Research Scientist, SAMBA, DeepMind
New York, NY, USA$207k - $300kPosted 4d ago
About the role
Research Scientist on the Sociotechnical Analysis of Model Behavior (SAMBA) team in the Responsible Research Group (R2) at Google DeepMind. Conduct research on model behaviors that impact people and society, design measurement tools, experiments, and publish results. Part of a specialized responsibility-focused team integrated with Google’s Trust & Safety organization.
Responsibilities
- Identify new research areas and questions.
- Design and conduct research and experiments.
- Develop and test new metrics and measures.
- Perform data analysis to synthesize and visualize research findings and evaluation results.
- Lead writing results for research publications.
Qualifications
- PhD in Computer Science, Economics, Computational Social Science, Data Science, or Political Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience with statistical concepts, data analysis, and visualization.
- 2 years of experience with programming languages (e.g., R, Python), relevant libraries (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn), or other scripting languages.
- 2 years of experience with AI evaluation.
Skills
Required:Statistical conceptsData analysis and visualizationProgramming (R, Python)AI evaluation
Nice to have:Communication and collaboration
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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