Lila Sciences
Principal Scientist / Associate Director, Agentic AI Research for Materials Science
Cambridge, MA USA; San Francisco, CA USA · Director · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$288k-$420kDetected 11 days ago
PythonMachine LearningNLPLLMsRAGAgentic AIAI OrchestrationA/B TestingRecruitingResearchLeadershipCommunicationMentoring
About the role
- You will set and execute the roadmap for autonomous agents that plan, run, and interpret materials experiments, based on understanding of internal knowledge and state-of-the-art research work in public literature.
- Your work shifts materials research from human-paced iteration to machine-paced experimentation through scientific reasoning and understanding.
- This is a player-coach role on the PS AI team.
Responsibilities
- Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to solve humankind's greatest challenges. We believe science is the most inspiring frontier for AI. Rather than hard-coding expert knowledge into tools, LILA builds systems that can learn for themselves.
- Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to solve humankind's greatest challenges.
- Rather than hard-coding expert knowledge into tools, LILA builds systems that can learn for themselves.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of materials science, computational chemistry, or condensed-matter physics sufficient to ground agent behavior in real scientific constraints.
- Proficiency in Python and the ML software stack, with strong engineering habits around reproducibility, testing, and production deployment.
- Production experience with workflow orchestration and distributed compute on cloud or HPC.
Compensation
- We offer competitive base compensation with bonus potential and generous early-stage equity. Your final offer will reflect your background, expertise, and expected impact.
- International Benefits. Full-time employees outside the U.S. receive a comprehensive benefits program tailored to their region. USD salary ranges apply only to U.S.-based positions
- Expected Base Salary Range
- $288,000 - $420,000 USD
- USD salary ranges apply only to U.S.-based positions; international salaries are set to local market.
Benefits
- U.S. Benefits.
- Full-time U.S. employees receive a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, and vision coverage
- employer-paid life and disability insurance
- flexible time off with generous company wide holidays
- paid parental leave
- an educational assistance program
- commuter benefits, including bike share memberships for office based employees
- International Benefits.
Visa & Work Authorization
- al employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status
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