Senior AI Research Scientist - Real-Time LLM & Multimodal

NightDragon Acquisition Corp.; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Dataminr is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to tackle real-time AI problems in threat and risk intelligence. You will train and adapt LLMs, build multimodal and agentic systems that reason over live global data, and push the state of the art into product features.

The role is hybrid and based in New York City or Arlington, VA, with opportunities to publish and collaborate across teams while delivering impactful insights to customers worldwide.

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science or related field with depth in LLM training/adaptation, evaluation, and multimodal reasoning.
• Track record of research published in top venues like NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, AAAI, CVPR.
• Hands-on experience training/adapting models at scale using Python and PyTorch.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy AI models that decide in seconds whether a burst of posts signals a real event.
• Advance multimodal and LLM research by creating robust system that verifies video in unfolding crises.
• Ship research into Dataminr products used worldwide.
• Collaborate with engineers and domain experts to deliver value to customers.
• Share work with the community through publications and collaborations.

Skills

PhD in Computer Science

LLM training & adaptation

Python

PyTorch

vLLM

Langfuse

Experiment design

Leadership & mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

PhD in Computer Science

Tools

Python

PyTorch

vLLM

Langfuse

Job description

Dataminr is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to tackle real-time AI problems in threat and risk intelligence. You will train and adapt LLMs, build multimodal and agentic systems that reason over live global data, and push the state of the art into product features.

The role is hybrid and based in New York City or Arlington, VA, with opportunities to publish and collaborate across teams while delivering impactful insights to customers worldwide.