Principal Research Scientist

4 days ago

Arlington, Virginia, United States Galois Full time
About Galois

Galois is a research-driven organization that tackles the hardest problems in computer science. Our mission is to assure trust in critical systems that protect the privacy and integrity of information in the real world. We apply formal analysis techniques to model, analyze, and mathematically prove the correctness of systems, ensuring they behave as intended under all circumstances.

We are a community of researchers, engineers, and operations professionals dedicated to creating trustworthiness in critical systems. Our organization is highly collaborative, and we pursue working from first principles, transparency, building deep trust, learning, and innovating. We create space for individuals to be authentically themselves and provide a sense of freedom to pursue passions in and out of work.

About This Role

We're seeking a Principal Scientist passionate about expanding intelligent systems' capabilities to join our research team. Our clients are looking to us to significantly advance the state-of-the-art in designing and deploying solutions that operate in challenging safety-critical domains, such as defense, healthcare, and aviation. We're focused on formally establishing and ensuring the trustworthiness and safety of these systems during operation.

We're hiring a Principal Scientist passionate about pushing the boundaries of ensuring AI systems' trustworthiness, safety, and reliability. In this role, you will drive a research agenda and develop R&D opportunities that involve engaging with customers to help solve real-world problems where the stakes are high. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of experts in algorithm design, mathematics, cognitive science, engineering, and psychology. Our objective is to perform rigorous research on AI systems focused on establishing their performance and trustworthiness in real-world contexts and by actual human users.

Responsibilities
  • Develop and lead an externally funded research program involving frequent client and government agency interactions.
  • Collaborate across Galois, academia, government, and industry to advance active research and development programs.
  • Publish and speak on your work, establishing a reputation for thought leadership in your domain of expertise.
  • Competitive candidates for this role will be experienced researchers in their field and have demonstrated success envisioning, designing, capturing, and leading significant research programs.
Key Qualifications
  • Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related field with a history of high-quality academic or industrial research as evidenced by publications, involvement in the research community, and/or patent applications.
  • A track record in obtaining external research funding.
  • Passionate curiosity, interest in new ideas, and love of learning.

We value hands-on experience in the proposal writing process and a deep interest in pursuing programs that connect one's research interests directly to actual customer needs. Excellent technical writing, verbal communication, and public speaking skills are essential.

Benefits
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with 5% employer match and immediate vesting
  • Fully paid medical insurance plans and dental and vision reimbursement plan
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with generous employer contributions
  • Mental health and wellbeing support through our employee assistance program
  • 5 weeks of paid time off and 9 days of paid company holidays each year
  • 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave (available for new parents for birth, adoption, and fostering)
  • 1 week of fully paid 'Blue Sky' innovation time each year to pursue your interests

For more information on our benefits, visit Careers at Galois.

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