Director, Research - Evaluation & Training
Lead a team of researchers to enhance data evaluation and analysis methods for AI model performance at Snorkel AI.
Posted by employer 3 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
AI in the day-to-day
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Requirements
- Experience
- 7+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Director of Research for Evaluation & Training at Snorkel AI leads a team focused on data evaluation and error analysis to enhance model performance. The position requires expertise in applied AI and machine learning, along with strong leadership skills to guide researchers in identifying data valuation techniques and benchmarking strategies. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in technical management and a knack for translating research insights into actionable business strategies. Snorkel AI offers a dynamic environment where innovation and growth are prioritized.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 9 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Snorkel AI's career page.
- Snorkel AI has 38 other open roles including Technical Project Manager - Enterprise AI Solutions, Senior / Staff AI Engineer, Director, Forward Deployed Researcher - Data as a Service.
- 5149 active AI/ML roles on Joblaze right now.
- Salary band is above the typical range for AI/ML roles (median ~$188,000).
- Pays more than 86% of the 2239 salaried AI/ML roles we track (median $180,000). See AI/ML salary trends
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Snorkel AI lists $275,000–$425,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 7 years of relevant experience for this Director, Research - Evaluation & Training role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Snorkel AI targets director candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Director, Research - Evaluation & Training role at Snorkel AI.
From the original posting
About Snorkel
At Snorkel, we believe meaningful AI doesn’t start with the model, it starts with the data.
We’re on a mission to help enterprises transform expert knowledge into specialized AI at scale. The AI landscape has gone through incredible changes since 2015, when Snorkel started as a research project in the Stanford AI Lab, to the generative AI breakthroughs of today. But one thing has remained constant: the data you use to build AI is the key to achieving differentiation, high performance, and production-ready systems. We work with some of the world’s largest organizations to empower scientists, engineers, financial experts, product creators, journalists, and more to build custom AI with their data faster than ever before. Excited to help us redefine how AI is built? Apply to be the newest Snorkeler!
ABOUT THE ROLE
We're looking for a manager to lead a team of researchers to focus on data evaluation, error analysis and data valuation methods to predict model performance. This team is responsible for showcasing the value and quality of Snorkel’s data for model training and evaluation, understanding where today's frontier models fall short, and turning that understanding into a point of view on what benchmarks and datasets these models will benefit from.
You and your team will be responsible for Snorkel’s data design flywheel by analyzing model failures, finding capability and skill gaps in current models, suggesting the next benchmarks to invest in and then proving the value of this data for our customers.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own a multi-quarter roadmap centered on novel evaluation, error analysis, and data valuation techniques
- Synthesize and share trends from model-failure analysis and benchmarking into recommendations on the datasets the community should focus on and the ones Snorkel should invest in — making this team a primary input to the company's data strategy.
- Focus on data valuation techniques that quantify how Snorkel data meaningfully improves model performance
- Lead and grow a team of researchers, setting a high bar for quality, rigor and speed of execution
- Act as the primary bridge between the team's findings and Product, GTM, and our customers
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 7+ years in applied AI, ML, or research roles, with 4+ years managing technical teams.
- A leader who has repeatedly turned research and analysis into business outcomes, and who instinctively connects technical findings to market and customer needs.
- Strong business and market judgment in the AI/ML space — you understand the competitive and frontier-lab landscape and can prioritize accordingly.
- Technically conversant and credible: enough depth in LLM evaluation, benchmarking, and model behavior analysis to set direction, judge experimental quality, and pressure-test results — without needing to be the deepest technical expert in the room.
- A nose for trends: able to look across many evaluation results and failure cases and extract the signal that should drive what gets built next.
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to make technical results legible and persuasive to non-research audiences.
- Familiarity with data valuation or data attribution research is a strong plus.
- Bonus: experience working with frontier labs, public benchmarks, or commercial AI data/eval products.
Actual compensation will be determined based on factors including skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.
Be Your Best at Snorkel
Joining Snorkel AI means becoming part of a company that has market proven solutions, robust funding, and is scaling rapidly—offering a unique combination of stability and the excitement of high growth. As a member of our team, you’ll have meaningful opportunities to shape priorities and initiatives, influence key strategic decisions, and directly impact our ongoing success. Whether you’re looking to deepen your technical expertise, explore leadership opportunities, or learn new skills across multiple functions, you’re fully supported in building your career in an environment designed for growth, learning, and shared success.
Snorkel AI is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Snorkel AI embraces diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Snorkel AI prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, performance, merit, and business need.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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