# AI Research Scientist

**Company:** [Collate](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/collate)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** AI Research
**Skills:** Machine Learning, NLP, LLMs, PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow, Deep Learning, Prompt Engineering, Evaluation Frameworks
**Posted:** 2025-09-15

> AI Research Scientist explores novel LLM modeling, NLP, and reasoning approaches for healthcare applications, prototypes capabilities, and deploys them into production with engineering and product teams. Requires strong ML/NLP background with publications and hands-on deep learning experience.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Do
- Explore new LLM prompt optimization, robustness of LLM applications and modeling approaches in machine learning, NLP, and reasoning.
- Prototype and validate AI capabilities that expand Collate’s product roadmap.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and design to bring research into production.
- Develop evaluation frameworks to measure safety, reliability, and fairness.
- Share findings with the broader AI community through publications and open collaboration.
- Help shape the long-term research agenda at Collate.

## What We’re Looking For
- Strong background in machine learning, NLP, or related fields, with publications or equivalent experience.
- Ability to balance theoretical complexity and simplicity of maintaining and improving real world AI applications in life science.
- Experience troubleshooting NLP performance gaps and improving applications using online and offline evaluation.
- Experience in translation is an added bonus.
- Hands-on experience building and experimenting with deep learning models (e.g., **PyTorch**, **JAX**, **TensorFlow**).
- Ability to bridge theory and practice — from new research ideas to real-world deployments.
- Curiosity-driven, with a track record of pushing beyond the obvious to uncover new possibilities.
- Motivation to apply AI research in Life sciences, where rigor, safety, and impact matter deeply.
- Excitement to work in an early-stage environment where you help define not just the research, but the product and company direction.

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