Manager, Machine Learning Research Scientist, GenAI

Scale AI accelerates the development of AI systems by providing data, infrastructure, and tooling that power advanced models. As AI evolves from static models to dynamic, agentic systems, Scale builds foundational research, evaluation methodologies, and agent/RL infrastructure.

As a Research Scientist Manager, you will lead a world-class team of research scientists and engineers, defining the research roadmap and driving execution from early prototyping to deployment. You'll thrive in a fast-moving environment, balancing deep technical leadership with people management, vision setting, and delivery.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading, mentoring, and growing a team of research scientists and engineers working on GenAI research initiatives
• Defining and driving a multi-year research roadmap, identifying key scientific questions, setting milestones, allocating resources, and ensuring rigorous execution
• Collaborating cross-functionally with engineering, product, client-facing teams, and external academic or industry partners to translate research into components, insights, and actionable outcomes
• Communicating compellingly, publishing research, presenting at conferences, engaging in open-source contributions, and representing the team externally
• Driving an inclusive, high-performing culture, helping your team through technical challenges, providing growth opportunities, and attracting top talent

Ideal candidates will have:

• 5+ years of hands-on research experience in machine learning, deep learning, generative models, agent/RL systems, or related domains
• A strong track record of research excellence, including publications in top-tier ML/AI venues
• Experience leading or managing research teams, mentoring, coaching, and developing talent
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, articulating research ideas and outcomes to technical and non-technical stakeholders