Chief Vision Intelligence & Multimodal AI Lead

Samsung Research America (SRA); Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 345,000 - 440,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus eligibility

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Samsung Research America in Mountain View, CA, seeks a Head of Vision Intelligence to lead multimodal AI research and drive transformative technologies for future Samsung products.

You will guide core AI R&D, partner with global teams, publish at top venues, and mentor researchers while interfacing with product teams to deploy research advances.

This role requires a PhD, 10+ years of leadership in vision and multimodal AI, and a track record of patents and impactful collaborations.

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science or AI; equivalent.
• 10+ years of post-PhD AI research leadership.
• Deep expertise in vision, multimodal AI, and agentic AI.
• Strong track record of publications and patents.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience transferring research to product.

Responsibilities

• Lead Core AI R&D in vision/multimodal AI.
• Collaborate with global teams to drive product-relevant research.
• Publish in premier venues and organize events.
• Attract, mentor, and develop top researchers.
• Work with product teams to transfer research to devices and services.

Skills

Vision AI

Multimodal AI

Agentic AI

Deep learning

Research leadership

Publications & patents

Team leadership

Strategic planning

Education

PhD in Computer Science / AI

Job description

Samsung Research America in Mountain View, CA, seeks a Head of Vision Intelligence to lead multimodal AI research and drive transformative technologies for future Samsung products.

You will guide core AI R&D, partner with global teams, publish at top venues, and mentor researchers while interfacing with product teams to deploy research advances.

This role requires a PhD, 10+ years of leadership in vision and multimodal AI, and a track record of patents and impactful collaborations.