutions. Ideal candidates will have experience with large-scale LLMs and a passion for democratizing AI technology. Competitive salary range is $150,000 to $190,000 with benefits that foster a diverse and inclusive culture.
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$150k-190k yearly 1d ago
GenAI Research Scientist
Databricks Inc. 3.8
San Francisco, CA jobs
At Databricks, we are obsessed with enabling data teams to solve the world's toughest problems, from security threat detection to cancer drug development. We do this by building and running the world's best data and AI platform, so our customers can focus on the high value challenges that are central to their own missions.
The Mosaic AI organization enables companies to develop AI models and systems using their own data, with technologies ranging from pre‑training LLMs from scratch to augmented generation using the latest retrieval techniques. Mosaic AI does so by producing novel science and putting it into production. Mosaic AI is committed to the belief that a company's AI models are just as valuable as any other core IP, and that high‑quality AI models should be available to all.
Job Description
As a Research Scientist on the GenAI Team at Databricks, you will be responsible for keeping up with the latest developments in deep learning and advancing the scientific frontier by creating new techniques that go beyond the state of the art. You will work together on a collaborative team of researchers with diverse backgrounds and technical training. And most importantly, you will love our customers: our goal is to make our customers successful when they train large models, and we encode our scientific expertise into our products to make that possible.
You might be a good fit if you…
Are comfortable working with large‑scale LLMs in the 10s to 100s of billions of parameters.
Have solid ML and RL software engineering and scientific research skills.
Have produced novel research related to fine‑tuning LLMs or improving upon pre‑trained LLMs.
Have specialized expertise in topics like fine‑tuning, RLHF, LLM tool‑use, etc.
Are passionate about getting your work into the hands of real users and - more broadly - democratizing access to modern AI technology.
Are motivated by working on LLM research that - contrary to the general trend in the field - will be disclosed to the public.
Have strong communication skills and a desire to work on a small, fast‑paced team.
Your Responsibilities
Keeping up to date with the research literature and thinking beyond the state of the art to address the needs of our users.
Developing and implementing methods that extend and improve model capabilities, reliability, and safety.
Rigorously evaluating these methods, communicating the results of your findings, and putting those that are useful into production.
Pay Range Transparency
Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non‑commissionable roles or on‑target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job‑related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.
Local Pay Range $150,000 - $190,000 USD
About Databricks
Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide - including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 - rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow.
Benefits
At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region, please visit *****************************************
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio‑economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
Compliance
If access to export‑controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.
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$150k-190k yearly 1d ago
Radiology Vision-Language Scientist: Grounded Report AI
Epsilon 4.2
San Francisco, CA jobs
A healthcare technology company in San Francisco is seeking an experienced Research Scientist specializing in Vision Language Modeling. The role involves designing and scaling advanced models for medical imaging and requires deep expertise in multimodal learning, especially in radiology. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in implementing complex models and possess hands-on experience in medical imaging applications.
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$132k-184k yearly est. 2d ago
Radiology Vision Scientist - Foundation Models in AI
Epsilon 4.2
San Francisco, CA jobs
A leading medical technology company in San Francisco is seeking a Research Scientist with expertise in Perception. The role involves designing and scaling vision foundation models for radiology applications. Candidates should have robust experience in computer vision including training vision encoder models and applying machine learning techniques. This position significantly impacts AI-assisted diagnosis while maintaining clinical rigor.
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$132k-184k yearly est. 2d ago
Quantum Device Design & Simulation Scientist
Amazon 4.7
San Francisco, CA jobs
A leading tech company is hiring a Research Scientist in San Francisco to design and model superconducting quantum devices, advancing quantum computing technology. The ideal candidate will hold a PhD in a relevant field and possess strong engineering principles, organization, and communication skills. The role involves collaboration within a diverse team to drive innovation. Competitive compensation ranges from $136,000 to $212,800 annually, reflective of experience and location.
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$136k-212.8k yearly 2d ago
Applied Scientist II, Prime Video - Personalization and Discovery Science
Amazon 4.7
Sunnyvale, CA jobs
Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. Prime members can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports - including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies; licensed fan favorites; and programming from Prime Video add-on subscriptions such as Apple TV+, Max, Crunchyroll and MGM+. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles via the Prime Video Store, and can enjoy even more content for free with ads.
Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Prime Video's technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience.
As a Prime Video technologist, you'll have end-to-end ownership of the product, user experience, design, and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. You'll get to work on projects that are fast-paced, challenging, and varied. You'll also be able to experiment with new possibilities, take risks, and collaborate with remarkable people.
We'll look for you to bring your diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. With global opportunities for talented technologists, you can decide where a career Prime Video Tech takes you!
