AI Research Scientist - Chemistry & Materials AI

QualityAI; Burlingame (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity and inclusion program

Internal rotation and internationalmob

Career progression

Casual culture

QualityAI Tech academy training

Referral bonuses

Competitive pay

Job summary

QualityAI in Burlingame, CA is seeking an AI Research Scientist to join the Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) Chemistry team. You will develop AI methods for chemistry and materials science, driving predictive and generative models in energy, drug discovery, and display technologies.

Collaborate with domain scientists, AI experts, and engineers; publish results, contribute to open-source code, and pursue long-term milestones while balancing practical impact and reproducibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, relevant field, or equivalent practical experience.
• PhD in AI, computer science, data science, science/engineering, or related technical fields.
• First-authored or last-authored publications at peer‑reviewed conferences (ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR).
• 4+ years in industry, postdoc, faculty, or government researcher positions.
• Research background in ML/AI, computational statistics, applied mathematics, or AI for science.
• Experience in Python or similar programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for a scientific direction in AI for science.
• Perform research advancing AI for chemistry and materials science.
• Collaborate with internal/external partners to realize impact of methods.
• Advance long-term goals with clear milestones.
• Publish results to influence research communities.
• Open-source high-quality code and reproduce research.

Skills

Research experience

Publications track record

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS / Computer Engineering / related field

PhD in AI / CS / Data Science or related fields

Tools

Python

Scientific computing

Job description

QualityAI in Burlingame, CA is seeking an AI Research Scientist to join the Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) Chemistry team. You will develop AI methods for chemistry and materials science, driving predictive and generative models in energy, drug discovery, and display technologies.

Collaborate with domain scientists, AI experts, and engineers; publish results, contribute to open-source code, and pursue long-term milestones while balancing practical impact and reproducibility.