Protege
AI
DirectorofResearch
“Director of Research at Protege. Skills: Research Strategy, Team Leadership, Cross-functional Partnership, Experimentation. Define research strategy. Partner with Product, Engineering, GTM”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver research insights that directly influence product roadmap decisions or customer outcomes; Demonstrate measurable improvements in experimentation speed, evaluation quality, or data performance metrics; Establish Protege's Data Lab as a trusted strategic partner
Industry & Context.
Solve hard problems; Translate ambiguous technical questions into practical frameworks
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience leading research initiatives in AI, Experience building and managing research teams, Experience partnering with customers, Experience developing frameworks for evaluating model performance, Experience operating in ambiguous environments, Ability to communicate complex technical findings, Demonstrated ownership of cross-functional initiatives, Track record of translating research into practical systems, Experience working with modern AI systems, High judgment, Prioritization skills, Comfort making decisions with incomplete information
Nice to Have
Experience with foundation models, Experience with LLM evaluation workflows, Experience with privacy-centric data methodologies
What You'll Do.
Define research strategy
Design and oversee experiments
Build scalable systems
Serve as customer-facing research partner
Translate technical questions
Publish internal research findings
Establish operational rigor
Represent Protege externally
Stay at forefront of advancements
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and GTM teams; Serve as a customer-facing research partner to GTM; Demonstrated ownership of cross-functional initiatives spanning research, engineering, product, and go-to-market teams; Collaboration
Communication Scope
Communicate complex technical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences; Communicate directly and respectfully
Process & Methodology
Define research roadmap, Manage and scale team, Drive execution, Establish operational rigor
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