Senior Research Scientist, Gemini Release Evaluations, DeepMind

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

DeepMind seeks a Senior Research Scientist for Gemini Release Evaluations in Mountain View, CA. The role focuses on leading research, defining evaluation frameworks, and advancing models through robust release cycles.

You will contribute to high-impact work across global teams with emphasis on safety and ethics. Candidates should have a PhD or equivalent experience, 2 years of leadership in research, and 1 year in data science, with strong AI model training and evaluation skills.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent experience in AI research.
• 2 years leading a research agenda.
• 1 year in data science.
• Experience with AI model training, evaluation and LLM release timelines.

Responsibilities

• Author research papers and disseminate results across the research community.
• Define data structures, frameworks, design and evaluation metrics for research solutions.
• Identify gaps in release evals and create new SOTA datasets.
• Understand the relationship between static evaluations and live traffic.

Skills

2 years coding experience

Lead research agenda

1 year data science experience

AI model training and evaluation

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related field

Equivalent practical experience

Job description

Senior Research Scientist, Gemini Release Evaluations, DeepMind

DeepMind

Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

• PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience leading a research agenda.
• 1 year of experience in a data science field.
• Experience with AI model training, testing, evaluation, and tuning processes, as well as LLM release cycles and timeline management.

Preferred qualifications:

• 2 years of coding experience.
• 1 year of experience leading research efforts and influencing other researchers.

About the job

Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.

We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Author research papers to share and generate impact of research results across function and in the research community.
• Drive project work by defining the data structure, framework, design, and evaluation metrics for research solution development and implementation. Identify timelines and obtain resources needed.
• Identify gaps in our existing release evals and create new SOTA datasets that push frontier models to their limits.
• Help build a deeper understanding of the relationship between static evaluations and live production traffic.

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