EliseAI
Senior Research Scientist
$200K–$320K
San Francisco · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 30, 2026
- Experience
- Five years of post-PhD experience, in industry or academia.
- Education
- Ph.D. in Mathematics, Theoretical Physics, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Leads end-to-end machine learning research initiatives, advancing EliseAI’s core models and bringing research from experiments through production.
What you'll do
- Identify research questions in tenant engagement, conversational AI, and LLM safety and turn them into projects.
- Design experiments, build prototypes, conduct large-scale evaluations, and drive projects to production.
- Coach junior scientists and collaborate across teams to translate research into customer-facing features.
What they ask for
- Ph.D. in Mathematics, Theoretical Physics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Five years of post-PhD experience in industry or academia.
- Strong foundation in machine learning algorithms, statistical analysis, and data modeling, with a track record of developing and implementing machine learning models.
- Proficiency in Python, R, or similar, plus willingness to work in person at the office 4–5 days a week.
Nice to have
- Established academic record.
- Experience developing machine learning models in an academic or research setting.
Pay
$200,000 - $320,000 USD (salary range; base salary status not specified)
Tools
Python, R
AI focus
Research and advance machine learning and large language models, including predictive modeling, conversational AI, and LLM safety.
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