Research Science Manager, Foundation Models

About the role

We’re looking for a Research Manager to help us manage and grow Runway’s Applied ML Research team to create cutting-edge machine learning tools for AI-based content creation. This person should have a strong research background in computer vision, and be deeply interested in managing and enabling other researchers to develop state-of-the-art research.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow Runway’s Applied ML Research team to create cutting-edge machine learning tools for AI-based content creation.
• Oversee the transition from research into production, collaborating with the engineering organization.
• Work with the Product team to initiate and develop research projects that deliver clear user value.

Requirements

• 5+ years of industry experience as a research scientist in computer vision.
• 1+ year managing teams.

Qualifications

• High emotional intelligence and experience mentoring and supporting the career growth of other researchers.
• Good understanding of how to communicate goals, drive the execution of projects, and inspire through others.
• Deep interest in productionizing state of the art ML research.

Skills

• Strong research background in computer vision.
• Experience in managing teams.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to translate product and business objectives into technical strategies.
• Deep interest in productionizing state of the art ML research.

Benefits

• Runway strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity for our team.
• The salary range is based on competitive market rates for our size, stage and industry, and salary is just one part of the overall compensation package we provide.
• There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level and qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team.
• The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description.
• In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.
• Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range, which again, will be communicated to candidates.
• Working at Runway: Great things come from great teams. We’d love to hear from you. We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed.

Pay

Our salary ranges are based on competitive market rates for our size, stage and industry, and salary is just one part of the overall compensation package we provide.

Schedule

Not specified.