Robotics AI Scientist: Master Dexterous Capabilities

Generalist AI, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Generalist is seeking an Applied Scientist to advance dexterous capabilities across robotics and foundation models, blending research, engineering, and operations. You will define what good looks like for a capability, build rigorous evaluations, run experiments across model variants, and drive post-training improvements that generalize to multiple applications.

This hybrid role requires a strong background in machine learning and/or robot learning, comfort with data at scale, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Experience designing and running robust evaluations for ML or robotics experiments.
• Ability to work across research, engineering, and operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end improvement of target capabilities from baseline to mastery.
• Design task suites and evaluation protocols that generalize beyond a single deployment.
• Coordinate data collection, training, and large-scale evaluations.
• Run rigorous experimental analyses across model variants and data recipes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to apply capabilities across domains.

Skills

Data analysis at scale

Experiment design

Robotics

Machine learning

Communication

Education

PhD in a relevant area

Job description

Generalist is seeking an Applied Scientist to advance dexterous capabilities across robotics and foundation models, blending research, engineering, and operations. You will define what good looks like for a capability, build rigorous evaluations, run experiments across model variants, and drive post-training improvements that generalize to multiple applications.

This hybrid role requires a strong background in machine learning and/or robot learning, comfort with data at scale, and the ability to