Senior Program Scientist, AI and Advanced Computing Institute

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Provide technical leadership and people management across the AI Institute
• Contribute to the overall strategy of Schmidt Sciences
• Enable high-quality academic and industry progress through funding, development of scientific instruments, convening, ecosystem building, and thought leadership
• Position the AI Institute as the premier funder of AI scientific research globally by selecting the hardest technical challenges and using philanthropy to advance solutions

This role creates positive change by enabling AI-enabled scientific discovery to achieve its promise through supporting enabling infrastructure, foundational research, and targeted programs in science disciplines, with the ambition to influence the next decade of scientific discovery.

Required skills, experience, and qualifications:

• Technical leadership capabilities in AI and advanced computing
• People management experience
• Strategic thinking and ability to contribute to organizational strategy
• Experience with grantmaking, scientific instrument development, convening, and ecosystem building in academic or industry settings

No specific benefits, compensation, or salary information is mentioned in the job description.

Schmidt Sciences' AI & Advanced Computing Institute is a grantmaking and research group that views AI as a transformative force for scientific discovery and societal progress, aiming to support researchers working to make AI systems competent, trustworthy, reliable, and able to effectively partner with human scientists.