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senior data scientist

Integral Ad Science

<div>Job Description:
As a Senior Data Scientist at IAS, you will be part of a team that is at the center of innovation for the company and a major contributor to our core products. As part of the data science group at IAS, you will push the boundaries of applications of machine learning (ML) and deliver best-in-class solutions to serve our clients. Innovation is at the heart of our competitive advantage, and innovation starts with people and culture. You will join a group of data scientists committed to deep collaboration and high quality scientific research, ultimately producing a lasting impact on the IAS business. 
 
The types of challenges we solve have attracted people from industry and academia with diverse backgrounds, ranging from ML, mathematics, physics, biology, neuroscience, and computer science to finance and economics. We&rsquo;re passionate about maintaining an open and collaborative environment, where team members bring their own unique style of thinking and tools to the table. 
 
What you&rsquo;ll get to do:<ul><li>
Drive innovative research within the data science team, improve the accuracy and increase the scope of our multimedia content classification for targeting &amp; avoidance in web, mobile, CTV, gaming, social media etc.</li><li>
Collaborate with the Core Research and Innovation Teams, understand the nature of evolving trends and invent creative, quantitative solutions to address contextual targeting and avoidance needs</li><li>
Develop automated ML systems based on science, data, and ML applications. Communicate the value they add to multiple stakeholders across the organization, socialize the predictive power and business value of data-driven ML</li><li>
Join a team of highly motivated ML researchers and developers, own projects from end-to-end, while collaborating with team members, learning, mentoring, contributing to the collective impact data science has on the IAS business</li><li>
Collaborate with engineers to integrate fraud solutions within larger engineering workflows</li><li>
Respond to internal and client-facing incidents as they arise</li></ul> 
You should apply if you have most of this experience:<ul><li>
PhD or masters in a quantitative discipline (e.g., mathematics, statistics, computer science, physics, economics, computational neuroscience)</li><li>
3-5 years experience solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches and ML methods in a business environment</li><li>
Practical experience building ML systems, ideally using weak supervision and automated data labeling. End-to-end ownership of your work: from prototyping, debugging, evaluation, optimization, production deployment, to live monitoring</li><li>
Knowledge of cutting edge research in ML applications and deep learning</li><li>
Capable of using SQL to answer key data questions at the drop of a hat</li><li>
Expertise in standard scripting languages used in data science for statistical computation: Python, R</li><li>
Enthusiasm for telling stories with data, deep understanding of how data works and flows through systems to produce business outcomes</li><li>
An innate curiosity about data problems, strongly held commitment to getting to the bottom of things</li><li>
A love of science, the scientific method, and faith in your fellow practitioners in the scientific trade</li></ul>
IAS Pay Transparency:
The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location, and any additional locations are listed below. Our pay ranges are based on the work location. As part of IAS compensation package, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid time off, health insurance (medical, dental, vision) as well as PPO, HSA and FSA options and 401k with employer matching contributions. All full-time employee roles include competitive compensation and are eligible for an annual bonus and/or other incentive plans. Each candidate&rsquo;s compensation package is based on multiple factors, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need.
Primary Location:
US - New York, NY
Primary Location Base Pay Range:
$100,800.00 - $172,800.00 Annual
Additional Locations:
US - San Francisco, CA
Additional Locations Pay Range:
100,800.00 - 172,800.00 USD Annual
About Integral Ad Science:
Integral Ad Science (IAS) is a leading global media measurement and optimization platform that delivers the industry&rsquo;s most actionable data to drive superior results for the world&rsquo;s largest advertisers, publishers, and media platforms. IAS&rsquo;s software provides comprehensive and enriched data that ensures ads are seen by real people in safe and suitable environments, while improving return on ad spend for advertisers and yield for publishers. Our mission is to be the global benchmark for trust and transparency in digital media quality. For more information, visit integralads.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
IAS is an equal opportunity employer, committed to our diversity and inclusiveness. We will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, nationality, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability or age. We strongly encourage women, people of color, members of the LGBTQIA community, people with disabilities and veterans to apply.
California Applicant Pre-Collection Notice:
We collect personal information (PI) from you in connection with your application for employment or engagement with IAS, including the following categories of PI: identifiers, personal records, commercial information, professional or employment or engagement information, non-public education records, and inferences drawn from your PI. We collect your PI for our purposes, including performing services and operations related to your potential employment or engagement. For additional details or if you have questions, contact us at compliance@integralads.com.
Attention agency/3rd party recruiters: IAS does not accept any unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles. If you are interested in becoming an IAS recruiting partner, please send an email introducing your company to recruitingagencies@integralads.com. We will get back to you if there's interest in a partnership.
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Senior Data Scientist

