Research Scientist, Safety Post Training

Scale Labs

San Francisco, CA, US
Base: $216,000 - $270,000 usd; equity: included ba...
On-site
Experience with rlhf dpo grpo techniques
Track record of published ml research
Three years experience in sophisticated ml problems
The role involves designing post-training pipelines to study how training choices affect model safety, robustness, and alignment properties

Job Summary

  • The role involves designing post-training pipelines to study how training choices affect model safety, robustness, and alignment properties.
  • Candidates will collaborate with policymakers, engineers, and researchers to translate findings into actionable safety standards and evaluation benchmarks.
  • Compensation includes a base salary range of $216,000 to $270,000 USD along with equity, comprehensive health benefits, and a learning stipend.

Matching Summary

The role involves designing post-training pipelines to study how training choices affect model safety, robustness, and alignment properties.

Salary

Base: $216,000 - $270,000 USD; Equity: Included based on Board approval; Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, retirement, learning stipend, PTO

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Experience with RLHF DPO GRPO techniques
  • Track record of published ML research
  • Three years experience in sophisticated ML problems
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with mechanistic interpretability and probing
  • Familiarity with red-teaming adversarial evaluation
  • Understanding of reward hacking and alignment faking

Key Requirements

  • At least three years of ML experience
  • Published research in machine learning or generative AI
  • Commitment to safe and trustworthy AI deployments

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