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SmarterDx

Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist

SmarterDx

. Lead end-to-end ML research, from idea generation to production deployment and monitoring.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $220,000 - $260,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Distributed SystemsPythonPyTorch

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead end-to-end ML research, from idea generation to production deployment and monitoring.
  • Design, implement, and evaluate novel methods for LLM alignment on proprietary clinical data.
  • Develop and rigorously evaluate approaches for hallucination detection, attribution, and model reliability.
  • Build and curate high-quality datasets, with a strong emphasis on evaluation design and benchmark integrity.
  • Critically assess academic literature to identify strong vs weak methods, and translate the best ideas into practice.
  • Establish best practices for experimental design, including statistically sound evaluation and reproducibility.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering to productionize models (MLOps, infra, deployment).
  • Develop methods for long-context and multimodal modeling (structured + unstructured clinical data).
  • Mentor other researchers and help raise the bar for research quality across the team.
  • Contribute to external presence through papers, talks, and recruiting.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Strong track record of ML research, ideally with publications in top-tier venues (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, AAAI, etc.)
  • Proven ability to distinguish high-quality vs low-quality research, especially in fast-moving areas like LLMs.
  • Deep understanding of LLM failure modes, particularly hallucinations, and how to evaluate and mitigate them.
  • Experience designing rigorous evaluation frameworks and building high-quality test datasets.
  • Strong intuition for dataset quality, bias, and benchmark design (data-centric AI mindset).
  • Hands-on experience training large-scale deep learning models (multi-GPU / distributed systems).
  • Deep understanding of modern neural architectures (transformers, SSMs, encoder/decoder models, etc.).
  • Strong programming skills in Python and ML frameworks such as PyTorch or JAX.
  • Experience deploying ML models into production systems and monitoring their performance.
  • Clear and proactive communicator, able to explain complex ideas and critique work effectively.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical, Dental & Vision – Comprehensive plans with leading insurance providers, covering 75% of your premiums, depending on the plan.
  • Paid Parental Leave – Generous paid leave to support families through birth or adoption: Up to 12 weeks for parents.
  • Remote-First Team – Work from anywhere in the U.S.
  • Unlimited PTO & 10 Holidays – So you can relax and recharge.
  • 401(k) with Traditional & Roth Options – Tax-advantaged retirement savings through Fidelity with a 4% match.
  • Minimal Bureaucracy – A fast-moving, high-impact environment where you can focus on what matters.
  • Incredible Teammates! – Work alongside smart, supportive, and mission-driven colleagues.

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Hard Skills & Tools
machine learning researchLLM alignmenthallucination detectionmodel reliabilityexperimental designevaluation frameworksdataset qualitydeep learning modelsneural architecturesprogramming in Python
Soft Skills
critical assessmentmentoringcollaborationcommunicationproactive communication