Discord

Discord is used by over 200 million people every month for many different reasons, but there&rsquo;s one thing that nearly everyone does on our platform: play video games. Over 90% of our users play games, spending a combined 1.5 billion hours playing thousands of unique titles on Discord each month. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to talk and hang out before, during, and after playing games.As a member of the Data Science &amp;amp; Analytics team, you will help Discord achieve its mission of making it easier and more fun for people to talk and hang out before, during, and after playing games. Data Scientists leverage their deep analytical skills and product intuition to solve a wide array of complex problems - from strategic analysis to dashboard creation and experimentation design and analysis. Our Growth team is focused on helping more people discover Discord through organic channels, and we need a Senior Data Scientist who's passionate about turning data into strategies that drive sustainable user acquisition. You'll be the analytics partner shaping our SEO roadmap, using data to unlock growth opportunities that bring new communities to Discord. This role reports to the Senior Manager of Data Science, Analytics for Growth. If using data to optimize how millions discover and fall in love with Discord sounds exciting, we'd love to hear from you! What you'll be doing Lead data science strategy for Discord's SEO and GEO initiatives, partnering with Product and Engineering to design experiments that optimize search visibility, landing page experiences, and organic conversion rates Define the KPIs and metrics that drive growth strategy, building executive-level dashboards that provide clear, actionable insights into acquisition performance and funnel health Design and analyze A/B tests that improve organic user acquisition, from search ranking experiments to landing page optimization and conversion rate improvements Build comprehensive analyses of web traffic patterns, search-driven behavior, and organic acquisition funnels that directly inform product development and growth strategy Champion experimentation best practices across Growth teams, ensuring rigorous test design, analysis, and interpretation for high-impact decision-making Collaborate with Data Engineering to design scalable instrumentation that captures the right signals for measuring SEO/GEO performance and user journey quality Proactively surface insights and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating complex findings into clear narratives that drive action What you should have 4+ years of experience autonomously translating ambiguous business problems into deep informative insights through hands-on analytics 4+ years of experience building performant dashboards using Tableau, Looker, or similar software - with proficiency in designing clean crisp visualizations 4+ years experience writing excellent SQL Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complicated findings or technical approaches in easy-to-understand ways 4+ years of experience in the design, analysis, and interpretation of A/B tests in a large data environment Experience analyzing web traffic patterns, organic acquisition funnels, and search-driven user behavior Strong communication skills with ability to translate technical approaches and complex findings for diverse audiences Collaborative mindset and natural curiosity with passion for solving challenging problems alongside amazing teammates Track record of working effectively in ambiguous environments and driving clarity through data Bonus Points Discord passion: You're an active Discord user or have deep knowledge of gaming and creator communities SEO analytics expertise: Deep understanding of search engine behavior, organic traffic attribution, and measuring impact of technical/content SEO initiatives Growth experience: Background in user acquisition, engagement, or retention analytics with familiarity in LTV analysis, funnel optimization, and cohort analysis Technical leadership: Experience being the analytics point person for stakeholder groups and mentoring other data scientists Web analytics platforms: Proficiency with Google Analytics, Search Console, and integrating external tools with internal data systems Landing page optimization: Experience analyzing and improving conversion rates for organic traffic Social/community analytics: Understanding of social graphs, viral mechanics, and community-driven growth BigQuery expertise: Experience writing performant production SQL and building scalable ETL pipelines The US base salary range for this full-time position is $196,000 to $220,500 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.Why Discord?Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away! Discord is committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process. We want you to feel set up for success, so if you are in need of reasonable accommodations, please let your recruiter know. Please see our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy for details regarding Discord&rsquo;s collection and usage of personal information relating to the application and recruitment process by clickingHERE.

