Chief Scientist

Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence(BAAI)
Los Angeles, US
On-site

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

  • Scientific Research Strategy & Direction
  • Formulate mid-to-long term research plans for the research institute, focusing on cutting-edge AI fields including large language models, multimodal learning, reinforcement learning, and AI for Science, to maintain technological leadership.
  • Promote interdisciplinary collaborative innovation and establish joint research mechanisms with universities, enterprises, and laboratories.
  • Team Management & Talent Development
  • Build and lead a high-caliber research team, optimize talent structure, and mentor young scientists.
  • Establish an efficient research management system to enhance team collaboration efficiency and innovation capacity.
  • Academic Influence Building
  • Publish research outcomes in top-tier conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, etc.) and journals to elevate the institute’s academic reputation.
  • Expand the international academic cooperation network and lead academic events such as workshops, competitions, and seminars.
  • Cross-Departmental Collaboration
  • Coordinate with technical, product, and commercial teams to drive the industrialization and application of research achievements.
  • Establish joint laboratories with leading industry enterprises to promote co-construction of the technological ecosystem.

Job Requirements:

  • Academic Background
  • PhD degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, or related disciplines.
  • 10+ years of research experience with working experience at world-class universities, laboratories, or corporate research institutes.
  • Published 20+ papers in top-tier journals/conferences (including Nature sub-journals, TPAMI, NeurIPS, etc.), or led major key research projects.
  • International academic influence is highly preferred, such as serving as conference chair, journal editorial board member, IEEE/ACM Fellow, etc.

2.Management Experience

  • 5+ years of experience managing research teams (team size ≥ 20), with expertise in interdisciplinary collaboration.
  • Successfully led national-level or enterprise-level major research projects.

3.Soft Skills

  • Sharp industry insight and strategic thinking.
  • Excellent communication and resource integration capabilities.
  • Experience as a committee member of international academic organizations or Area Chair for top conferences.
  • Background in entrepreneurship or technology industrialization

Skills & Requirements

Technical Skills

AiComputer scienceLarge language modelsMultimodal learningReinforcement learningAi for scienceLeadershipCommunicationTeamworkAiResearch

Employment Type

FULL TIME

Level

executive

Posted

4/25/2026

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