Key job responsibilities
- Develop ML models for various recommendation & search systems using deep learning, online learning, and optimization methods
- Work closely with other scientists, engineers and product managers to expand the depth of our product insights with data, create a variety of experiments to determine the high impact projects to include in planning roadmaps
- Stay up-to-date with advancements and the latest modeling techniques in the field
- Publish your research findings in top conferences and journals
A day in the life
We're using advanced approaches such as foundation models to connect information about our videos and customers from a variety of information sources, acquiring and processing data sets on a scale that only a few companies in the world can match. This will enable us to recommend titles effectively, even when we don't have a large behavioral signal (to tackle the cold-start title problem). It will also allow us to find our customer's niche interests, helping them discover groups of titles that they didn't even know existed. We are looking for creative & customer obsessed machine learning scientists who can apply the latest research, state of the art algorithms and ML to build highly scalable page personalization solutions. You'll be a research leader in the space and a hands-on ML practitioner, guiding and collaborating with talented teams of engineers and scientists and senior leaders in the Prime Video organization. You will also have the opportunity to publish your research at internal and external conferences.
About the team
Prime Video Recommendation Science team owns science solution to power recommendation and personalization experience on various Prime Video surfaces and devices. We work closely with the engineering teams to launch our solutions in production.
Basic Qualifications
- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
- 3+ years of building models for business application experience
- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience using Unix/Linux
- Experience in professional software development
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit ********************************************************* for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit ******************************************************* . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
$136k-223.4k yearly 5d ago
Applied Scientist II, Prime Video Recommendation/Search Science
Amazon 4.7
Sunnyvale, CA jobs
Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. Prime members can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports - including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies; licensed fan favorites; and programming from Prime Video add-on subscriptions such as Apple TV+, Max, Crunchyroll and MGM+. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles via the Prime Video Store, and can enjoy even more content for free with ads.
Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Prime Video's technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience.
As a Prime Video technologist, you'll have end-to-end ownership of the product, user experience, design, and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. You'll get to work on projects that are fast-paced, challenging, and varied. You'll also be able to experiment with new possibilities, take risks, and collaborate with remarkable people.
We'll look for you to bring your diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. With global opportunities for talented technologists, you can decide where a career Prime Video Tech takes you!
We are looking for a self-motivated, passionate and resourceful Applied Scientist with Recommender System or Search Ranking or Ads Ranking experience to bring diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. You will spend your time as a hands-on machine learning practitioner and a research leader. You will play a key role on the team, building and guiding machine learning models from the ground up. At the end of the day, you will have the reward of seeing your contributions benefit millions of Amazon.com customers worldwide.
Key job responsibilities
- Develop ML models for various recommendation & search systems using deep learning, online learning, and optimization methods
- Work closely with other scientists, engineers and product managers to expand the depth of our product insights with data, create a variety of experiments to determine the high impact projects to include in planning roadmaps
- Stay up-to-date with advancements and the latest modeling techniques in the field
- Publish your research findings in top conferences and journals
A day in the life
We're using advanced approaches such as foundation models to connect information about our videos and customers from a variety of information sources, acquiring and processing data sets on a scale that only a few companies in the world can match. This will enable us to recommend titles effectively, even when we don't have a large behavioral signal (to tackle the cold-start title problem). It will also allow us to find our customer's niche interests, helping them discover groups of titles that they didn't even know existed. We are looking for creative & customer obsessed machine learning scientists who can apply the latest research, state of the art algorithms and ML to build highly scalable page personalization solutions. You'll be a research leader in the space and a hands-on ML practitioner, guiding and collaborating with talented teams of engineers and scientists and senior leaders in the Prime Video organization. You will also have the opportunity to publish your research at internal and external conferences.
About the team
Prime Video Recommendation/Search Science team owns science solution to power search experience on various devices, from sourcing, relevance, ranking, to name a few. We work closely with the engineering teams to launch our solutions in production.
Basic Qualifications
- 3+ years of building models for business application experience
- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience using Unix/Linux
- Experience in professional software development
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit ********************************************************* for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit ******************************************************* . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
$136k-223.4k yearly 2d ago
Applied Scientist, Last Mile Delivery Automation
Amazon 4.7
Santa Clara, CA jobs
As an Applied Scientist for Last Mile Delivery Automation, you will be at the forefront of developing AI and ML solutions that power our delivery solutions. This role combines deep expertise in machine learning, computer vision, and robotics to solve complex challenges in real-world perception, navigation, and path planning. You will work closely with applied scientists, software developers, and product teams to research, design, and implement sophisticated algorithms that enable safe and efficient operations. This position requires a unique blend of theoretical knowledge and practical implementation skills, with a focus on transforming research concepts into production-ready solutions that can operate reliably in diverse real-world environments.
