Turing · 1 month ago
Head of Frontier Data - STEM
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
10+ years expTuring is the world’s leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs and a trusted partner for global enterprises looking to deploy advanced AI systems. The Head of Frontier Data will own the strategy, team, and execution for frontier-grade data that powers cutting-edge AI systems, building the organization and shipping proactive data packs to improve model quality and time-to-value.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIInformation TechnologyMachine LearningSoftware Engineering
Responsibilities
Engage with leading LLM labs to advance LLMs across STEM domain
Engage with a team of leading STEM experts in US and across the globe to generate AGI advancing data in STEM
Understand and define what constitutes good STEM data (data diversity, model breaking prompts, pass @K distribution)
Define and understand data quality rubric
Drive data generation operations through PMO reporting into this role
Responsible to build a team of Strategic project leads (SPL) and oversee various client data generation workstreams being run by the SPLs
Set headcount plans, budget, vendor strategy, and capacity models that scale
Understand SFT/RLHF/RLAIF/Evals methodologyDefine and continuously refine quality definitions and measurement (rubrics, gold sets, adjudication, inter-annotator agreement, automated checks, eval harnesses)
Produce offering collateral and internal research briefs that convert into real customer value
Ship proactive data packs
Own the roadmap and production of off-the-shelf data packs (by domain, modality, and task); ensure packaging, documentation, licenses, and release notes are crisp
Drive cross-company learning: postmortems, playbooks, and pattern libraries so wins compound
Stand up proactive data generation (human + synthetic), QC tooling, dashboards, and auto-checks integrated into CI for data
Lead fast PoV cycles with customers: sample packs, eval notebooks, and “time-to-first-signal” demos
Systematically implement feedback from Frontier Data Managers and Sales; translate signals into roadmap changes, SLAs, and new pack definitions
Qualification
Required
STEM degree (CS, Math, Stats, EE, or related)
10+ years in data/ML/analytics or data product roles; 4+ years leading managers/leads in high-growth environments
Deep command of the data lifecycle for AI systems: sourcing, labeling, synthesis, QA, evals, and deployment feedback loops
Hands-on fluency with Python/SQL and modern data/ML stacks (cloud object stores, distributed compute, labeling/QC systems, experiment/eval frameworks)
Track record of turning research into shippable data products and measurable quality lift
Org builder with crisp operating cadence and high hiring bar
Product sense for data: knows when a dataset is 'sellable' and how it will move eval metrics
Metric-driven and experimental: designs evals that survive contact with reality
Clear communicator who earns trust with execs and ICs
Preferred
Advanced degree preferred
Experience with RLHF/RLAIF pipelines, multimodal data, agents/tool use, and safety evaluations
Built or operated human-in-the-loop programs at scale (onshore/offshore) with rigorous QA
Familiarity with data licensing, IP, and safety/privacy constraints for AI training
Benefits
Amazing work culture (Super collaborative & supportive work environment; 5 days a week)
Awesome colleagues (Surround yourself with top talent from Meta, Google, LinkedIn etc. as well as people with deep startup experience)
Competitive compensation
Flexible working hours
Company
Turing
Turing advances frontier AI and builds real-world systems for Fortune 500 companies, governments, and the world’s leading AI labs.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$270.19MKey Investors
Khazanah NasionalAltaIR CapitalWestBridge Capital
2025-03-06Series E· $111M
2021-12-07Convertible Note· $6.85M
2021-10-04Series D· $87M
Leadership Team
Jonathan Siddharth
Founder & CEO
Vijay Krishnan
Founder & CTO
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