Staff Research Scientist, AI Alignment

Google Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Singapore is seeking a Share Staff Research Scientist, AI Alignment to lead regional AI safety research. You will set research agendas, manage deadlines, and collaborate across teams to apply theory to scalable systems.

This role emphasizes advancing AI alignment and coordinating expert teams across APAC. Applicants should hold a PhD in CS or related field with 4+ years across multiple projects, and demonstrated ML expertise in safety, robustness and cutting-edge models.

Qualifications

• PhD degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience with research agendas across multiple teams or projects.
• Experience in machine learning, adversarial ML or evaluating frontier AI systems (supervised, unsupervised, RL, interpretability, robustness, safety, generative models, agentic AI, multi-objective optimization).
• One or more scientific publication submissions to conferences, journals, or public repositories (CVPR, ICCV, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead researcher for regional AI safety research, defining a foundational research agenda in AI alignment and developing advanced computational intelligence technology.
• Lead local interactions and liaise with APAC academic institutions, government bodies, and external stakeholders to coordinate joint research partnerships.
• Oversee integration of localized safety breakthroughs and evaluation protocols into core engineering frameworks and frontier AI models.
• Collaborate with regional engineering teams, global research pillars, and cross-functional partners to navigate technology policy and regulatory landscapes.
• Publish foundational research in scientific venues and represent Google in regional research forums; mentor students or visiting researchers.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder influence

Domain expertise in AI safety

Excellent communication

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related field or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Share Staff Research Scientist, AI Alignment

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Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders;deep expertise in domain.

X Google will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require Google's sponsorship of a visa.

• PhD degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience with research agendas across multiple teams or projects.
• Experience in machine learning, adversarial machine learning or evaluating frontier AI systems, which includes but not limited to supervised learning, unsupervised learning and reinforcement learning, ML interpretability, adversarial robustness, ML safety, generative models, agentic AI, multi-object optimization.
• One of more scientific publication submission(s) for conferences, journals, or public repositories (such as CVPR, ICCV, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, etc.).

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience establishing research partnerships or liaising with external stakeholders, academic institutions, or government bodies.
• Demonstrated experience understanding technology policy, regulatory compliance, and regional cultural nuances within the Asia-Pacific (APAC) landscape.
• Track record of successfully coordinating joint academic research initiatives and integrating advanced research breakthroughs into scalable engineering frameworks.
• First-authored publications in top machine learning, safety/security tracks in machine learning or AI conferences, or HCI conferences.

About the job

As an organization, Google maintains a portfolio of research projects driven by fundamental research, new product innovation, product contribution and infrastructure goals, while providing individuals and teams the freedom to emphasize specific types of work. As a Research Scientist, you'll setup large-scale tests and deploy promising ideas quickly and broadly, managing deadlines and deliverables while applying the latest theories to develop new and improved products, processes, or technologies. From creating experiments and prototyping implementations to designing new architectures, our research scientists work on real-world problems that span the breadth of computer science, such as machine (and deep) learning, data mining, natural language processing, hardware and software performance analysis, improving compilers for mobile platforms, as well as core search and much more.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead researcher for regional AI safety research, defining and driving a foundational research agenda in AI alignment and developing advanced computational intelligence technology to adapt to new trends and threats.and socio-technical systems.
• Lead local interactions and liaise directly with APAC academic institutions, government bodies, and key external stakeholders to establish and coordinate joint research partnerships.
• Oversee the strategic integration of localized safety breakthroughs, evaluation protocols, and alignment methodologies into core engineering frameworks and frontier AI models.
• Collaborate closely with regional engineering teams, global research pillars, and cross-functional partners to navigate fast-moving technology policy and regulatory landscapes.
• Participate in the regional research community, publish foundational research in scientific venues, represent Google in regional research forums, and mentor students or visiting researchers.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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