Director, Research - Evaluation & Training
Snorkel AI · New York City, NY (Hybrid); San Francisco, CA (Hybrid); United States (Remote)
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Snorkel AI's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 42% of Snorkel AI's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Snorkel AI
- high 37 stale, 5 reposted of 38 open
- Hiring momentum
- 58 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
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About this role
The Director of Research - Evaluation & Training at Snorkel AI will lead a team focused on data evaluation, error analysis, and data valuation methods to enhance model performance. This role involves synthesizing insights from model failures to inform data strategy, managing a multi-quarter roadmap, and acting as a liaison between research findings and product development. The position emphasizes the importance of translating technical research into actionable business outcomes.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- 7+ years in applied AI, ML, or research roles
- 4+ years managing technical teams
- Ability to connect technical findings to market and customer needs
- Strong business and market judgment in the AI/ML space
- Technical conversance in LLM evaluation, benchmarking, and model behavior analysis
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills
Nice to have
- Familiarity with data valuation or data attribution research
- Experience working with frontier labs, public benchmarks, or commercial AI data/eval products
Worth weighing
- Actual compensation will vary based on skills and location, with a salary range of $275,000 to $425,000 USD
- The role involves significant leadership responsibilities and expectations for high-quality execution
- No specific benefits or perks listed in the posting
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Listed by Snorkel AI on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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