Senior Data Scientist, Analytics - Growth/SEO

Gusto

<div><div>About Gusto

At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff&mdash;like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR&mdash;so owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we're proud to support more than 400,000 small businesses across the country, and we're building a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy.</div>
About the Role:

Gusto is looking for highly skilled and motivated Data Scientists with extensive experience (7+ years) applying their expertise in a business environment. As a Staff Data Scientist, you will play a crucial role in leveraging experimentation, statistical inference, and causal analysis to drive strategic decision making that contributes to the overall success of our organization. The ideal candidate is a trusted data storyteller with strong statistical and coding skills, and a passion for applying these skills to help small businesses thrive.

About the Team:

In this role you will work closely with our Product, Engineering, Design, Finance, and other Data teams to become an expert in the data for your domain, define and track metrics that help us understand our business performance, and dive deep into our Payroll, Benefits, and HR data to deliver insights and answer questions. You'll also integrate AI-assisted practices to accelerate analysis, enhance rigor, and expand the reach of insights across Gusto. We have multiple senior roles open, each focused on a different area of our business.

Here's what you'll do day-to-day:
<ul>
<li>Lead: Own ambiguous problems, design analysis frameworks, and introduce structure that scales across multiple product domains.</li>
<li>Strategic Partnership: Collaborate with product managers, engineering leads, designers, and operations teams to proactively identify opportunities, align on strategy, and guide data-informed decision-making.</li>
<li>Analytical Rigor: Apply advanced statistical methods, causal inference, experimentation, and AI-assisted analytics to surface drivers of product performance, separating signal from noise.</li>
<li>Experimentation &amp; Measurement: Design, analyze, and interpret experiments; ensure insights highlight trade-offs and limitations based on sample size and data quality.</li>
<li>Execution: Deliver multiple high-impact projects, balancing trade-offs to maximize business value, and maintain clear expectations of deliverables and timelines.</li>
<li>Communication: Present complex findings in a structured, compelling way to technical and non-technical stakeholders, fostering a data-informed mindset across the company.</li>
<li>Independence: Work with minimal guidance to prioritize, create, and deliver data science roadmaps, proactively resolving conflicts or misalignment across stakeholders.</li>
<li>Scaling the Craft: Mentor other data practitioners, up-level team best practices in experimentation, statistical modeling, and metric interpretation. Drive improvements in data quality, rigor, and adoption of better data capabilities leveraging AI-native tools and workflows across the org.</li>
</ul>
Here's what we're looking for:
<ul>
<li>7&ndash;10 years of experience in Data Science at a product-focused software company.</li>
<li>Strong SQL skills and comfort with Python</li>
<li>Proven ability to apply statistical methods, causal inference, AI tools, and experimental design to real business problems.</li>
<li>Excellent communication skills, with a track record of influencing cross-functional stakeholders and leadership.</li>
<li>Demonstrated experience leading large, technically complex projects with clear business impact.</li>
<li>A proactive, resilient problem-solver who independently structures ambiguous problems into actionable insights.</li>
<li>Passion for mentoring others and raising the bar for data science craft across the team.</li>
<li>BS/MS/PhD in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Applied Math, etc.) or equivalent industry experience.</li>
</ul>
Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $154,000/yr - $181,000/yr in Denver, $168,000/yr - $198,000/yr in Los Angeles, $186,000/yr - $225,000 for San Francisco, Seattle and New York. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.<div>

Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gusto's subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale.

Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas.

When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required. This includes non-office days for hybrid employees.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto.

Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. We want to see our candidates perform to the best of their ability. If you require a medical or religious accommodation at any time throughout your candidate journey, please fill out this form and a member of our team will get in touch with you.

Gusto takes security and protection of your personal information very seriously. Please review our Fraudulent Activity Disclaimer.

Personal information collected and processed as part of your Gusto application will be subject to Gusto's Applicant Privacy Notice.</div></div>

Staff Data Scientist - Product

Fenwick & West

<div>
 
 Job Description Summary
 
 
 
 Fenwick is seeking an Attorney Recruiting Coordinator who will collaborate closely with the Attorney Recruiting team and other teams across the firm to coordinate recruiting efforts related to hiring law students, lateral attorneys, partner recruiting, entry-level associates, temporary attorneys, staff attorneys, and patent agents.
 
 
 This position offers a hybrid schedule and requires three days on-site per week in office with the possibility of additional required in-office days depending on business and client needs. The work schedule for this position will be 40 hours per week (non-exempt), Monday - Friday, from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm.
 
