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TwelveLabs · 6 months ago

Lead Research Scientist (Finetuning)

positionSan Francisco
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$230K/yr - $360K/yr

TwelveLabs is pioneering the development of multimodal foundation models for video understanding and AI. As a Lead Research Scientist (Finetuning), you will drive core technology research, lead finetuning efforts, and collaborate with teams to integrate research outcomes into products.

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Responsibilities

Conduct pioneering work in video understanding, multimodal learning, and AI agents; identifying critical research problems, designing innovative solutions, and running effective experiments
Lead finetuning efforts for video embedding and video language models, closely collaborating with the MLE and Solutions Engineering team to productionize finetuning efforts
Collaborate closely with team leads, fellow scientists and researchers, clearly communicating your findings and contributing to TwelveLabs’ broader research roadmap and culture

Qualification

Video understandingMultimodal learningLarge language modelsPythonPytorchDomain adaptationRepresentation learningAction recognitionMasters DegreeResearch experienceCommunicationTeam player

Required

Strong research experience in areas like video (multimodal) understanding, large language models, domain adaptation, representation learning, or action recognition
Capability of independently leading research projects from ideation to execution
Strong proficiency in Python and Pytorch
A PhD or Masters Degree in addition to significant research experience in computer science, AI, or related fields
Experience developing and deploying large-scale ML models in production, or optimizing large model training

Preferred

Excellent written and verbal communication in Korean as well as English

Benefits

An open and inclusive culture and work environment.
Work closely with a collaborative, mission-driven team on cutting-edge AI technology.
Full health, dental, and vision benefits.
Flexible PTO and parental leave policy. Office closed the week of Christmas and New Years.

Company

TwelveLabs

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The world's most powerful video intelligence platform for enterprises.
dateFounded in 2021
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
http://twelvelabs.io

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$107.12M
Key Investors
Firstman StudiosNaver VenturesRadical Ventures
2025-10-10Corporate Round
2025-06-09Series Unknown
2024-12-12Series A· $30M

Leadership Team

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Jae Lee
Founder & CEO
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Recent News

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