Research Scientist

Skills

About the Role

You will develop innovative machine learning techniques and advance the research agenda of the team you work on. You will collaborate with peers across the organization, pursue simple and generalizable ideas that work well at large scale, and own your research agenda by choosing impactful problems and carrying out long-running projects autonomously.

Requirements

• Track record of new or improved ideas in machine learning, such as first author publications or projects
• Ability to own and pursue a research agenda
• Excitement about OpenAI's approach to research
• Nice to have: interest in the impacts of AI technology
• Nice to have: experience creating high-performance implementations of deep learning algorithms

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative machine learning techniques
• Advance the research agenda of your team
• Collaborate with peers across the organization
• Own and pursue a research agenda, choosing impactful research problems
• Carry out long-running projects autonomously

Benefits

• Equity
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with HSA employer contributions
• Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter pre-tax accounts
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks birth parents, 20 weeks non-birthing parents)
• Paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
• Flexible PTO for exempt employees; up to 15 days for non-exempt
• 13+ paid company holidays and company office closures
• Paid sick or safe time
• Mental health and wellness support
• Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
• Annual learning and development stipend
• Daily meals in offices and meal delivery credits
• Relocation support
• Charitable donation matching and wellness stipends
• Performance-related bonus