Senior Research Scientist, Open Ecosystem

We are hiring for a Senior Research Scientist to join us in training fully open foundation models with a focus on accelerating scientific discovery.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience building and training modern foundation models, including developing training pipelines and curating high-quality training data.

The Open Ecosystem team, responsible for the Olmo and Molmo model series, develops and releases truly open AI research and best-in-class artifacts that transform the way researchers, scientists, and practitioners think about and participate in AI research, development, and societal impact.

Responsibilities:

• Provide scientific leadership and define and conduct ground-breaking research
• Lead small teams and help drive and refine Ai2's mission in an exciting, fast-paced research environment
• Oversee and implement software systems supporting Ai2's research
• Author and present scientific papers and presentations for peer-reviewed journals and conferences
• Develop collaborative and strategic relationships with relevant academic, industrial, government, and standards organizations

Requirements:

• Strong foundation (PhD level) in areas of artificial intelligence, machine learning, or related domains
• Significant experience building and training modern foundation models, including developing training pipelines and curating high-quality training data
• Expertise in agentic training, passion for applying AI to accelerate scientific discovery, and experience with multimodal data

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision, and employee assistance program
• Health savings account plan, healthcare reimbursement arrangement plan, and health care and dependent care flexible spending account plans
• 401k plan
• $125 per month for commuting or internet expenses
• $200 per month for fitness and wellbeing expenses
• Up to ten sick days per year, up to seven personal days per year, up to 20 vacation days per year, and twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• Annual bonuses and long-term incentive plan