Research Advisor - Human Frontier Collective (US)

About the Program

The Human Frontier Collective (HFC) brings together top researchers and domain experts to collaborate on high-impact work that are shaping the future of AI. As an HFC Research Advisor, you’ll apply your academic and professional expertise to help develop strategy, design, evaluate, and interpret advanced generative AI systems – while gaining exposure to cutting-edge research and working alongside an interdisciplinary network of leading thinkers.

What You’ll Do

Senior Advisory & Model Governance: Provide elite-level consultancy and leadership on model behavior and domain-specific logic, establishing the benchmarks for professional integrity.

High-Impact Research Collaboration: Influence the technical roadmap by partnering across Scale AI's product, research, delivery, and GTM teams to design sophisticated, small-scale tasks that translate expert-level intuition into rigorous, computable frameworks for frontier model evaluation.

Executive Client Engagement: Represent Scale AI and the HFC as a Subject Matter Expert during pivotal sales cycles, executive meetings, and conferences,

Visionary Creation: Contribute to the creation of premier technical content and strategic GTM assets that ultimately helps position Scale as the definitive leader in the industry.

Publications: Collaborate with Scale’s research team to co-author technical reports and research papers, boosting your academic visibility and professional recognition (e.g., SciPredict, PropensityBench, Professional Reasoning Benchmark).

HFC Community: Become a foundational member of HFC; a supportive, interdisciplinary network of innovators. Gain exclusive access to a community of industry leaders and AI researchers dedicated to advancing the frontier of data.

Who Should Apply

Ideal Backgrounds Include:

Finance: IB/PE/VC/consulting C-Suite, VPs, or Directors from Bulge Bracket or Elite Boutiques (e.g., Goldman Sachs, Blackstone), Senior Managers, Senior Associates, or Senior Analysts from top-tier firms.

Legal: Partners or Senior Counsel at V100 firms; former SCOTUS/Federal Clerks, and Senior Associates from Big Law with active bar membership

Medical: Board-certified MDs from premier academic hospitals (e.g., Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic). Practicing physicians w/ at least 5 YOE of post-residency experience from premier hospitals.

Professional Experience: 5+ years of relevant industry experience with strong, top-tier domain knowledge. Proven track record of operating at the top of their field and applying deep expertise in high-impact, real-world environments across finance, legal, medical, or related fields.

Educational Background: Based on your specific expertise, we are seeking candidates who hold a bachelor’s, master’s, PhD, MD/DO, or JD degree, coupled with significant clinical, legal, or financial practice experience.

Technical Expertise: Demonstrated research experience, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, hands-on experience with AI too