Research Scientist

EVOLUTION RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology recruitment firm in Singapore seeks a Research Lead to drive research on LLM solutions, mentor junior researchers, and work closely with engineering teams. Candidates should hold a Master's or PhD in a relevant field with 2–4 years of research experience, particularly in NLP and generative AI. This hybrid role allows for flexibility with 3 days in-office and 2 days remote.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of R&D experience in NLP and LLM components.
• Experience in generative AI and synthetic data generation.
• Ability to produce detailed technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of research methodologies for LLM components.
• Conduct independent research and present findings.
• Collaborate with teams to transition research to applied engineering.

Skills

Strong problem-solving skills

Analytical skills

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Masters/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics

Job description

TLDR: Drive research on LLM solutions (modeling, JER, reasoning, agentic frameworks) and transition research into production. Mentor and guide junior researchers.

• Fast pass: Published in top-tier conferences/journals. Attach your google scholar page.
• Slow pass: Masters with strong research background, even if no publications yet.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of research and experiment methodologies for LLM core components.
• Conduct independent research and present findings to stakeholders.
• Work with engineering teams on data collection, preprocessing, quality assurance, and augmentation to build robust training datasets.
• Apply advanced analytical techniques to derive insights from large datasets.
• Provide regular updates on scientific progress, insights, and direction to supervisors and research leads.
• Publishing in top journals and conferences is valued but not mandatory.
• Support additional program-related projects as needed.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to transition research from early-stage to applied engineering.
• Senior-level staff are expected to mentor and advise team members across projects.

Requirements

• Masters/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or related fields.
• 2–4 years of R&D experience in one or more of the following areas:
• NLP with focus on LLM components (entity-relation, information retrieval, prompt engineering, reasoning, sentiment analysis, LLM vulnerabilities).
• Generative AI, especially synthetic data generation.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to stay updated on the latest research and methodologies.
• Demonstrated drive to deliver effective solutions under tight timelines.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to produce detailed technical documentation, architectural designs, and best practices.

Hybrid Role: 3 days in 2 days out.