Counsel Health
Research Scientist
$165K–$220K
New York Office (Flatiron) +1 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Aug 28, 2026
- Location
- New York Office (Flatiron)
Boston - Experience
- 5+ years of coding experience; 2+ year of experience owning and initiating research agendas.
- Education
- PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- All newly hired employees are processed through E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility.
About the job
Conduct research and develop, evaluate, and prototype AI models and agentic systems for clinical and patient-facing healthcare products.
What you'll do
- Evaluate AI models on clinical tasks using automated benchmarks and human assessments, with attention to safety and efficacy.
- Build health-focused AI models, including pre-training and post-training workflows, and create agentic systems for patients and physicians.
- Run experiments and simulations, publish research findings, and share research practices across teams.
What they ask for
- PhD in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience with agentic generative AI systems, Large Language Models (LLMs), and evaluation methodologies.
- Publications in top-tier AI/ML conferences or journals such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, or CVPR.
- 5+ years of coding experience in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or R.
Nice to have
- Prior experience in healthcare research or working with clinical data.
- Familiarity with Healthcare Data formats, including FHIR and OMOP.
Pay
$165K – $220K USD base salary
Tools
Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, R, FHIR, OMOP
AI focus
Develop and evaluate clinical AI models and agentic systems, including pre-training and post-training workflows, clinical task benchmarking, and human-based assessments.
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