Sr. Research Scientist (GenAI)

Michael Page
San Francisco, US
On-site

Job Description

We are seeking a Sr. Research Scientist (GenAI) to lead cutting-edge research and development in generative artificial intelligence within the business services industry. This role offers the opportunity to drive innovation and create impactful solutions in a collaborative and fast-paced technology environment.

Client Details

The hiring company is a well-established, large organization within the business services industry. They are committed to leveraging advanced technologies to deliver innovative solutions and exceptional results for their clients.

Description

  • Implement new algorithms, run experiments, design evaluations, and improve content creation, adaptation, and translation globally across many languages.
  • Implement and optimize finetuning pipelines with techniques like RLHF, DPO, and LoRA to efficiently train production-scale language models.
  • Develop novel finetuning techniques to improve language model behavior and alignment with listener expectations.
  • Develop scalable distributed information retrieval systems, such as search engines, knowledge graphs, indexing, ranking, and query understanding.
  • Ensure the quality and consistency of AI-generated content through rigorous testing and evaluation.
  • Support the team in publishing research findings in top-tier AI conferences and journals.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

Profile

A successful Sr. Research Scientist (GenAI) should have:

  • Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field
  • Significant Python and applied research experience in industrial settings
  • Proficiency in frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
  • Demonstrated experience in deep learning, especially language modeling with transformers and machine translation
  • Extensive experience with methods of training and fine-tuning large language models, including reinforcement learning, policy optimization, and supervised fine-tuning
  • Hands-on experience with advanced LLM tooling, building LLM-powered agents, and retrieval-augmented generation
  • Experience building and iterating on knowledge extraction and graph-based representation of information
  • Prior experience working with vector databases, search indices, or other data stores for search and retrieval use cases
  • Preference for fast-paced, collaborative projects with concrete goals, quantitatively tested through A/B experiments
  • Published research in peer-reviewed journals and conferences on relevant topics

Job Offer

  • Competitive salary ranging from $200000 to $250000 USD annually.
  • Opportunities to work on innovative projects within the business services industry.
  • A collaborative and supportive work culture that values technology and innovation.
  • Potential for professional growth and development within a large organization.
  • Comprehensive benefits package (if applicable).

If you are excited about joining a forward-thinking team as a Sr. Research Scientist (GenAI) in New York, we encourage you to apply today!

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

Skills:

A/B Testing, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Services, Computer Science, Concrete, Conferences, Content Development, Deep Learning, Design Evaluation, Develop Methodologies, Distributed Computing, Experiment Design, Information Retrieval, Information Technology & Information Systems, Machine Learning, Machine Tool, Machine Translation, Modeling Languages, Reinforcement Learning, Research & Development (R&D), Scalable System Development, Scientific Research, Search Engines, Team Player, Technical Delivery, Testing, Training/Teaching, Use Cases

About the Company:

Michael Page

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the Americas, UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa.

In the US, we focus on the areas of:

  • Advisory
  • Banking and Financial Services
  • Finance and Accounting
  • Engineering and Manufacturing
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Human Resources
  • Information Technology
  • Legal
  • Marketing
  • Page Personnel Office Support
  • Oil and Gas
  • Procur

Skills & Requirements

Technical Skills

PythonApplied researchDeep learningLanguage modelingMachine translationReinforcement learningPolicy optimizationSupervised fine-tuningLlm toolingKnowledge extractionGraph-based representationVector databasesSearch indicesData storesA/b experimentsPeer-reviewed journalsConferencesLeadershipCommunicationComputer scienceMachine learningArtificial intelligence

Salary

$200,000 - $250,000

year

Employment Type

FULL TIME

Level

senior

Posted

5/7/2026

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