Sr Applied Scientist, Responsible AI

Amazon; Berwick (Columbia County); On-site; USD 167,100 - 226,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. seeks a Senior Responsible AI researcher to advance robust, responsible AI (RAI) strategies across products and platforms.

You will tackle controllability, privacy, security, safety, fairness, explainability, and governance while shaping research agendas and metrics. You will collaborate with internal teams and external researchers, publish findings, mentor junior staff, and help scale RAI programs across the organization in a fast-paced, high-impact

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s with 6+ years of applied research in AI/ML
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python
• Experience with neural deep learning methods and ML.

Responsibilities

• Understand in depth the technical and scientific issues related to RAI, including controllability, security, privacy, safety, veracity, robustness, fairness, explainability, transparency, and governance
• Help define the strategies, priorities, and metrics for RAI
• Solve open problems in RAI to unblock traditional, generative and/or agentic AI use cases and solutions, publishing as appropriate
• Help develop our team
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including the academic community, on issues related to RAI

Skills

Java

C++

Python

Deep learning

Education

PhD or Master’s with 6+ years of applied research

Job description

Job ID: 10475416 | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

We are Amazon's central Responsible AI team. Our mission is to advance the science and practice of Responsible AI (RAI) to enable Amazon's tens of thousands of builders to build and deploy AI solutions to the high standards that our customers and society expect.

Responsibilities

• Understand in depth the technical and scientific issues related to RAI, including controllability, security, privacy, safety, veracity, robustness, fairness, explainability, transparency, and governance
• Help define the strategies, priorities, and metrics for RAI
• Solve open problems in RAI to unblock traditional, generative and/or agentic AI use cases and solutions, publishing as appropriate
• Help develop our team
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including the academic community, on issues related to RAI

Basic Qualifications

• PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
• Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience prioritizing and delivering projects on time in a fast‑moving environment
• Passion for responsibly building and operating complex AI/ML systems, with consideration for controllability, privacy, security, safety, veracity, robustness, fairness, explainability, transparency, and governance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with demonstrated ability to synthesize large amounts of complex data and communicate complex concepts effectively to internal and external stakeholders.
• Publication record on issues in responsible AI or related to responsible AI

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

The base salary range for this position is 167,100.00 – 226,100.00 USD annually. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and options for supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.