Director of Applied Science for AI Agents

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Seattle (WA)

On-site

USD 219,000 - 296,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in Seattle seeks a Senior Manager, Applied Science to build and lead the science organization across the Agentic WorkSpaces portfolio. You will hire, grow, and lead a team of applied scientists who define how we measure and improve the performance of AI agents and human-AI teams.

A core part of the role is defining the science agenda—identifying high-impact problems, setting strategy, and translating research into production services at enterprise scale.

Qualifications

PhD or Master's in CS/ML or related field or equivalent experience.
10+ years of applied science, including 3+ years managing teams.
Experience setting research direction across teams and organizations.
Deep expertise in modern ML, including LLMs and evaluation methodologies.
Proven ability to deliver research from concept through production in enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

Build and lead the applied science team across the Agentic WorkSpaces portfolio.
Direct the research agenda for benchmarking, metrics, and evaluation methods.
Define high-leverage research directions and shape the science agenda.
Translate science into shipped products with engineering and product partners.
Represent science in leadership and to customers, defining measurable impact.

Skills

Leadership

Applied ML

Strategy setting

Team building

Enterprise research

Education

PhD or Master's in CS/ML or related

Job description

A core part of the role is defining the science agenda—identifying high-impact problems, setting strategy, and translating research into production services at enterprise scale.

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