Senior AI Research Scientist — Hybrid, Growth & Impact

The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd; Liverpool; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private medical insurance

Pension contributions

Generous annual leave

Professional development budget

Job summary

The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd. in Liverpool is seeking a Senior AI Research Scientist to design experiments, translate research into production systems, and lead projects within a small, well-supported team.

You will mentor junior researchers, review cutting-edge papers, and own model performance from initial experiments to deployment and monitoring. The role offers hybrid working between home and the Liverpool office, with a strong focus on producing production-ready AI solutions and shaping the

Qualifications

• Strong background in machine learning, deep learning or a closely related research field.
• Hands-on experience building and deploying models at scale, not just in notebooks.
• Comfortable explaining complex technical decisions to non-technical colleagues.
• Track record of leading projects or mentoring more junior team members.
• Solid Python and the usual ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar).
• Genuine curiosity. The best researchers here keep asking "why" long after everyone else has stopped.

Responsibilities

• Design and run experiments to test new model architectures and training approaches
• Translate research findings into production-ready AI systems, working closely with engineering
• Review and critique technical papers to keep the team's approach grounded in current methods
• Mentor junior researchers and give technical direction on live projects
• Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders who aren't always technical
• Own model performance from first experiment through to deployment and monitoring

Skills

Machine learning

Deep learning

Model deployment

Communication

Mentoring

Python

ML frameworks

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

The Opportunity Hub UK Ltd. in Liverpool is seeking a Senior AI Research Scientist to design experiments, translate research into production systems, and lead projects within a small, well-supported team.

You will mentor junior researchers, review cutting-edge papers, and own model performance from initial experiments to deployment and monitoring. The role offers hybrid working between home and the Liverpool office, with a strong focus on producing production-ready AI solutions and shaping the