AI Training Lab: Research Operations Lead

Obsidian; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 1,584,240 - 1,997,520; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay per task

Performance bonuses

Potential transition to hourly pay model

Job summary

Obsidian is seeking experienced research operations and administration professionals in San Diego, CA, to develop realistic digital workspaces for AI training. You will utilize your expertise in grant management and research compliance to create and assess tasks that challenge frontier AI agents.

The position requires collaboration with experts and offers competitive compensation based on task quality, including performance bonuses and the potential for an hourly pay model for top performers.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience at a top R1 university, federal research agency, or nonprofit.
• Expertise in grants management and compliance.
• Day-to-day use of research administration tools.

Responsibilities

• Build a realistic digital workspace based on day-to-day tasks.
• Design tasks to challenge AI agents.
• Collaborate with experts to refine tasks.
• Contribute to AI research benchmarks.

Skills

Pre-award grants management

Post-award compliance management

Sponsored-programs administration

Research compliance

Analytical thinking

Education

3+ years at a top R1 university

Tools

SharePoint

DocuSign

ADP Workforce Now

Job description

Obsidian is seeking experienced research operations and administration professionals in San Diego, CA, to develop realistic digital workspaces for AI training. You will utilize your expertise in grant management and research compliance to create and assess tasks that challenge frontier AI agents.

The position requires collaboration with experts and offers competitive compensation based on task quality, including performance bonuses and the potential for an hourly pay model for top performers.