Strategic Projects Lead - STEM

San Francisco, United States
Full-time

About the role

We are looking for SPLs with experience in deep scientific or quantitative research – ideally a PhD in biology, chemistry, mathematics, statistics or a related field, or an elite competition medalist – who can be the in-house expert on what "good" looks like in frontier AI data. As demand from leading AI labs grows across STEM domains, we need people with real scientific credentials who can speak with authority on the work and hold our datasets to the highest standard. You will bring your field's rigor to projects that directly shape how foundation models reason and are evaluated. This is a high-ownership role for a sharp, entrepreneurial scientist who wants to move from research into building at the cutting edge of AI.

What you will be doing

  • Serving as the internal subject-matter expert for your STEM domain – defining what high-quality data looks like when we build datasets for frontier AI labs
  • Designing dataset specifications and evaluation criteria that directly influence how frontier models are trained, tested and improved
  • Recruiting, leading and coordinating teams of specialized expert contributors to produce rigorous, high-quality outputs at scale
  • Owning critical projects end-to-end – scoping, executing, iterating and shipping in a fast-moving, high-stakes environment
  • Working with leading AI organizations on next-generation data solutions while contributing to operational initiatives across the business

About AfterQuery

Applied research lab curating data solutions for foundation model development.

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Job details

Salary

$150,000 - $225,000

Location

San Francisco, United States

Experience

3+ years

Company

NameAfterQuery
IndustryInfrastructure
Team Size30

Funding

Total raised

$34M

Last stage

Series A

Investors

Altos Ventures
Y Combinator
BoxGroup
TThe Raine Group

Founders

Danny Tang

Danny Tang

LinkedIn
Carlos Georgescu

Carlos Georgescu

LinkedIn
Spencer Mateega

Spencer Mateega

LinkedIn

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01

Confirm the fit

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02

I pitch you to the company

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03

A meeting lands on your calendar

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