# Staff Research Scientist in Quantum Computing

**Company**: Visa
**Location**: Singapore
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: staff
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Research
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Visa Research conducts both applied and fundamental research to push the boundaries of technologies relevant to the future of commerce, security, and payments at global scale.

Visa is establishing a new Quantum Computing Center of Excellence in Singapore as part of its long-term commitment to building leading capabilities in quantum information science and its applications to critical areas such as payments, security, and financial systems.

As a Staff Research Scientist in Quantum Computing, you will join a growing team advancing Visa’s long-term research agenda in quantum information and computation.

Responsibilities:

- Conduct applied and fundamental research in quantum information and computation, with emphasis on areas relevant to finance, payments, security, and related domains.

- Design, implement, and evaluate quantum algorithms, models, and prototypes to advance the state of the art.

- Contribute to research projects from idea generation through experimentation, analysis, and synthesis of results.

- Collaborate with researchers across Visa Research, as well as with cross-functional partners in technology, product, and business teams where appropriate.

- Stay current with advances in quantum computing and adjacent fields, and help assess their relevance to Visa’s research agenda.

- Publish research findings in leading journals and conferences, and present work internally and externally.

- Support a strong collaborative research culture, including mentoring interns and contributing to team knowledge sharing.

- Engage with external collaborators in academia, industry, and the broader research ecosystem as opportunities arise.

Qualifications:

- 5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

- PhD in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.

- Strong foundation in quantum computing, quantum information, or a closely related area.

- 1-2 years of post Ph.D. or equivalent research experience in academia, industry, or a government research environment.

- Expertise in one or more of the following areas: quantum algorithms, quantum optimization, quantum machine learning, quantum cryptography, quantum simulation, quantum error correction, quantum information theory or other areas of quantum information science relevant to financial or enterprise applications.

- Interest in applying quantum computing to problems relevant to finance, payments, security, or related areas.

- Experience implementing and evaluating algorithms through simulation and, where applicable, on quantum hardware.

- Solid programming and software development skills, including coding, debugging, and version control.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical work clearly.

- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a collaborative research environment.

- High quality publication record in reputable journals or conferences, commensurate with career stage.

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## Skills

### Required
- quantum computing
- quantum information
- computer science
- physics
- mathematics
- electrical engineering

### Nice to have
- quantum algorithms
- quantum optimization
- quantum machine learning
- quantum cryptography
- quantum simulation
- quantum error correction
- quantum information theory

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