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# Lead AI Scientist

- **Company:** Harnham Inc.
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $240,000 - $260,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Linguistics, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Tensorflow, Cloud Platform System, Pytorch, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Models, Deep Learning, Information Technology, HuggingFace, Recurrent Neural Networks
- **Published:** November 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25304_7b764aa6003252e617bd4a0ce118844f

## About the Role

* 7+ years of machine learning and NLP / LLM modeling experience in applied research and production environments
 * PhD in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Statistics or similar highly preferred
 * Technical leadership experience required; direct people management a plus
 * Experience with LLMs, agentic AI or generative AI for customer-facing applications
 * Background in: deep learning or NLP preferred; experience building neural networks like CNNs, RNNs, LSTM, or similar
 * Cloud environments (provider-agnostic), AWS or GCP a plus
 * Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, BERT, RAG experience preferred
 * Publication and patent history a plus
 * Strong collaboration and communication skills, including experience working with non-technical stakeholders
 * Independent problem-solver with a proactive mindset

## Description

This is a tech-lead, model building / development-focused role-ideal for someone with a strong foundation in applied AI research and a passion for making machine learning work in the real world. You'll own experiments, iterate on PoCs, and help define how ML models are built for in production environments.