Key job responsibilities
- Design and develop advanced machine learning models and algorithms for perception, navigation and planning.
- Lead research initiatives in areas such as computer vision, sensor fusion, behavioral prediction, and path planning
- Transform research concepts into production-ready solutions that meet strict safety and performance requirements
- Develop novel approaches to solve complex technical challenges in perception, navigation and planning
- Create and implement metrics and evaluation frameworks to measure model performance
- Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate ML solutions into production stack
- Publish research findings and represent Amazon at technical conferences
About the team
The Applied Science team within Amazon's Last Mile Delivery Automation organization focuses on developing machine learning solutions for autonomous systems. We work at the intersection of computer vision, deep learning, robotics, and control systems to create robust and scalable algorithms that enable safe autonomous operation. Our team combines expertise from diverse scientific backgrounds to tackle fundamental challenges in perception, prediction, and decision-making.
Basic Qualifications
- 3+ years of building models for business application experience
- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
- Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
- Experience in building machine learning models for business application
- Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience using Unix/Linux
- Experience in professional software development
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit ********************************************************* for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit ******************************************************* . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
$136k-223.4k yearly 2d ago
Applied Scientist II, Prime Video Personalization and Discovery Science
Amazon 4.7
Sunnyvale, CA jobs
Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. Prime members can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports - including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies; licensed fan favorites; and programming from Prime Video add-on subscriptions such as Apple TV+, Max, Crunchyroll and MGM+. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles via the Prime Video Store, and can enjoy even more content for free with ads.
Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Prime Video's technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience.
As a Prime Video technologist, you'll have end-to-end ownership of the product, user experience, design, and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. You'll get to work on projects that are fast-paced, challenging, and varied. You'll also be able to experiment with new possibilities, take risks, and collaborate with remarkable people.
We'll look for you to bring your diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. With global opportunities for talented technologists, you can decide where a career Prime Video Tech takes you!
Key job responsibilities
- Develop ML models for various recommendation & search systems using deep learning, online learning, and optimization methods
- Work closely with other scientists, engineers and product managers to expand the depth of our product insights with data, create a variety of experiments to determine the high impact projects to include in planning roadmaps
- Stay up-to-date with advancements and the latest modeling techniques in the field
- Publish your research findings in top conferences and journals
A day in the life
We're using advanced approaches such as foundation models to connect information about our videos and customers from a variety of information sources, acquiring and processing data sets on a scale that only a few companies in the world can match. This will enable us to recommend titles effectively, even when we don't have a large behavioral signal (to tackle the cold-start title problem). It will also allow us to find our customer's niche interests, helping them discover groups of titles that they didn't even know existed. We are looking for creative & customer obsessed machine learning scientists who can apply the latest research, state of the art algorithms and ML to build highly scalable page personalization solutions. You'll be a research leader in the space and a hands-on ML practitioner, guiding and collaborating with talented teams of engineers and scientists and senior leaders in the Prime Video organization. You will also have the opportunity to publish your research at internal and external conferences.
About the team
Prime Video Recommendation Science team owns science solution to power recommendation and personalization experience on various Prime Video surfaces and devices. We work closely with the engineering teams to launch our solutions in production.
Basic Qualifications
- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
- 3+ years of building models for business application experience
- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience using Unix/Linux
- Experience in professional software development
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit ********************************************************* for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at ******************************* .
USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 171,600.00 - 222,200.00 USD annually
USA, NY, New York - 172,400.00 - 223,400.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually
$152k-206k yearly est. 3d ago
Research Scientist
Openai 4.2
San Francisco, CA jobs
By applying to this role, you will be considered for Research Scientist roles across all teams at OpenAI. About The Role As a Research Scientist here, you will develop innovative machine learning techniques and advance the research agenda of the team you work on, while also collaborating with peers across the organization. We are looking for people who want to discover simple, generalizable ideas that work well even at large scale, and form part of a broader research vision that unifies the entire company.
We Expect You To
Have a track record of coming up with new ideas or improving upon existing ideas in machine learning, demonstrated by accomplishments such as first author publications or projects.
Possess the ability to own and pursue a research agenda, including choosing impactful research problems and autonomously carrying out long-running projects.
Be excited about OpenAI's approach to research.
Nice To Have
Interested in and thoughtful about the impacts of AI technology.
Past experience in creating high-performance implementations of deep learning algorithms.
About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
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$106k-174k yearly est. 5d ago
Research Scientist, Mathematical Sciences
Openai 4.2
San Francisco, CA jobs
About the Team
The Strategic Deployment team makes frontier models more capable, reliable, and aligned to transform high-impact domains. On one hand, this involves deploying models in real-world, high-stakes settings to drive AI-driven transformation and elicit insights-training data, evaluation methods, and techniques-to shape our frontier model development. On the other hand, we leverage these learnings to build the science and engineering of impactful frontier model deployment.
