Applied RL Research Scientist for Real-World Impact

Percepta; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Percepta is seeking a Research Scientist - Reinforcement Learning to work at the intersection of RL research and real-world deployment. You will drive decision-making capabilities for critical industries and collaborate with Embedded Product Managers and engineers to ensure transformative outcomes across our Mosaic platform.

You will advance RL methods, maintain experiments, and communicate results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, with a strong emphasis on ownership and impact.

Qualifications

• MS/PhD in CS, ML, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Track record of effective RL work.
• Motivated by impact in critical industries (healthcare, supply chains, energy, finance).
• Understand how to perform rigorous RL experimentation.
• Enjoy extreme ownership.

Responsibilities

• Identify real-world challenges tractable for RL-guided decision making.
• Develop RL methods for planning, decision-making, or optimization.
• Develop and maintain experimental infrastructure (simulation environments, data pipelines, training/evaluation).
• Conduct in-the-wild evaluations at scale that drive value.
• Partner with applied AI engineers to transition research into Mosaic features.
• Communicate research outcomes to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

RL research

Python

Distributed systems

Education

MS/PhD in CS/ML

Tools

Ray

Kubernetes

AWS

vLLM/SGLang

Job description

Percepta is seeking a Research Scientist - Reinforcement Learning to work at the intersection of RL research and real-world deployment. You will drive decision-making capabilities for critical industries and collaborate with Embedded Product Managers and engineers to ensure transformative outcomes across our Mosaic platform.

You will advance RL methods, maintain experiments, and communicate results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, with a strong emphasis on ownership and impact.