 
 
 Job Description
 
 
 
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 Schedule and coordinate candidate interviews.
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 Schedule call-back interviews and greet recruits. Gather interview evaluations and prepare evaluation packets for the Hiring Partners and Recruiting Managers. Follow up on decisions, including initiate letters to candidates, update records and monitor follow-up calls.
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 Draft and finalize attorney offer letters.
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 Work closely with Legal Personnel, Human Resources, and other departments as needed to understand offer letter terms and manage negotiation of terms with candidates.
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 Handle offer correspondence and new hire processing, including, but not limited to, initiating background requests and conflicts checks.
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 Coordinate expense and cost sharing for candidates.
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 Generate reports, including LawCruit, Workday, Smartsheet, recruiting database and other spreadsheets.
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 Build and maintain good relationships with universities and other educational institutions.
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 Assist in developing ongoing relationships with search firm consultants, ensuring that these resources are provided up-to-date information about the firm, our practice, hiring goals and standards.
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 Post job ads and source potential candidates.
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 Act as a liaison with lateral hires, search firms, and summer associates.
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 Work closely with the Senior Manager of Attorney Recruiting and law school team to coordinate Summer Program events, summer associate work assignment system, track evaluations, follow-up with attorneys, coordinate mid-summer and exit reviews.
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 Prepare registration materials for fall on-campus interviewing, coordinate law school and hotel arrangements for on-campus interviewers if needed and register for law school on-campus interviews when applicable.
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 Work closely with the Senior Manager of Attorney Recruiting and law school team to coordinate spring law school presentations, law firm branding events and receptions.
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 Work closely with team members on various programs, meetings, and events, including the coordination of all arrangements, mailings and marketing for programs, presentations, and receptions.
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 Work closely with the Senior Manager of Attorney Recruiting on identifying and registering for STEAM Career Fairs related to Patent Engineer and Patent Scientist hiring.
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 Work closely with the Senior Attorney Recruiting Manager on scheduling partner recruiting interviews and updating partner candidate dashboard and other materials/databases as requested.
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 Coordinate hiring and pre-arrival actions for lateral attorneys, including reference checks, conflicts submittals, State bar verifications and relocation.
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 Act as a liaison with lateral hires, coordinating new hire paperwork, start dates and relocation as needed.
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 Collaborate with other departments to arrange first-week orientation and integration activities.
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 Staff and coordinate temporary document review needs of the firm, including, but not limited to, requesting conflicts checks, processing hires in Workday and maintaining the temporary attorney&rsquo;s status throughout the review engagement.
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 Collaborate with Lateral Recruiting Manager in assisting new hires with immigration applications as needed.
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 Perform other related duties and assist with projects as assigned.
 
 
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 Desired Skills And Qualifications
 
 
 
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 Knowledge of the attorney recruiting processes.
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 Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
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 Effective written and verbal communication skills.
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 Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work well with all levels of firm personnel as well as external clients, including search firms and vendors.
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 Flexible with the ability to adapt to changing work situations and handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
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 Highly motivated and creative.
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 Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and applicant tracking systems, such as Workday and Lawcruit.
 
 
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 Reporting to the Senior Manager of Attorney Recruiting, the ideal candidate will have 2+ years of recruiting experience, preferably in a law firm environment. Bachelor&rsquo;s degree or equivalence in education and/or experience strongly preferred.
 
 
 
 Benefits And Compensation Details
 
 
 
 At Fenwick, we believe that our partners and employees are our most important asset. Helping you and your families achieve and maintain good health - physical, emotional, and financial - is the reason we offer a comprehensive benefit program. We provide benefits to eligible employees under plans such as Healthcare, Life Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Wellbeing.
 
 
 
 The Anticipated Range For This Position Is
 
 
 
 $68,000 - $95,750
 
 
 Depending on the role, the actual base salary offered may depend upon a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.
 
 
 A discretionary bonus for eligible employees may also be available based on performance. Additional information about employee eligibility for benefits and discretionary bonus will be made available upon request.
 
