<div><p>We are a global AI research and technology company focused on building Universal Simulation systems. The research we are doing and the tools we are building are maturing rapidly and are quickly becoming the foundation for how we will all soon approach making anything. From images to videos, scripted media to documentaries, graphic design to architecture, interactive games to social media, new forms of learning and the future of entertainment itself. Everyone will be empowered to make anything. There will no longer be any barriers to entry.</p> <p>Our team consists of creative, open minded, caring and ambitious people who are determined to change the world. We aspire to continuously build impossible things and our ability to do so relies on building an incredible team. If you are driven to do the same, wed love to hear from you.</p></div><h3><strong>About the role</strong></h3> <p><sub><em>*Open to hiring remote across North America and Europe — we also have offices in NYC, San Francisco, Seattle, London, and Tel Aviv</em></sub></p> <p>We’re looking for a Research Team Lead to lead a group of Runways Applied ML Research team. This person will be leading and driving the executions for new applied research projects. This person should have a strong research background in computer vision, and be deeply interested in managing and enabling other researchers to develop state-of-the-art research.</p> <p>This is a cross-functional role that requires strong communication and collaboration skills; you will have a chance to work with the rest of the engineering organization to oversee the transition from research into production, as well as with the Product team to initiate and work on projects that deliver clear user value.</p> <h3><strong>What you’ll need</strong></h3> <ul> <li>4+ years of industry experience as a research scientist in multimodal, generative audio and proven experience leading projects</li> <li>High emotional intelligence and experience mentoring other researchers</li> <li>Good understanding of how to communicate goals, drive the execution of projects, and inspire through others</li> <li>Experience in translating product and business objectives into technical strategies</li> <li>Deep interest in productionizing state of the art ML research</li> </ul> <p>Runway strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity for our team. Our salary ranges are based on competitive market rates for our size, stage and industry, and salary is just one part of the overall compensation package we provide.</p> <p>There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level and qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.</p> <p>Lastly, the provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range, which again, will be communicated to candidates.</p> <p>Salary range: $280,000-$380,000 </p><div><h3><strong>Working at Runway</strong></h3> <p><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwmj4ato2kw&amp;ab_channel=Runway" target="_blank">Great things come from great teams.</a> We’d love to hear from you.</strong></p> <p><span>We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. So regardless of race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply.</span></p> <p><span>More about Runway</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://research.runwayml.com/" target="_blank">Research</a></li> <li><a href="https://aiff.com/" target="_blank">Our AI Film Festival</a></li> <li><a href="https://studios.runwayml.com/" target="_blank">Runway Studios</a></li> <li><a href="https://runwayml.com/about/" target="_blank">Our Behaviors and Company Mission</a></li> <li><a href="https://runwayml.com/news/runway-series-d-funding">Towards a new media ecosystem with world simulators; $300m Series D funding</a></li> </ul> <p>Were excited to be recognized as a best place to work <a href="https://www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/best-places-work-2023" target="_blank">Crains</a> | <a href="https://www.inhersight.com/companies/best/city/new-york-city-ny" target="_blank">InHerSight</a> | <a href="https://builtin.com/awards/new-york-city/2024/best-places-to-work" target="_blank">BuiltIn NYC</a> | <a href="https://www.inc.com/best-workplaces/2024" target="_blank">INC</a></p> <p> </p></div>