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Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist

Toyota Research Institute
Posted April 1, 2025

Los Altos, California

$229k - $343k

Full Time

Job Description

A research scientist role focused on developing machine learning models and tools to understand social well-being and the future of work, collaborating across behavioral science, AI, and human-computer interaction to foster human happiness and social dynamics within workplaces.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct machine learning research on social well-being and the future of work, including model architecting, simulations, and handling complex datasets.
  • Use real-world, human-level data to model prefactuals and counterfactuals through techniques like multi-agent-based modeling, reinforcement learning, causal inference ML, RDM AI, and Graph Neural Networks.
  • Collaborate across behavioral science, human-computer interaction, and machine learning domains to design and pilot technologies that analyze social dynamics within and around workplaces.
  • Define and help build the trajectory of a new project space focused on social well-being and human-centered AI research.

Requirements

  • Expertise in and enthusiasm for machine learning research, including model architecting, simulations, and working with complex datasets.
  • Interest or experience in using real-world, human-level data to model prefactuals and counterfactuals, specifically in areas such as multi-agent-based modeling, reinforcement learning, causal inference ML, RDM AI, and Graph Neural Networks.
  • Strong interest in collaborating across multiple domains including behavioral sciences, machine learning research, and human-computer interaction.
  • Ability to work with teams across Toyota to design and pilot technologies that help to better understand social dynamics within and around workplaces.
  • Self-starting attitude and interest in making contributions within a multidisciplinary team project.

Benefits

  • Salary range between 228,800 and 343,200 per year (California-based roles)
  • Generous benefits package including 401(k) eligibility
  • Paid time off benefits such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave
  • Annual cash bonus structure

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