 
</div>

Attorney Recruiting Coordinator

Resolve ai

<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">About Resolve AI</h2><ul><li>
At Resolve, we&rsquo;re building Agentic AI that empowers software engineers by automating production engineering and SRE workflows. Our models deeply understand production systems &mdash; from code to databases &mdash; taking on repetitive, high-pressure tasks and handling critical incidents autonomously, so engineers can focus on building.</li><li>
Our founders (Spiros Xanthos and Mayank Agarwal) are the core creators of OpenTelemetry and led Splunk Observability. They have had 2 successful exits to Splunk and VMware.</li><li>
We raised a $35M Seed round from top-tier investors like Greylock, Unusual Ventures, Jeff Dean (Chief Scientist, Google DeepMind), Thomas Dohmke (CEO, GitHub), Matt Garman (CEO, AWS), Reid Hoffman (Founder, LinkedIn) and Fei Fei Li (Professor, Stanford).</li></ul>
Joining Resolve AI at this stage of our journey is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You&rsquo;ve already decided that you want to work at an AI-native company that&rsquo;s pushing the limits of how engineers work, and now you&rsquo;re looking for the right one.
<h2 class="jobSectionHeader">What You&rsquo;ll Do</h2>
As Commercial Counsel at Resolve AI, you&rsquo;ll be a foundational legal partner supporting our go-to-market motion and helping scale our commercial legal infrastructure as the company grows. You&rsquo;ll work closely with Sales, Product, Engineering, Security, Finance, and leadership to enable the business to move quickly while managing risk thoughtfully.<ul><li>
Partner with Resolve&rsquo;s sales and business teams to draft, negotiate, and close inbound and outbound commercial agreements, including customer, partner, and vendor-initiated contracts, while balancing speed, risk, and business impact.</li><li>
Review, draft, and negotiate NDAs, master subscription and services agreements (MSAs/MSSAs), order forms, SaaS and cloud services agreements, data processing and security addenda, partner agreements, and customer licenses to use the Resolve AI platform.</li><li>
Work closely with Product, Engineering, Security, Finance, and leadership to ensure agreements align with internal policies, compliance requirements, and company objectives.</li><li>
Translate legal guidance into practical, business-oriented advice that enables teams to move quickly and confidently.</li><li>
Build and maintain scalable contracting frameworks, templates, and playbooks that improve consistency and efficiency as Resolve grows.</li><li>
Advise on regulatory and compliance considerations related to AI-driven and autonomous systems, including data usage, security, and customer risk allocation.</li><li>
Improve legal processes and tooling, including leveraging automation and AI to increase speed, quality, and visibility.</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
What We&rsquo;re Looking For</h2><ul><li>
J.D. from an accredited law school, active membership in at least one U.S. state bar, and ability to practice in California.</li><li>
4+ years of relevant experience supporting a high growth SaaS, enterprise software business, or AI company.</li><li>
Strong experience negotiating commercial and technology agreements in a fast-paced environment.</li><li>
Comfortable operating independently with strong judgment and a business-first mindset.</li><li>
Clear, effective communicator who collaborates well with technical and non-technical teams.</li><li>
Curiosity and enthusiasm for new technologies, including experience supporting AI-driven products or leveraging AI tools in legal workflows.</li><li>
Highly organized with strong project management skills.</li></ul>
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, and other characteristics protected by law.</div>

Commercial Counsel

OpenAI

About the Team
 
The Synthetic RL team develops reinforcement learning methods that leverage synthetic data, environments, and feedback to train and evaluate frontier AI models. The team explores approaches such as self-play, simulators, and other synthetic evaluations to push model capability, generalization, and alignment beyond what is possible with the current prevailing methodology.
 
About the Role
 
As a
 
Research Scientist
 
on the Synthetic RL team, you will develop novel reinforcement learning techniques that use synthetic environments and feedback to improve large-scale models. You’ll work closely with other researchers to design experiments, analyze learning dynamics, and translate research insights into training approaches used in production systems.
 
We’re looking for researchers who enjoy working on open-ended problems, value fast iteration, and want their work to directly shape how frontier models are trained.
 
This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.
 
In this role, you will: 
Research and develop reinforcement learning algorithms
 
Design and run experiments to study training dynamics and model behavior at scale
 
Collaborate with engineers and researchers to integrate successful approaches into model training pipelines
 
You might thrive in this role if you: 
Have a strong background in reinforcement learning, machine learning research, or related fields
 
Have strong engineering and statistical analysis skills
 
Enjoy exploring new problem spaces where data, objectives, and evaluation are imperfect or evolving
 
Are motivated by seeing research ideas influence real-world AI systems
 
About OpenAI
 
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
 
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
 
For additional information, please see
 
OpenAI’s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement
 
.
 
Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US-based candidates. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.
 
To notify OpenAI that you believe this job posting is non-compliant, please submit a report through
 
this form
 
. No response will be provided to inquiries unrelated to job posting compliance.
 
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.
 
OpenAI Global Applicant Privacy Policy
 
At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.
 
Compensation
 
$310K – $460K + Offers Equity

Researcher, Synthetic RL

Genentech

<div><div><div>THE POSITION</div>
A healthier future. It&rsquo;s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That&rsquo;s what makes us Genentech.
A Postdoctoral fellow position is available for a highly motivated and independent candidate to join the Computational Biophysics Team in the Department of Pharmaceutical Development at Genentech. Our computational biophysics team drives the development of advanced, physics-based in silico methods aimed at understanding the developability properties of therapeutic molecules and providing molecular-level insights. By supporting research and development teams, we enable the implementation of mitigation strategies and facilitate informed decision-making to achieve long-term molecular stability. This postdoctoral position offers an opportunity to contribute to development-focused initiatives. Key areas include generating a molecular-level understanding of self-association and developing guiding tools and methods to support formulation development. Candidates with experience in protein self-association, interfacial behavior, and the effects of salts are especially encouraged to apply.
The Opportunity:<ul><li>
You will have opportunities to productively collaborate with other researchers across departments, present your work to project teams, and contribute to scientiﬁc publications.</li><li>
The successful candidate will be integral to the Pharmaceutical Development Department, collaborating with experts to advance the understanding of key considerations in formulation development and to elucidate the molecular mechanisms governing stability in therapeutic formulations using in silico methods.</li><li>
You will be part of the Genentech post-doctoral training program and the Pharmaceutical Development Innovation Team offering an exceptional environment and the opportunity to pursue fundamental science questions within a context focused on drug development and breakthrough discoveries.</li></ul>
Who You Are:<ul><li>
Ph.D. with a proven track record of excellence in computational biophysics and/or computational chemistry.</li><li>
Must have advanced at least one key research project as evidenced by a first author paper published or accepted in a leading peer-reviewed journal.</li><li>
Independent scientist with outstanding communication skills, a strong passion and commitment to science, who works well within a team</li><li>
Excited about supporting large molecule therapeutic development</li></ul>
Preferred Qualifications:<ul><li>
Hands-on experience in molecular dynamics simulations, particularly with antibodies and/or proteins is required. Experience with co-solvent MD, is highly desired.</li><li>
A proven track record of successfully developing in silico methods to provide mechanistic explanations for experimental observations is required.</li><li>
Working knowledge of basic machine learning is a plus.</li></ul> 
The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of South San Francisco California is $110,000 and $120,000.. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.
Benefits
Relocation benefits are available for this job posting. 
Postdoc Program
Elevate your research career to new heights with Genetech&rsquo;s Postdoctoral Program! Join a prestigious community of early career scientists and kick-start your journey toward becoming a scientific leader in biotechnology and bioengineering. With competitive salaries and fully funded research expenses, you can dedicate yourself to groundbreaking research that aligns with Genentech strategic ambitions.
The postdoc program is designed to empower recent Ph.D. graduates to conduct world-class research, publish in top-tier journals, and build a robust scientific network. By joining us, you will receive the mentorship and support necessary to develop into an independent scientist and leader.
The Genentech Postdoc Program provides access to world-class seminars, professional development workshops, and networking opportunities. Apply now to Genentech Postdoctoral Program and unlock your full potential! 
Genentech is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy and practice to employ, promote, and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. The company's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination, including but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of Protected Veteran status, individuals with disabilities status, and consistent with all federal, state, or local laws.
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<div><div>JOB FACTS
</div><div><div><ul><div>Job Sub Category
Postdocs
</div><div>Schedule
Full time
</div><div>Job Type
Temporary (Fixed Term)
</div><div>Posted Date
Jan 9th 2026
</div><div>Job ID
202601-100630</div></ul></div></div></div></div>

Postdoctoral Fellow - Computational Biophysics

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