Principal Applied Scientist

Job summary

Independently partners with engineering, product, and security teams to translate complex identity and public safety needs into ambitious research plans and production-ready AI solutions.

Qualifications

• Independently collaborates with operational teams to evaluate and monitor solutions in production, including model accuracy, robustness, and evolving threat conditions.
• Building Research Capability – Research Excellence:
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge in at least one business-critical applied research area, such as computer vision, facial biometrics, video understanding, multimodal AI, or adversarial machine learning.
• Applies advanced domain knowledge and industry best practices to applied research, with a focus on secure identity, public safety, and broader applications that expand Ora***’s AI portfolio.
• Building Research Capability – Research Community Presence:
• Leads the publication and presentation of research findings and papers at conferences and in research and industry outlets.
• Participates in the scientific community by providing peer review and feedback.
• Establishes collaborations with internal research labs and external research communities.
• for a moderately sized project or initiative.
• Efficiently monitors, and prioritizes work across multiple projects, providing technical oversight and adjusting plans to address shifts in resources or timelines.
• Collaboration & Partnership:
• Collaborates across the organization to align on expectations and achieve shared objectives.

Responsibilities

• Solution Identification:
• Creates a science plan to address product and/or business problems in secure identity, public safety, and related application areas.
• Serves as a leading contributor in identifying solutions based on the scientific process, including modeling approaches, evaluation techniques, and data collection strategies.
• Solution Development – Applied Research:
• Develops and pilots research proofs-of-concept (POCs) or research experiments to demonstrate the feasibility of proposed solutions, gather supporting evidence, and secure resources for applied research.
• Independently identifies and prepares image, video, and multimodal datasets for use in applied research.
• Ensures datasets meet quality standards and identifies gaps in coverage, representation, and evaluation.
• Contributes to the design of and conducts research on new theories,
• Planning & Execution:
• Manages and coordinates moderately complex tasks, monitoring timelines and deliverables to ensure timely completion and adherence to

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