AI Staff Scientist

Remote Actively hiring

Remote, USA Posted 18 days ago $250,253–$305,864 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

As an AI Staff Scientist at 3M’s Corporate R&D, you will join a small, technical team focused on developing advanced learning systems that can reason and adapt in complex environments. Your primary responsibilities include designing computational symbolic representation systems and implementing research code for language interfaces to support these systems. You will work closely with researchers from various disciplines to test experimental mechanisms under realistic conditions, ensuring the systems maintain identifiability, causal validity, and epistemic calibration. Ideal candidates have a Ph.D. in Informatics or Cognitive Science and five years of AI experience, preferably in startup environments. The role requires expertise in machine learning, statistics, and cognitive science, with proficiency in relevant programming languages and tools for research development.

Skills

Python TensorFlow PyTorch Kubernetes Docker CI/CD Git PostgreSQL AWS Google Cloud Platform Azure Jupyter Notebook Scikit-learn Pandas NumPy Matplotlib Seaborn Latex

What you'll do

Develop computational symbolic representation systems for general use.
Design and implement research code for a language interface in AI systems.
Maintain research code while working from evolving specifications and discussions.
Stress-test experimental learning mechanisms under realistic, adversarial conditions.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary researchers to advance foundational methods.

What we're looking for

Ph.D. in Informatics, Cognitive Science, or related field from an accredited institution.
Five years of experience in Artificial Intelligence.
Experience working in startup environments.
Expertise in developing computational symbolic representation systems.
Ability to design and maintain research code for language interfaces.
Collaborative skills with interdisciplinary researchers on complex projects.
Proficiency in designing experimental learning mechanisms under adversarial conditions.

Market check

Salary context

This $250,253–$305,864 range sits above 90% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$160,150–$257,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$165,000–$246,150

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About 3M

3M is a diversified technology and manufacturing conglomerate producing thousands of products across healthcare, safety, electronics, transportation, and consumer goods. Industry: Diversified Manufacturing

3M currently has 38 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $145,676–$178,049 across 34 roles with salary data.

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