Strategic Projects Lead, Engineering

Careerscape; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

On-site in San Francisco

Job summary

Careerscape is hiring a Strategic Projects Lead in San Francisco with an engineering background to help advance AI datasets and infrastructure for frontier models. You will shape how models are trained and evaluated, working with leading AI labs and cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on contribution, data-driven decision making, and ownership of high-impact projects in a fast-paced environment. On-site in San Francisco with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Engineer with hands-on experience in science or engineering fields.
• Experience in life-sciences (chemical/biomedical/biotech/pharma) preferred.
• Ability to justify decisions with data.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with AI organizations to build data solutions and drive revenue.
• Lead cross-functional teams across engineering, finance and law to deliver high-quality work.
• Design dataset specifications to shape model evaluation and improvement.
• Own end-to-end high-impact projects from scoping to shipping in a fast-moving environment.
• Support operational initiatives from data analysis to execution.

Skills

Engineering background

Data-driven decisions

Education

MS/PhD/MD (bonus)

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Aspen Plus

COMSOL

CAD

Job description

Careerscape is hiring a Strategic Projects Lead with an engineering background on behalf of a fast-growing AI company in San Francisco. The company builds novel datasets and the infrastructure behind them to help push the frontier of large language models and AI agents, working with the leading AI labs on complex, hard-reasoning work.

It is growing quickly and is extremely talent-dense, with a founding team largely from top investment banks and quant firms. In this role you'll use your engineering expertise to shape how frontier AI models are trained and evaluated.

What you'll do

• Work directly with leading AI organizations to build next-generation data solutions, while directly driving revenue
• Lead and coordinate teams of specialized experts across fields like engineering, finance and law to produce high-quality work at scale
• Design dataset specifications that directly shape how frontier models are evaluated and improved
• Own high-impact projects end to end: scoping, executing, iterating and shipping in a fast-moving environment
• Support operational initiatives across the business, from building and analyzing to coordinating and executing

What we're looking for

• Hands-on professional experience as an engineer (beyond internships), ideally in chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, biotech, pharma or a related life-sciences field (process design, biomedical devices or drug development)
• A record of competitive success, such as patents, publications, board or licensing exams, or top academic or professional achievements
• The ability to explain your reasoning and justify decisions with data
• An individual contributor who wants to be hands-on (not a manager, director or VP profile)
• Steady tenure, with no pattern of very short stints
• Bonus: an MS, PhD or MD in a related field; Python or tools like MATLAB, Aspen Plus or COMSOL; CAD or hardware experience; and familiarity with AI coding tools
• Able to work on-site full time in San Francisco (no relocation support)

What's offered

• Direct influence on how the world's most advanced AI models are trained
• Broad operating experience across a fast-growing company