AI Research Scientist

Insight Global is seeking a team of experienced, driven AI Research Engineer to join an established health technology company sitting San Jose, CA. This is a full-time, permanent role with competitive salary, bonus, and comprehensive benefits.

In this role you'll need:
Design and Run ML Experiments: Set up and analyze machine learning experiments, build strong baselines, and choose the right evaluation metrics for each task.

Stay Current with AI Research: Continuously explore new research developments and adapt cutting-edge techniques to solve real-world business problems.

Establish Evaluation Standards: Define robust evaluation methods, including offline metrics, user studies, and adversarial (red team) testing, to ensure reliable and meaningful results.

Data & Annotation Strategy: Determine data and labeling needs, create clear annotation guidelines, and manage quality assurance for labeled datasets.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with domain experts, product managers, and engineers to refine problem definitions and align on technical and business constraints.

Build Reusable Research Tools: Develop and maintain reusable assets like datasets, modular code libraries, evaluation tools, and thorough documentation.

Optimize ML Pipelines: Partner with ML Engineers to fine-tune training and inference workflows, ensuring smooth deployment into production environments.

Contribute to the Research Community: Support academic publications and represent the company at conferences and in research forums when needed.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

- 3–5 years of experience in AI/ML research roles, ideally in applied or product-focused environments.
- Demonstrated success in delivering research-driven solutions that have been deployed in production.
- Experience collaborating in cross-functional teams across research, engineering, and product.
- Publications in top-tier AI/ML conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ACL, CVPR) are a plus.
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field is strongly preferred.
- Candidates with a master’s degree and exceptional research or industry experience will also be considered.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.