Senior/Staff Research Scientist, Frontier Benchmarks

Snorkel AI

Staff/Senior Research Scientist driving development of AI frontier benchmarks and datasets at Snorkel AI. Collaborating across teams to scale production and impact research community.

Posted 4/20/2026full-timeRedwood City • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $220,000 - $320,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design state of the art datasets that drive frontier model training and evaluation
Translate benchmark insights into narratives for presentations, technical reports, and go-to-market materials
Work cross-functionally with data operations, product, engineering, and strategy
Stay at the frontier of LLM evaluation research
Represent Snorkel's research externally through publications and customer engagements

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong research background in AI/ML evaluation, NLP, or related fields
Exceptional communication skills
Comfort operating in a fast-moving, cross-functional environment
Genuine interest in GTM strategy
Ph.D. in machine learning, NLP, or a related field preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI evaluationML evaluationNLPdataset designmodel trainingmodel evaluationbenchmark insightstechnical reportinggo-to-market strategyresearch publications

Soft Skills

communication skillscross-functional collaborationadaptabilityinterest in strategy

Certifications

Ph.D. in machine learningPh.D. in NLP