Research Scientist Manager, Generative AI - Llama Pre-training

Meta; New York (NY); On-site; USD 177,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the tech industry is seeking a Research Scientist Manager to advance their Generative AI initiatives. The role focuses on developing large language models, particularly the Llama series, and involves managing a team of researchers. Candidates should have extensive experience in NLP and a strong technical vision for the future of generative AI. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits, along with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in large language models and NLP.
• 3+ years of experience leading teams of researchers.
• Proven track record of research impacts in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end development of large language models.
• Lead a team of applied researchers to democratize Llama.
• Communicate and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

NLP

Data Curation

Collaboration

Technical Vision

Education

PhD in Deep Learning

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Spark

Hive

LangChain

Job description

Research Scientist Manager, Generative AI - Llama Pre-training

The Generative AI organization at Meta is seeking a Research Scientist Manager to join our team and work on the next generation of large language models, particularly focusing on pre-training and mid-training data. As a Research Scientist Manager, you will play a critical role in building our series of Llama models and setting direction from the earliest stages, with a focus on data including curation, ablations, scaling laws, and defining new tasks (e.g. reasoning, coding). Data is the single largest lever we have to improving our models.

Research Scientist Manager, Generative AI - Llama Pre-training Responsibilities

Drive end-to-end development of large language models, including data sourcing and curation, filtering, experiment design, evaluation and more

Drive efficiency gains on training and deployment of LLMs through novel techniques

Lead a team of applied researchers to democratize Llama for Meta's users

Communicate, collaborate, and build relationships with clients and peer teams to facilitate cross-functional projects

Remain up-to-date on ongoing research and software development activities in the team, help work through technical challenges, and be involved in design decisions

Remain involved in the research community, both understanding trends, and setting them

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of hands-on experience in large language model, NLP, and Transformer modeling, in the setting of both research and engineering development

Experience and track record of landing large research and/or product impacts in a fast-paced environment

3+ years of hands-on supporting and leading teams of research scientists and software engineers

Proven technical vision in where the field of generative AI will go

Experience of and knowledge of data curation techniques (training set preparation, ablation experiments, etc.)

Experience with cross functional collaboration with other teams including non-engineering functions

Demonstrated experience recruiting, building, structuring, leading technical organizations, including performance management

Preferred Qualifications

PhD in deep learning, artificial intelligence, and/or related technical field

Experience and knowledge of ML frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.

Experience and knowledge of large-scale data platforms such as Spark, Hive, etc.

Experience and knowledge of working with LLM frameworks like LangChain

Experience and knowledge of training LLMs, fine-tuning on datasets, especially Llama

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About Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

$177,000/year to $251,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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