AfterQuery
Strategic Projects Lead - STEM
$150K–$225K
San Francisco · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Education
- PhD (completed or ABD) in biology, chemistry, mathematics, data analytics/statistics, or a related STEM field — or equivalent demonstrated excellence through the listed competition achievements.
About the job
Leads client projects and expert teams to create data solutions and dataset specifications that support the training, evaluation, and improvement of frontier AI models.
What you'll do
- Manage projects and client relationships with leading AI organizations, driving delivery and revenue.
- Lead and coordinate expert contributors across disciplines to produce high-quality outputs.
- Own projects end-to-end, including scoping, execution, iteration, and delivery; develop dataset specifications for model evaluation and improvement.
What they ask for
- PhD completed or ABD in a related STEM field, or the specified equivalent competitive achievement.
- Background in scientific research, computational modeling, experimental design, or quantitative/statistical analysis.
- Strong disciplinary fundamentals, quantitative and systems-level reasoning, leadership, and communication skills.
- Demonstrated competitive success, such as publications, research awards, fellowships, or the listed medals/finals.
Nice to have
- Prior experience with Python, R, or another data-analysis language.
- Familiarity with LLM training, fine-tuning, or evaluation, and with AI tools and workflows.
Pay
$150K – $225K (base salary)
Tools
Python, R
AI focus
Designs data solutions and dataset specifications that shape how frontier models are trained, evaluated, and improved.
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