Chief Frontier AI Research Scientist

Movendi Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Movendi Inc. seeks a Director of Reality Research to lead independent, frontier AI work and attract top researchers, while avoiding people management duties. The role emphasizes scientific credibility and ambitious breakthroughs.

You will define a multi-year research roadmap, translate goals into programs, and maintain rigorous standards. Collaboration with universities and leading research groups will be essential for advancing Movendi's strategic goals.

Qualifications

• PhD in AI, ML, robotics, CV, computational neuroscience or related field.
• 10+ years conducting frontier research.
• Strong publication record at leading conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ICCV, RSS).
• Experience leading multidisciplinary research teams.
• Proven success collaborating with universities and research organizations.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve Movendi's multi-year research roadmap.
• Translate strategic goals into research programs.
• Maintain scientific rigor across all research activities.
• Drive breakthrough thinking beyond incremental model improvements.
• Lead Reality Scientists and Research Engineers.
• Prioritize research initiatives and review experiments.
• Establish research methodologies and standards.
• Coordinate conference submissions and promote reproducible research.

Skills

Frontier research leadership

Excellent publication record

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Strategic vision for AI research

Education

PhD in AI, ML, Robotics, CV, computational neuroscience or related field

Job description

Movendi Inc. seeks a Director of Reality Research to lead independent, frontier AI work and attract top researchers, while avoiding people management duties. The role emphasizes scientific credibility and ambitious breakthroughs.

You will define a multi-year research roadmap, translate goals into programs, and maintain rigorous standards. Collaboration with universities and leading research groups will be essential for advancing Movendi's strategic goals.