Senior Audio AI Research Scientist

Adobe; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 187,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe Research in San Francisco seeks a Senior Audio Research Scientist to lead investigations in speech generative AI and multimodal audio processing. You will design and evaluate modern AI models, translate insights into products, and publish work at top venues while mentoring others.

The role emphasizes technical excellence, independence, and real-world impact, with collaboration across engineering and product teams to scale research to production.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. (preferred) or Master’s in CS/EE with focus on audio, speech, ML.
• 3+ years of industry research experience preferred.
• Proven track record of independent research contributions.
• Deep expertise in audio and machine learning: speech generation, representations, training large models.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute independent research in speech generative AI, audio modeling, and multimodal learning.
• Design and advance state-of-the-art AI models and training procedures.
• Publish research at conferences and journals; pursue patent protection.
• Collaborate with engineering and product to translate research into product.

Skills

Speech generation

Audio modeling

Multimodal learning

Large-scale models

Python

Deep learning

Research leadership

Communication

Education

PhD (preferred)

Master’s degree in CS/EE

Job description

Adobe Research in San Francisco seeks a Senior Audio Research Scientist to lead investigations in speech generative AI and multimodal audio processing. You will design and evaluate modern AI models, translate insights into products, and publish work at top venues while mentoring others.

The role emphasizes technical excellence, independence, and real-world impact, with collaboration across engineering and product teams to scale research to production.