MBZUAI (Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence) · 5 months ago
Research Scientist - Data
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $650K/yrThe Institute of Foundation Models is a dedicated research lab focused on advancing research and developing foundation models. As a Research Scientist in the Data team, you will curate high-quality data and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance the performance of large-scale machine learning models, contributing to impactful AI discoveries.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Higher EducationUniversities
Responsibilities
Pioneer web-scale data collection and curation methodologies for LLMs and multi-modal foundation models
Design and implement novel data synthesis pipelines for code, mathematics, and agentic reasoning datasets
Trace the impact of data from pre-training to final model capabilities and create automated quality assessment frameworks for massive datasets
Design data recipes that maximize model capabilities across diverse domains
Optimize data-model co-design for improved training dynamics
Contribute to research papers and represent MBZUAI at industry conferences and events, showcasing the institution’s AI research and innovation
Qualification
Required
Master's in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience required
Experience working with large language models, including evaluation, fine-tuning, and prompt engineering
Strong Python development skills with a focus on research-grade code and scalable data pipelines
Familiarity with collecting and processing large-scale datasets from open-source and web resources
Demonstrated ability to work with ML infrastructure (e.g., model evaluation, optimization, debugging)
Proactive mindset with the ability to identify impactful research questions and execute on them with minimal supervision
Effective communication and collaboration skills for working in cross-functional teams
Preferred
PhD or equivalent research experience in Machine Learning, NLP, or Data Science with a focus on LLMs and data is preferred
Prior research experience in areas such as web data curation and mixing, synthetizing complex datasets for training, LLM evaluation, post-training data, efficient inference, LLM-as-a-judge, tokenization
Strong publication record in leading AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, EMNLP) and/or prior contributions to open-source AI research or data tools
Hands-on experience training language/multi-modal models from scratch
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
Bonus
401K Plan
Generous paid time off, sick leave and holidays
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Program
Life insurance and disability
Company
MBZUAI (Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence)
Official account of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence. Dedicated to research, innovation, and empowering brilliant minds in AI.
Founded in 2019
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$0.04MKey Investors
Llama
2024-09-24Grant· $0.04M
Leadership Team
Eric Xing
President
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