Applied Research Scientist
virtual vocationsNew York, NY
Applied Research Scientist
virtual vocationsNew York, NYSenior L5
Other Scientific and Technical Consulting ServicesResearch and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life SciencesResearch and Development in Biotechnology
APPLY NOW (opens in a new tab)To support the development of advanced AI systems, the full-time Applied Research Scientist will build post-training and agent systems for public-sector and regulated industries, focusing on creating improvement loops and high-assurance evaluations while working remotely or from locations in San Francisco, London, or New York.
Key responsibilities:
Develop improvement loops that operate within strict data boundaries, from trace selection to deployed updates
Build agents with explicit permissions and evidence trails, ensuring compliance with real procedures
Conduct experiments to evaluate the impact of privacy and infrastructure constraints on learning outcomesRequired qualificationsExperience in RL/post-training, private ML systems, or regulated-domain ML
Hands-on experience in building and debugging model-training or evaluation systems
Strong Python skills and ability to create artifacts for research and engineering collaboration
Demonstrated experimental judgment with a focus on meaningful baselines and failure attribution
Evidence of exceptional work through publications, open-source contributions, or shipped products
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