As a key element of this effort, OpenAI for Science aims to harness AI to accelerate the process of scientific research. This involves building models and an AI-powered platform that speeds up discovery and helps researchers everywhere do more, faster.
About the Role
As a Research Scientist focused on the mathematical sciences, you will help build models, tools, and workflows that move theoretical research-in fields such as mathematics, theoretical physics, and theoretical computer science-forward. You\'ll design domain-specific data and signals, shape training and evaluation, guide how to wire models to scientific tools, and work with the academic community to speed up adoption and impact.
We\'re looking for people who...
Hold a current or recent academic position in mathematical sciences (mathematics, theoretical physics, theoretical computer science) or a related field
Regularly use frontier models in their own research
Move easily between theory and code, and are eager to contribute technically as well as academically
Either know or are eager to learn modern AI and run AI experiments end-to-end
Are strong scientific communicators
Care about rigor and reproducibility in scientific results
This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.
In this role, you will
Assist in designing and building frontier AI models that are great at solving frontier mathematical sciences problems
Build high-quality scientific datasets and synthetic data pipelines (symbolic, numeric, and simulator-based)
Design reinforcement and grading signals for physics and run reinforcement learning/optimization loops to improve model reasoning
Define and run evals for scientific reasoning, derivations, simulations, and literature grounding; track progress over time
Partner with research labs and the academic community
Drive adoption of frontier AI within the scientific community
Uphold high standards for safety, data governance, and reproducibility
You might thrive in this role if you
Are passionate about pushing the boundaries of your field using AI
Have used ChatGPT to do calculations and prove or improve lemmas in your field of study
Communicate clearly to both scientists and AI engineers; you like collaborating across teams and with academia
Nice to have
Open-source contributions to mathematical science or AI tooling
Experience building or curating domain datasets and benchmarks
Experience engaging a research community (teaching, workshops, tutorials, standards)
About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
For additional information, please see OpenAI\'s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.
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Compensation Range: $380K - $460K
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$106k-174k yearly est. 5d ago
Frontier Mathematical AI Research Scientist
Openai 4.2
San Francisco, CA jobs
A leading AI research company in San Francisco is seeking a Research Scientist in mathematical sciences to design and build AI models that tackle complex scientific problems. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and experience with frontier models. This position operates on a hybrid work model, valuing rigor and reproducibility in scientific research. Competitive compensation is offered.
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$106k-174k yearly est. 5d ago
Research Scientist - Drive Scalable ML & Broad Impact
Openai 4.2
San Francisco, CA jobs
An established industry player is seeking a passionate Research Scientist to innovate and advance machine learning techniques. This role offers the opportunity to develop impactful research while collaborating across teams to push the boundaries of AI. Ideal candidates will have a track record of innovation, a strong understanding of deep learning algorithms, and a commitment to the ethical implications of AI technology. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to ensuring AI benefits all of humanity and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of technology.
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$106k-174k yearly est. 5d ago
Research Associate I
Pyramid Consulting, Inc. 4.1
Framingham, MA jobs
Immediate need for a talented Research Associate I. This is a 06+ Months Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Framingham, MA (Onsite). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.
Job ID:26-01448
Pay Range: $34 - $44/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).
Key Responsibilities:
Require to be on site daily; Weekend work required occasionally.
Plan and execute experiments to optimize upstream cell culture platform process at different scales (shake flasks, AMBR, 3L/10L bioreactors, etc.)
Perform upstream experiments and collaborate with other functional groups to speed Phase I pipeline projects
Contribute to technical reports, experimental protocols, and technical summaries for presentation internally and externally
Participate in the technology transfer of processes into manufacturing facilities
Ensure safety and environmental compliance are maintained in the workplace
Some weekend working may be required for this role.
Key Requirements and Technology Experience:
Must have skills: - Understanding of aseptic technique and principles of mammalian cell culture, Cell culture platform process at different scales (shake flasks, AMBR, 3L/10L bioreactors, etc.)
Bachelor or Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Cell Biology, Biochemistry or a related discipline
Post-education experience ?=3 years
Understanding of aseptic technique and principles of mammalian cell culture
Detailed in lab operations and quick learner for new technologies.
Experience in the operation of fed-batch and/or perfusion-based cell culture bioreactors
Knowledge of CMC
Note- Weekend works is required and is occasionally.
This is a rotating, schedule 1-4 hours on 1 weekend day and will include a Saturday or Sunday. This will be included in 40 work week and no to exceed 40 hours.
Weekend work is pre-planned through end of year; new hire can swap with colleagues if available.
Our client is a leading Pharmaceutical Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.
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