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VP, Research
Scale AIAI Infrastructure company
San Francisco, United States$453,600 - $567,000 USDDirector
Accel
Y Combinator
Founders Fund
Index Ventures
Coatue
Meta
Data & AI
About the role
TL;DR
Lead ML Research, drive AI advancements, and build a world-class research organization.
- •Scale is seeking a VP of Research to lead its ML Research function, focusing on advancing generative AI capabilities and developing responsible deployment safeguards.
- •This role involves shaping technical direction, translating science into production solutions, and building a world-class research organization.
- •Key Responsibilities Lead the ML Research function, responsible for delivery, quality, performance, and roadmap execution.
- •Build and scale a global high-performing team, with an emphasis on initiative ownership and ML excellence.
- •Partner directly with Fortune 100 customers and the GTM team to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
- •Shape the long-term vision and org design of the ML Research team, aligned with business growth and product evolution.
- •Manage and mentor senior ML Research leaders and instill a culture of accountability, speed, and results.
- •Requirements Strong track record of leading ML Research teams in high-growth environments.
- •Experience scaling research organizations across geographies.
- •Ability to operate with urgency and clarity, moving teams from ambiguity to execution.
- •Experience partnering deeply with sales, delivery, and customer success teams.
- •Credibility and curiosity in core technical areas, especially product engineering, infrastructure, or AI agent systems.
Required skills
LLMsNLPComputer VisionPythonStrategic PlanningOrganizational DesignCross-functional Leadership
Nice-to-have skills
TensorFlowPyTorchscikit-learnOpenAI APILangChainHugging Face
Domain expertise
ai
Benefits & perks
equity, health insurance, dental insurance, vision coverage, retirement benefits, learning and development stipend, generous PTO, commuter stipend
Tech stack
PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptTensorFlowPyTorchscikit-learnKerasOpenAI APIAnthropic APIGemini APILangChainHugging FaceComputer VisionNLPLLMsMLflowKubeflowSageMakerVertex AIJAXGitLinuxJiraConfluenceSlack
