The Head of Research for Professional Intelligence at DeepMind will lead a team focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges. This role involves managing research projects that emphasize innovation and product contribution while ensuring safety and ethics are prioritized. The successful candidate will mentor engineers and research scientists, guiding them through high-ambiguity areas and rapid iterations on research initiatives. The position is based in Mountain View, CA, and offers a significant opportunity to impact AI technologies for public benefit.

• PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Applied Statistics, Machine Learning, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in applied NLP research and productionization, including experience with advanced prompting and LLM fine-tuning or reinforcement learning.
• 4 years of experience leading technical or research teams and mentoring engineers.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver clean, maintainable, production-grade code in Python, adhering to sound engineering principles.

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of research scientists and machine learning engineers.
• Provide direction and focus in areas of high ambiguity while prioritizing team workloads and managing projects.
• Oversee the development of benchmark datasets and rigorous evaluation suites measuring factual accuracy, citation fidelity, and multi-step reasoning.
• Partner with engineering, product management, and legal domain experts to deploy research advances to early enterprise partners.

• Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.