Basis Research

Basis Research

Research Engineer, Operations

New York Office · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 241 days ago
LLMsRAGCRMPipeline ManagementExcelResearchCommunication

About the role

  • We are looking for people who excel technically and understand research workflows deeply enough to identify high-leverage automation opportunities.
  • This role is critical to Basis's scaling strategy.
  • You will be among the first to transform Basis operations from manual processes to automated systems that enable growth without diminishing returns.

Responsibilities

  • Build researcher productivity tools including experiment tracking, literature research automation, computational environment management, and integration with existing research workflows.
  • Develop GTM and business operations automation including CRM systems, pipeline management, proposal generation, contract tracking, and customer communication workflows.
  • Create analytics and measurement infrastructure providing visibility into research progress, operational metrics, resource utilization, and progress toward strategic objectives.
  • Build internal APIs and integrations connecting various systems (Notion, Linear, email, calendars, Slack) to create seamless workflows and eliminate manual data transfer.
  • Implement AI/LLM-powered tools leveraging latest capabilities in language models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and agent orchestration to create intelligent automation.

Requirements

  • The second is to advance society's ability to solve intractable problems.
  • This means expanding the scale, complexity, and breadth of problems that we can solve today, and even more importantly, accelerating our ability to solve problems in the future.
  • Progress with a high degree of autonomy and under uncertainty.
  • Have experience with LLM-powered automation, including using language models (OpenAI API, Anthropic Claude, LangChain) for intelligent automation, workflow orchestration, and agent-based systems.

Compensation

  • Non-Discrimination Notice
  • By submitting your application, you grant Basis permission to use your materials for both hiring evaluation and recruitment-related research and development purposes.
  • Your information may be processed in different countries, including the US.
  • You retain copyright while providing Basis a license to use these materials for the stated purposes.
  • Competitive salary.

Company info

  • We are in the office four days a week.
  • Be prepared to attend multi-day Basis-wide in-person events.
  • Basis is a collaborative effort, both internally and with our external partners; we are looking for people who enjoy enabling others to accomplish work at scales they couldn't reach alone.
  • In-person Policy: We are in the office four days a week. Be prepared to attend multi-day Basis-wide in-person events.
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