Research Lead, Conversational AI
ASAPP
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $270,000 - $290,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Lead, mentor and grow a team of research scientists and engineers working on spoken conversational AI research initiatives.
- Hands-on Research: Be deeply involved in hands-on technical work in any and all aspects of research projects from early exploration to working prototypes to achieve successful real-world applications
- Research Leadership: Identify promising applications of AI relevant to ASAPP’s core mission, formulate and advocate for research programs in those areas, and take ownership of driving impactful research initiatives
- Collaboration & Advocacy: Work with cross-functional teams to socialize your research findings, advocate for their application, and guide the productization of those findings to improve customer experience solutions
- Documentation & Publication: Document significant experimental results, contribute to publishing peer-reviewed papers, and participate in patenting innovations
- Mentorship: Mentor and guide junior researchers, helping them develop their skills in independent research and the communication of their findings.
Requirements
- Education: PhD in a relevant field (such as Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Linguistics, etc.), along with significant experience in research.
- Technical Expertise: Strong research experience in Speech systems and/or Speech LLMs, including practical knowledge of algorithm design, model development, and experimental evaluation.
- Mentorship & Leadership: Experience leading or managing research teams. You’re excited to mentor, coach and develop talent.
- Hands-on Contribution: As an individual contributor, you’ll be expected to lead experiments, perform hands-on research, and drive the execution of innovative projects
- Enthusiasm: A passion for continued learning and deepening expertise in machine learning and AI, with a strong desire to apply research in impactful ways.
Benefits
- Compensation is a combination of salary and performance bonus
- Separately, you will also receive an equity grant
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
spoken conversational AIalgorithm designmodel developmentexperimental evaluationSpeech systemsSpeech LLMshands-on researchresearch programspatenting innovationspeer-reviewed papers
Soft skills
mentorshipleadershipcollaborationadvocacycommunicationteam managementcoachingindependent researchpassion for learningguidance
Certifications
PhD in Computer SciencePhD in Electrical EngineeringPhD in Linguistics