Head of Research

Your Mission as QE's Head of Research:

• Spearhead cutting-edge research that will form the backbone of a new category of telehealth: at-home eyecare.
• Drive an applied research agenda and work alongside the engineering team to translate research results into functional patient-facing products.
• Use first principle thinking to break complex hardware problems into simple and practical software solutions.
• Find, lead, and grow a cross-disciplinary team of PhD-level researchers (computer vision/machine learning, optical engineering, statistics, etc.)
• Actively contribute to the wider research community by sharing findings from internal projects and external collaborations.
• Provide high-level input re: clinical trial design and implementation.
• Assist in drafting patent applications.

tl;dr: We're looking for a formidable Head of Research to help us map out a novel at-home eye exam.

We're looking for someone with:

• A PhD in Computer Vision/Machine Learning OR equivalent industry research experience.
• Ability to formulate and own an applied research agenda — focused broadly on the application of deep learning and computer vision to eyecare — that will translate into novel products.
• Ability to define, implement, and time box MVP-style experiments in startup-paced cycles.
• 1+ year experience managing researchers, particularly giving directed feedback on how to optimize models.
• Willingness to help the team with various tasks, even if they are not directly research-related.
• Strong respect for patient privacy and human dignity.
• Eligibility to work in the U.S.
• Flexibility to regularly travel to the Bay Area.

Learn more about QE 👇

• Our main product lives here: https://www.quadranteye.com/
• Our company Medium account is here.

You'll likely enjoy working at QE if you:

• Thrive with lots of autonomy.
• Value being part of a team and can embrace remote-specific teamwork challenges.
• Can think both abstractly and concretely.
• Communicate clearly and kindly.
• Are willing to experiment quickly and publicly.
• Can accept imperfection and own up to inevitable mistakes.
• Want to make a positive impact on the world.
• Are endlessly curious. Bonus qualifications:
• Experience building healthcare products and/or 3D-gesture based interactions (such as in virtual or augmented reality.)
• Experience shipping and innovating in a fast-paced early startup culture.

Interested in joining our team? Here are next steps: ✉️

Applications Interviews

• Email [email protected] with the job title as the subject line e.g. "Head of Research." or "Senior Software Engineer"
• In this email, please:
• We see interviews as an opportunity to assess culture fit and team dynamics. We want to get a sense of how well we'll work together.
• We respect your time and make decisions fast
• Attach your latest resume/CV (and portfolio, if in design).
• Write down the name and email address of the person who referred you (if applicable.)