IBM

AI Foundations - Research Scientist

IBM$130K — $155K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree required; Doctorate preferred.
  • Deep expertise in AI/ML, particularly in areas like deep learning and reinforcement learning.
  • Experience in developing and validating algorithms.
  • Proficiency with AI frameworks such as PyTorch and Tensorflow.
  • Strong capability in communicating research through publications.

Responsibilities

  • Lead projects focused on deep learning and reinforcement learning.
  • Develop and validate algorithms with proven mathematical properties.
  • Embed research algorithms into practical, fully functioning systems.
  • Publish research findings in respected conferences and journals.
  • Utilize AI frameworks like PyTorch and Tensorflow for solution development.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits including medical, dental, and mental health coverage.
  • Financial programs including 401(k), life insurance, and cash balance pension plans.
  • Generous paid time off, including holidays and parental leave.
  • Training and educational resources on an AI-driven platform for skill development.
  • Support for diverse employee resource groups and volunteer opportunities.
Full Job Description
Your role and responsibilities

As a Research Scientist in Artificial Intelligence, you will lead cutting-edge projects in various AI and machine learning areas, creating and leveraging AI techniques to solve analytical problems using rigorous and quantitative approaches. You will also communicate your research in technical communities through publications in top-tier conferences and journals. Your primary responsibilities will include:
• Lead AI Projects: Lead projects in deep learning, reinforcement learning, lifelong learning, and other AI/ML areas, creating and applying AI techniques to solve complex analytical problems.
• Develop and Prove Algorithms: Develop and prove mathematical properties of algorithms, conducting successful experiments to demonstrate these properties and evaluating their impact on user experiences.
• Embed Research in Systems: Embed research algorithms in usable systems, ensuring seamless integration and effective application of AI techniques.
• Communicate Research: Communicate research findings through publications in top-tier conferences and journals, such as NIPS, CVPR, ICML, and ICLR.
• Leverage AI Frameworks: Utilize frameworks like PyTorch,Tensorflow, to develop and implement AI solutions.

Required education

Master's Degree

Preferred education

Doctorate Degree

Required technical and professional expertise
• Deep Expertise in AI/ML: Deep expertise in one or more AI/ML areas, including deep learning, reinforcement learning, lifelong learning, transfer learning, few-shot learning, interpretable and adversarial learning, learning with memories, KRR, symbolic and trainable logic, causal inference, computer vision, speech, NLP, brain-inspired algorithms, and neuromorphic architectures.
• Proven Algorithm Development: Experience with developing and proving mathematical properties of algorithms, conducting successful experiments to demonstrate these properties, and evaluating their impact on user experiences.
• AI Framework Proficiency: Proficiency in utilizing frameworks like PyTorch, Tensorflow, to develop and implement AI solutions.
• Research Communication: Experience with communicating research findings through publications in top-tier conferences and journals, such as NIPS, CVPR, ICML, and ICLR.
• System Integration: Experience with embedding research algorithms in usable systems, ensuring seamless integration and effective application of AI techniques.

Preferred technical and professional experience
• Advanced AI Framework Knowledge: Proficiency in multiple AI frameworks, including PyTorch, Tensorflow, with the ability to leverage these tools to develop and implement innovative AI solutions.
• Publication in Top-Tier Journals: Experience publishing research findings in prestigious conferences and journals beyond the required top-tier outlets, such as NIPS, CVPR, ICML, and ICLR, showcasing expertise in communicating complex research to technical audiences.
• Interdisciplinary AI Expertise: Deep expertise in multiple AI/ML areas, enabling the development of novel AI techniques and solutions that integrate concepts from diverse fields, such as computer vision, speech, NLP, and brain-inspired algorithms.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law

- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals

- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

About IBM

Sequent Computer Systems designs and manufactures multiprocessing computer systems based on Cache Coherent Non-Uniform Memory Access architecture, which are used primarily as application and database servers for commercial applications. Through a partnership with Oracle Corporation, Sequent became a dominant high-end UNIX platform in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Later it introduced a next-generation high-end platform for UNIX and Windows NT based on non-uniform memory access architecture, NUMA-Q. Sequent Computer Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is based in Beaverton, Oregon. In July 1999 Sequent Computer Systems, Inc. was acquired by International Business Machines Corp.

IBM Careers

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