Thinking Machines Lab
Data Partnerships
San Francisco
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About the role
- We're looking for someone to join our Data team and help researchers get the data they need to train and evaluate our models.
- Sometimes that means finding the right vendor.
- Sometimes it means digging into a new domain, finding unusual sources of data, or working through a request we haven't seen before.
Responsibilities
- Own data projects from sourcing and vendor selection through quality review and delivery.
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with data vendors, including international partners.
- Build guidelines, processes, and tools that make recurring work easier and more scalable.
- Work with legal and other teams on practical ways to manage vendor relationships, and adhere to communication guidelines.
- Manage multiple projects against research and model timelines and adjust quickly as priorities change.
Requirements
- Experience owning operational, data, product, program, or vendor work from start to finish.
- Experience working with data vendors ideally in AI or technology.
- Experience with pre-training, post-training, evaluation, annotation, or other AI data types.
- Experience at an AI company, data company, marketplace, or other fast-moving technology company.
- Experience working with international vendors and cross-border operational or compliance issues.
Nice to have
- we encourage you to apply if you meet some but not all of these
Compensation
- Depending on background, skills and experience, the expected annual salary range for this position is $300,000 - $350,000.
Benefits
- Thinking Machines offers generous health, dental, and vision benefits, unlimited PTO, paid parental leave, and relocation support as needed.
Company info
- ABOUT THE ROLE We're looking for someone to join our Data team and help researchers get the data they need to train and evaluate our models.
- We're looking for someone who is resourceful, flexible, and comfortable figuring things out as they go.
- The mission of Thinking Machines is to build AI that extends human will and judgment.
Visa & Work Authorization
- We sponsor visas.
- While we can't guarantee success for every candidate or role, if you're the right fit, we're committed to working through the visa process together.
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