Research Program Manager - Model Development

The role

Research Program Managers embed with pre-training ML and Data teams to accelerate frontier model development. You will drive execution of research initiatives, coordinate operational rhythms, and build coordination structures for researchers.

What you will do

• Embed within pre-training ML and Data teams to identify where programs and process can impact research velocity.
• Drive end-to-end execution of complex, cross-team research initiatives.
• Coordinate the operational rhythm of pre-training research including experiment prioritization and run scheduling.
• Equip research leadership to make decisions by presenting technical tradeoffs and recommendations.
• Build lightweight processes and coordination mechanisms for cross-team handoffs and research milestones.
• Act as connective tissue between pre-training, mid-training, post-training, and infrastructure teams.

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in technical program management, research operations, or ML engineering.
• Track record of building programs from scratch in research or ML-heavy environments.
• Technical ability to engage on model architecture, scaling laws, data processing pipelines, training dynamics, and optimizer behavior.
• Ability to embed within technical teams and earn trust.
• Resourceful and high-agency.
• Strong stakeholder management skills to influence senior technical staff.
• Comfortable in high-stakes environments.

Benefits

• Salary and equity
• Stock options
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life
• Annual wellness allowance
• Lunch and dinner provided in the office daily
• 22 weeks paid parental leave for all new birthing and non-birthing parents, including adoptive and surrogate journeys
• Unlimited paid time off in the U.S.
• 30 days paid time off in the U.K.
• Visa sponsorship support
• Regular off-sites, happy hours, and team celebrations

Before you apply

• This position may require access to technology or source code subject to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations.
• Any offer of employment may be conditioned on the Company's ability to provide access to technology or source code in compliance with U.S. export control laws.

About the company

Reflection is a research lab making intelligence open and accessible for everyone to use, customize, and build on. They build open models to help shape the future of AI.