Machine Learning Applied Scientist — AI Evaluation (MSc or PhD)

AuraOne, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

AuraOne, Inc. is seeking a remote Machine Learning Applied Scientist — AI Evaluation (MSc or PhD) to review AI outputs within our operations workflows.

You will assess tone, policy adherence, and stakeholder fit using a structured rubric to flag risks and dictate the right next steps for the modeling team. The role emphasizes strong written reasoning, attention to detail, and reliability with at least 10 hours per week, all on a contractor basis.

Qualifications

• Direct working experience in applied scientists machine learning specialist operations on real teams.
• Clear written reasoning that names the policy or workflow being applied.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to flag when a prompt itself is the problem.

Responsibilities

• Review AI outputs against current workflows, playbooks, and firm policy.
• Grade tone, escalation logic, and stakeholder fit on a structured rubric.
• Flag operational risk and policy-adherence gaps with severity tags.
• Capture the right next step so the modeling team can train on it.
• Adjudicate disputed treatments against published playbooks or guidance.
• Maintain reviewer-quality scores in inter-rater calibration cycles.

Skills

Applied Scientist Ops

Policy Adherence

Workflow Judgment

Stakeholder Communication

AS ML Ops

Education

MSc/PhD in a relevant field

Job description

Machine Learning Applied Scientist — AI Evaluation (MSc or PhD) is a remote review track for evaluating AI outputs across applied scientists machine learning specialist operations workflows. Reviewers grade workflow correctness, policy adherence, and stakeholder fit; flag operational risk; and document the right next step so the modeling team can train on it.

Why this role matters

Applied Scientists Machine Learning specialist operations AI has to fit into an actual day at work. AuraOne uses experienced operators to grade outputs the way a senior peer would — checking workflow, policy, and the unwritten rules that decide whether a task actually gets done.

Responsibilities

• Review AI outputs against current applied scientists machine learning specialist operations workflows, playbooks, and firm policy for Machine Learning Applied Scientist — AI Evaluation (MSc or PhD) assignments.
• Grade tone, escalation logic, and stakeholder fit on a structured rubric.
• Flag operational risk, missed escalations, and policy-adherence gaps with severity tags.
• Capture the right next step so the modeling team can train on it.
• Adjudicate disputed treatments against published playbooks or firm guidance.
• Maintain reviewer-quality scores in inter-rater calibration cycles.

Qualifications

• Direct working experience in applied scientists machine learning specialist operations on real teams for Machine Learning Applied Scientist — AI Evaluation (MSc or PhD) work.
• Comfort applying multi-page rubrics consistently across long batches.
• Clear written reasoning that names the policy or workflow being applied.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to flag when a prompt itself is the problem.
• Reliable async availability for at least 10 hours per week.

Example tasks

• Grade a model's response to a real applied scientists machine learning specialist operations ticket and rate workflow, tone, and escalation.
• Flag a missed escalation with the right severity tag and corrected next step.
• Adjudicate a disputed playbook call between two reviewers using firm guidance.
• Audit a 25-row batch for rubric consistency and report drift to the program lead.

Nice to have

• Prior experience training, calibrating, or QA-ing operations teams.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted workflow tooling and its failure modes.
• Bilingual experience for cross-region operations.

Skills

• Operational review
• Policy adherence
• Workflow judgment
• Stakeholder communication
• Applied Scientists Machine Learning specialist operations

Work model

Remote — US-eligible. Remote Independent specialist contractor. Employment type: CONTRACTOR. Applicants must be authorized to work from US.

Compensation

Hourly rate confirmed after the interview process.

Direct working experience in applied scientists machine learning specialist operations on real teams for Machine Learning Applied Scientist — AI Evaluation (MSc or PhD) work. Comfort applying multi-page rubrics consistently across long batches. Clear written reasoning that names the policy or workflow being applied. Strong attention to detail and the ability to flag when a prompt itself is the problem. Reliable async availability for at least 10 hours per week.