Director, Research - Frontier Benchmarks
Snorkel AI
San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)
Full-Time
Competitive
HybridDirector
At Snorkel, we believe meaningful AI doesnt start with the model, it starts with the data.
Were on a mission to help enterprises transform expert knowledge into specialized AI at scale. The AI landscape has gone through incredible changes since 2015, when Snorkel started as a research project in the Stanford AI Lab, to the generative AI breakthroughs of today. But one thing has remained constant: the data you use to build AI is the key to achieving differentiation, high performance, and production-ready systems. We work with some of the worlds largest organizations to empower scientists, engineers, financial experts, product creators, journalists, and more to build custom AI with their data faster than ever before. Excited to help us redefine how AI is built? Apply to be the newest Snorkeler!
Were looking for a Director to lead a team of researchers designing the datasets that define and advance the frontier of AI. This team sits at the intersection of research, product strategy, and go-to-market. You and the team will collaborate with academic partners, work with researchers at frontier labs, and utilize internal tools for evaluation and error analysis to identify the data, skills and capabilities that will improve model performance. You will uncover gaps in current frontier models and design a wide variety of RL and domain specific benchmarks.
Joining Snorkel AI means becoming part of a company that has market proven solutions, robust funding, and is scaling rapidlyoffering a unique combination of stability and the excitement of high growth. As a member of our team, youll have meaningful opportunities to shape priorities and initiatives, influence key strategic decisions, and directly impact our ongoing success. Whether youre looking to deepen your technical expertise, explore leadership opportunities, or learn new skills across multiple functions, youre fully supported in building your career in an environment designed for growth, learning, and shared success.
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