Applied Research Lead, Model Scaling

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote (North America and Europe), Onsite (NYC, San Francisco, Seattle, London, Tel Aviv)
• Job Type: Full-time
• Salary: $280,000 - $380,000

Runway is a global AI research and technology company focused on building Universal Simulation systems. We are seeking a Sr. Applied Research Scientist to lead efforts in pretraining the next generation of Runway’s multimodal models. This role is ideal for individuals with a strong background in impactful and novel machine learning projects, excellent software engineering skills, and a deep interest in translating research into novel user interfaces for creative tasks.

Requirements

• 4+ years of relevant ML engineering or research experience
• Very strong programming skills and ability to write clean and maintainable research code
• Deep interest in building human-in-the-loop systems for creativity
• Passion for seeing research through from initial conception to eventual application
• Experience mentoring and teaching other researchers
• Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts in pretraining the next generation of Runway’s multimodal models.

Compensation and Benefits

Runway strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity for our team. 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. Factors influencing salary include relevant experience, skill level and qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The provided range is an expected salary for candidates in the U.S. and may differ in other regions.

About Runway

Runway is committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. We are recognized as a best place to work by Crain's, InHerSight, BuiltIn NYC, and INC.

Explore more about Runway:

• Runway Research
• Runway's AI Film Festival
• Creative Dialogues Series
• Runway Studios
• Our Behaviors and Company Mission

Runway encourages applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, or veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you.