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Job overview
The Research Scientist will work with IBM AI researchers to improve the reliability of foundation models. The position focuses on research in artificial intelligence and machine learning, with outcomes that may include publications and potential IBM product opportunities. The role develops and evaluates research algorithms, integrates them into usable systems, and communicates findings through technical publications.
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Introduction
A career at IBM provides the rare opportunity to help define a new industry. You will be working with AI researchers on improving the reliability of foundation models. This position is research-oriented. Outcomes of this position include publications and potential IBM product opportunities.
Your role and responsibilities
As a Research Scientist specializing in Artificial Intelligence, you will lead cutting-edge projects in various AI and machine learning areas, creating and leveraging innovative techniques to solve complex analytical problems. You will apply rigorous and quantitative approaches to develop and embed research algorithms in usable systems.
Your primary responsibilities will include:
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Develop AI Techniques: Create and leverage AI techniques, including machine learning and NLP, to solve analytical problems using rigorous and quantitative approaches.
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Conduct Experiments: Design and conduct experiments to demonstrate the properties of algorithms and evaluate their impact on user experiences.
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Embed Research Algorithms: Integrate research algorithms into usable systems, ensuring seamless functionality and optimal performance.
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Communicate Research: Share research findings with technical communities through publications in top-tier conferences and journals, such as NIPS, CVPR, and ICML.
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Apply Expertise: Utilize expertise in frameworks like Tensorflow, Caffe, PyTorch, or Theano to drive project success.
Required technical and professional expertise
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AI Technique Development: Exposure to creating and leveraging AI techniques, including machine learning and NLP, to solve analytical problems using rigorous and quantitative approaches.
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Algorithm Experimentation: Experience working with designing and conducting experiments to demonstrate the properties of algorithms and evaluate their impact on user experiences.
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Research Algorithm Integration: Exposure to integrating research algorithms into usable systems, ensuring seamless functionality and optimal performance.
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Technical Community Engagement: Experience with sharing research findings with technical communities through publications in top-tier conferences and journals.
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Framework Proficiency: Exposure to utilizing expertise in frameworks like Tensorflow, Caffe, PyTorch, or Theano to drive project success.
Preferred technical and professional experience
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Framework Expertise: Exposure to utilizing expertise in frameworks like Tensorflow, Caffe, PyTorch, or Theano to drive project success, creating and leveraging AI techniques, and solving analytical problems using rigorous and quantitative approaches.
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Technical Community Involvement: Experience with sharing research findings with technical communities through publications in top-tier conferences and journals, such as NIPS, CVPR, and ICML, to communicate research and stay updated on industry advancements.
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Algorithm Development: Exposure to developing and experimenting with algorithms, including designing and conducting experiments to demonstrate algorithm properties and evaluate their impact on user experiences.
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,291 open Research Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Massachusetts median$101–125K/yr103 salary ranges
- US median$34–48/hr45 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 129 open Research Scientist jobs in Massachusetts and 2,291 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Massachusetts
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- Experience
- Research Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 6 years (1,263 postings).
- Education
- 1,200 of the 2,291 open Research Scientist jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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