Research Scientist, SAMBA, DeepMind
New York, NY, USA · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5 years in statistical concepts, data analysis, and visualization; 5 years in programming languages, relevant libraries, or scripting languages; 2 years in AI evaluation; 2 years working with industry codebases.
- Education
- PhD in Computer Science, Economics or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Conduct research into AI model behaviors affecting people and society, develop evaluation methods and measures, analyze findings, and publish results.
What you'll do
- Identify research questions; design and conduct research and experiments.
- Develop and test metrics, and analyze and visualize research and evaluation results.
- Lead writing research publications and collaborate on frontier evaluations.
What they ask for
- PhD in Computer Science, Economics or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience with statistical concepts, data analysis, and visualization.
- 5 years of experience with programming languages, relevant libraries, or other scripting languages.
- 2 years of experience with AI evaluation and 2 years of experience working with industry codebases.
Nice to have
- Experience creating AI evaluations or benchmarks.
- Peer reviewed publication on AI auditing/evaluation, especially related to societal impact.
Pay
$207000 - $300000 (USD) (base salary); 20% bonus target
Tools
R, Python, Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn
AI focus
Research on societal impacts of AI model behavior; develop and apply responsible AI and safety evaluations, metrics, and measures.
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