Poised Research Scientist
Poised
San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted 6+ months ago
Poised Research Scientist
TLDR: Poised is looking for a Research Scientist to innovate and advance the science of communication, that includes NLP, Speech and Computer Vision to build a product that helps people perform better in their important meetings.
About Poised
Poised is an early-stage startup on a mission to improve spoken communication in our remote working world. We are building an AI-powered communication coach and platform that can provide real-time and post meeting feedback. In the process we hope to democratize the language for career mobility, improve diversity and inclusion, and bring more understanding and compassion to professionals.
The founding team has launched top 5 grossing iOS and Android applications and built large bottoms-up SaaS businesses. We are venture backed and our perks include free food, full benefits, and a flexible remote working environment.
About you
We are looking for a Research Scientist with the ability to independently develop and drive original research programs.
Work Experience
PhD in Machine Learning, NLP, Speech, or equivalent experience.
A strong record of peer reviewed publication
History of extracting value from large disconnected datasets that can be added to the product.
Experience with signal processing is preferred but not required.
What You Will Do
Collaborate with product and engineering teams to design and develop an end to end product deployment
Solve Speech and Text by doing researc.
Document, patent and/or publish significant experimental findings
Become a founding team member and set culture in the organization
Culture
Confidence without attitude
Experimentation and bias for action
Passion for Poised mission and the impact we can have on the world
Point of view on AI/communication products
Infinite and curious learner
Open to receiving and giving feedback
Ideally previous startup experience
Interested?
Apply here and we look forward to hearing from you!

