Head of Research

About the Company

Neon allows users to make hundreds or even thousands of dollars per year by securely selling their anonymized data. We recently raised $25 million from Lightspeed, Upper90, Upfront Ventures, and other investors.

Responsibilities

• Transform Neon’s consumer data streams into the gold standard for AI training and evaluation
• Bridge the gap between 500,000+ mobile users and leading AI labs through direct collaboration
• Define the research agenda and establish Neon as an authority in audio data research and evaluation science
• Lead the development of AI-assisted evaluation pipelines to characterize and validate platform data
• Translate theoretical data needs into tactical product execution

Requirements

• Authorization to work in the US
• Track record of impactful AI/ML research focused on data evaluation, oversight, and generative AI
• Significant audio and multimodal expertise, preferably in speech
• Deep engagement with the AI research community and frontier labs
• Founder’s Mentality with the ability to handle ambiguity
• Exceptional communication skills for building relationships with top-tier researchers
• Experience with Python and PyTorch for designing and conducting ML experiments

Preferred Qualifications

• Published authorship in top-tier AI/ML venues such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, or CVPR
• Strong record of publications in data evaluations for audio, speech, or multimodal data
• Experience building technical communities or academic advisory boards
• Expertise in evaluation science, including AI-assisted evaluation (RLAIF) or benchmark design
• Active presence on X or other research channels demonstrating thought leadership