Gates Foundation · 5 days ago
Principal Scientist, Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models (2-year LTE*)
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$262K/yr - $442K/yr
10+ years expGates Foundation is the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. They are seeking a Principal Scientist with exceptional experience in artificial intelligence and large language models to develop strategic AI initiatives that will have a lasting impact on global health and development.
CharityEducationImpact InvestingNon Profit
No H1B
Responsibilities
Develop strategic AI initiatives at the foundation
Identify knowledge or data gaps in settings in which we work and propose solutions
Envision innovative framings of problems to simplify work and cut to essential issues
Prototype innovative solutions to demonstrate what is possible in the rapidly evolving AI field
Provide subject matter expertise, strategic counsel, and operational insights to the AI and LLM efforts across the foundation
Establish trusted relationships with internal and external entities, such as academic institutions and industry partners
Collaborate with topic experts, field partners, and in-country policy makers to build the right solutions to the most important problems
Clearly communicate sophisticated methods to diverse audiences
Qualification
Required
PhD in applied mathematics, machine learning, natural language processing, or computational linguistics, with 10 years of professional experience
Recognized as an expert within and outside of the organization in the field of artificial intelligence
Demonstrable ties to industry applications, including technology startups, established affiliate positions within corporation such as Microsoft Research, Nvidia, Amazon, or Google
Track record of scientific, peer-reviewed publications including publications in a top-tier ML/NLP conference (e.g., ACL, NAACL, EMNLP, NeurIPS, ICML), and/or patented inventions
Ability to think of projects at the multi-year scale, while also engaging with rapidly moving projects and flexible explorations
Proficiency in writing code for DL/ML/AI applications, i.e., Python, PyTorch, Tensorflow, Java, JAX, etc
Experience prototyping innovative solutions that demonstrate what is possible to accomplish with AI
Experience building, training, and adapting LLMs for customized applications applying on-premise and cloud-based hosting platforms
Must be able to legally work in the country where this position is located without visa sponsorship
Preferred
Experience with the open-source AI community for deep learning and large language models is a plus
Knowledge of disease control and public health issues in low-income countries is a plus
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums
Generous paid time off
Paid family leave
Foundation-paid retirement contribution
Regional holidays
Opportunities to engage in several employee communities
Company
Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Mark Suzman
Chief Executive Officer
Allan Golston
President, United States Program
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2026-01-09
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