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Science Expert Lead, Gemini Data, DeepMind

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Mountain View, CAJob$207–300K/yrPosted 6 days agoStill listed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$207–300K/yr
Location
Mountain View, CA
Work Authorization
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Job overview

Google DeepMind seeks a Science Expert Lead to shape Gemini’s data strategy for scientific domains. The role maps scientific workflows, identifies model-enhancement priorities, and curates high-quality data for scientific use cases. The lead partners with research and technical teams, evaluates model performance and scientific coverage, and guides subject-matter experts and vendors to turn expert contributions into usable training data.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Natural SciencesComputational Science and EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningData ManagementQuality AssuranceScientific StudiesNatural ScienceComputational ScienceLLM Performance EvaluationGenerative AI OptimizationWorkflow DecompositionEvaluation RubricsQuality StandardsAI Capability PrioritizationCross-Functional CollaborationMachine Learning EvaluationLLM Application

Qualifications

Master's in Natural Science or Computational Science or Equivalent ExperienceEnglish Proficiency

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Master's degree in Natural Science (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Physics), computational science, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience measuring the performance of Large Language Models (LLMs) or generative AI tools and optimizing them for scientific use cases.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience breaking down laboratory or computational workflows into concrete tasks, evaluation rubrics, and quality standards.
  • Experience prioritizing AI capabilities and collaborating closely with cross-functional technical partners to unlock value for scientists.
  • Demonstrated dual expertise bridging scientific research and AI, such as transitioning from a scientist into a technical machine learning role, or vice versa.
  • Strong technical capabilities evaluating machine learning models, and applying Large Language Models to complex scientific workflows.

About the job At Google DeepMind, we are expanding Gemini’s frontier AI capabilities into highly specialized professional domains. We are seeking a Science Expert Lead to shape our foundational data strategy for the financial sector. In this role, you will apply your deep domain knowledge to map complex Science workflows, identify critical areas for model enhancement, and curate the high-quality data necessary to make Gemini the ultimate AI assistant for Science professionals.Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority. We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google. Responsibilities

  • Set the Science data strategy by mapping workflows into a use-case taxonomy, and partnering with research to prioritize capabilities, data coverage, and sourcing pipelines.
  • Create high-quality Science data by designing tasks and rubrics, and QA-ing datasets from vendors, customers, and synthetic pipelines for correctness, realism, and coverage.
  • Steer data priorities using model failures by reproducing reported losses and stress-testing checkpoints on real workflows to identify missing scientific knowledge and false assumptions.
  • Build Science evaluations by assessing industry benchmarks to measure data strategy success, and advise cross-team evaluation efforts on scientific coverage and realism.
  • Scale expertise by recruiting and guiding SMEs, acting as the domain authority to enforce vendor quality, and converting expert contributions into usable training data.

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Pay
  • This posting$207–300K/yr
  • California median$192–285K/yr346 salary ranges
  • US median$154–253K/yr1,562 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $254K, is 6% above the California median midpoint ($239K) — in the middle half of Machine Learning salary ranges in California.

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