Research Scientist jobs in United States, Delaware, Wilmington

Job Responsibilities

• Combine vast data assets with advanced AI, including LLMs and Multimodal LLMs
• Bridge scientific research and software engineering, applying expertise in both domains
• Collaborate with engineering teams to lead the design and delivery of GenAI products
• Architect and implement scalable AI Agents, Agentic Workflows, and GenAI applications
• Integrate GenAI solutions with enterprise platforms using API-based methods
• Establish validation procedures with Evaluation Frameworks, bias mitigation, safety protocols, and guardrails
• Align ML problem definition with business objectives
• Communicate technical information and ideas effectively to stakeholders

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• PhD in a quantitative discipline such as Computer Science, Mathematics, or Statistics
• Ten years of experience in an individual contributor role in ML engineering
• Strong understanding of statistics, optimization, and ML theory, focusing on NLP and/or Computer Vision algorithms
• Demonstrated experience in parameter-efficient fine-tuning, model quantization, and quantization-aware fine-tuning of LLM models
• Experience integrating GenAI solutions with enterprise platforms via standardized API patterns
• Ability to establish validation procedures, including Evaluation Frameworks, bias mitigation, safety protocols, and guardrails
• Excellent grasp of computer science fundamentals and SDLC best practices
• Strong communication skills to build trust with stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Experience designing and implementing pipelines using DAGs such as Kubeflow, DVC, or Ray
• Ability to construct batch and streaming microservices exposed as gRPC or GraphQL endpoints
• Hands-on experience implementing distributed, multi-threaded, and scalable applications using frameworks such as Ray, Horovod, or DeepSpeed

*** Relocation assistance is not available for this role.

Job responsibilities

• Design and execute comprehensive research studies to identify customer needs, preferences, and behaviors to foster product improvements and innovation
• Analyze and interpret data using advanced quantitative and qualitative methods and translate insights into actionable recommendations for enhancing user experience
• Facilitate surveys and interviews with users to gather information on user needs and desires and create user testing scenarios to further refine the product or feature based on findings
• Mentor and guide junior researchers and designers and foster a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing within the user experience design team
• Monitor industry trends and advancements in user experience research methodologies and incorporate innovative techniques to maintain a competitive edge in the market

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in generative and evaluative user experience research, with a strong focus on both quantitative and qualitative research methods
• Proven ability to conduct various research techniques, such as ethnography, surveys, interviews, and advanced data analysis, to derive actionable insights for user experience design
• Demonstrated knowledge of advanced qualitative methods, with evidence of implementing findings that improved product or feature design
• Demonstrated experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams, including UX designers, product managers, and developers, to propel customer-centric decision-making and inform product prioritization
• Experience in designing high-quality research studies with an iterative mindset, with an ability to adapt study parameters to accommodate changing product design needs

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience applying research in finance or fintech
• Mixed methods skillset, with a knack for leading teams through ambiguous problem spaces
• Master’s or PhD in a field with advanced research training

Job responsibilities

• Design and execute comprehensive research studies to identify customer needs, preferences, and behaviors to foster product improvements and innovation
• Analyze and interpret data using advanced quantitative and qualitative methods and translate insights into actionable recommendations for enhancing user experience
• Facilitate surveys and interviews with users to gather information on user needs and desires and create user testing scenarios to further refine the product or feature based on findings
• Mentor and guide junior researchers and designers and foster a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing within the user experience design team
• Monitor industry trends and advancements in user experience research methodologies and incorporate innovative techniques to maintain a competitive edge in the market

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in generative and evaluative user experience research, with a strong focus on both quantitative and qualitative research methods
• Proven ability to conduct various research techniques, such as ethnography, surveys, interviews, and advanced data analysis, to derive actionable insights for user experience design
• Demonstrated knowledge of advanced qualitative methods, with evidence of implementing findings that improved product or feature design
• Demonstrated experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams, including UX designers, product managers, and developers, to propel customer-centric decision-making and inform product prioritization
• Experience in designing high-quality research studies with an iterative mindset, with an ability to adapt study parameters to accommodate changing product design needs

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience applying research in finance or fintech
• Mixed methods skillset, with a knack for leading teams through ambiguous problem spaces
• Master’s or PhD in a field with advanced research training

Job Responsibilities:

• Coordinate, collect, consolidate, and communicate information to support COS senior leadership.
• Partner with business executives to create high-quality executive presentations and special topic storylines.
• Participate in planning key business initiatives, framing strategy, and tracking execution.
• Provide data and reporting for business presentations that distill complex ideas into actionable messages.
• Coordinate initiatives with stakeholders and monitor outcomes for alignment with strategic objectives.
• Articulate and document complex topics in executive-level communication for management meetings.
• Assist in driving efficiencies and managing risks impacting finance and budgets.
• Collaborate with functional leads to develop strategies for achieving organizational goals.
• Identify cross-impacts, dependencies, and impediments to progress and address them.
• Manage a team of business management analysts.
• Foster open communication and manage complexity within the organization.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in Finance or Business Management.
• 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with the ability to communicate at all organizational levels.
• Ability to synthesize large amounts of information to tell a relevant story.
• Strong experience in creating professional presentations for senior executives.
• Demonstrated ability to manage tight delivery timelines and adapt to unexpected circumstances.
• Experience in managing programs and strategic initiatives across multiple functions.
• Self-directed with the ability to multi-task and maintain attention to detail.
• Critical thinker with the ability to analyze information and provide sustainable solutions.
• Energetic and results-oriented team player.
• Experience with PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, Teams, and other workplace tools.

Preferred Qualifications, Skills, and Capabilities:

• Previous people management experience.