Senior Research Scientist, Open Ecosystem Foundation Models

Allenai; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Ai2 in Seattle is seeking a Senior Research Scientist for the Open Ecosystem to advance truly open foundation models and agentic training, accelerating scientific discovery.

You will lead research efforts, build training pipelines, curate high‑quality data, and collaborate across academia, industry, government, and standards bodies. This role emphasizes leadership in a fast‑paced research environment with on‑site work in Seattle.

Qualifications

• PhD level in artificial intelligence, machine learning, or related domains.
• Significant experience building and training modern foundation models with training pipelines and curated data.
• Experience with agentic training and multimodal data is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide scientific leadership and define conduct of ground‑breaking research.
• Oversee and implement software systems supporting Ai2’s research.
• Author and present scientific papers for peer‑reviewed journals and conferences.
• Develop collaborative and strategic relationships with academic, industrial, government, and standards organizations.

Skills

Foundation models

Training pipelines

Multimodal data

Agentic training

Scientific leadership

Education

PhD in AI/ML

Job description

Ai2 in Seattle is seeking a Senior Research Scientist for the Open Ecosystem to advance truly open foundation models and agentic training, accelerating scientific discovery.

You will lead research efforts, build training pipelines, curate high‑quality data, and collaborate across academia, industry, government, and standards bodies. This role emphasizes leadership in a fast‑paced research environment with on‑site work in Seattle.