AI Research Scientist - Agentic Systems

Radical AI, Inc. is an artificial intelligence company that is accelerating scientific research & development. We are at the forefront of innovation in the field of materials R&D, a critical driver for advancing our most cutting-edge industries and shaping the future. Breaking away from the traditionally slow and costly R&D process, Radical AI leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to pioneer generative materials science. This innovative field blends AI, engineering, and materials science, revolutionizing how materials are created and discovered. Radical AI's approach speeds up R&D and addresses global challenges, setting new benchmarks in technology and sustainability. The opportunity The vision for this opportunity is to create an intelligent system that operates in an experimental material science setting. Your core responsibility will be to lead the development of an agentic system for materials development, enhancing reasoning and planning throughout the development process, encompassing data acquisition, model evaluation, pre- and post-training, supervised fine-tuning, reward modeling, and reinforcement learning to drive overall performance of the system. Your expertise will contribute to the broader research community through publications in top-tier AI/ML venues like NeurIPS, ICML, and ICLR, alongside active participation in conferences and workshops. This role offers the unique opportunity to mentor and guide junior members of our technical team and research interns, fostering a culture of growth and innovation. Positions are available at various levels of seniority: Senior, Staff, and Principal.