AI Scientist, Platform

Core Models

Improve Normal Behavior Models and anomaly detection for time series and event data across industries

Build methods for data quality and gap filling on messy industrial sensor and business data

Evaluate and adapt time series and multimodal foundation models for industrial use

Knowledge Graph and Agents

Build methods for ontology discovery, entity resolution and mapping raw data into the knowledge graph

Build and evaluate AI agents that query the graph, call models and recommend actions, with clear guardrails and human approval

Design evaluation frameworks so we know when an agent or model is good enough to ship

Platform and Productization

Work with the Model Hub team on model serving, monitoring, retraining and cost

Package methods as reusable platform services that application teams can use without starting from scratch

Write up methods and results clearly for product, customers and leadership

PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics or a related field, or an MS with 5+ years of relevant industry experience

Strong foundation in machine learning, with depth in at least two of: time series and anomaly detection, knowledge graphs and graph learning, LLMs and agents

Experience building ML or AI capabilities used across many products or customers

Experience at Palantir, C3 AI, Databricks, Google, AWS, Microsoft or an industrial AI company is a strong plus

Strong Python and the standard ML stack (PyTorch, Hugging Face, LLM frameworks)

Experience shipping models to production, not only notebooks

Publications or patents in related areas are a plus

Compensation

Pay Range: $160k - $240k salary annually. Pay for this position is based on a number of factors including geographic location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Location: This role is not remote. Candidates must be based in the Bay Area, CA and are expected to report to our Pleasanton office 5 days a week.

Avathon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Avathon is committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact us to discuss how we can assist you.