AI Strategy Consultant, Frontier Tech

San Francisco, CAPosted 13 days ago

Role Overview

Scale AI is hiring a AI Strategy Consultant, Frontier Tech. This is a part-time role in San Francisco. Part of Scale AI's Data Science hiring, posted last week. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.

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Job description

As a member of our Frontier Tech Consultant team, you will play a critical role in advancing cutting-edge AI innovations by conducting high-impact experiments and ensuring seamless execution at the highest quality standards. Your work will directly contribute to Scale AI’s growth, shaping the future of artificial intelligence.

In this role, you will be working on various types of projects, including but not limited to: research experiments, dataset generation, data quality improvements, and in-depth technical analysis. You will tackle complex, technical and operational challenges while collaborating closely with Scale’s ML research scientists and SPM team.

The ideal candidate is analytical, detail-oriented, and results-driven, with strong problem-solving abilities and excellent communication skills. We are looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, is proactive in overcoming challenges, and is committed to delivering exceptional outcomes. If you are eager to contribute to the forefront of AI innovation, we encourage you to apply.

You will be responsible for:

Design and execute research experiments
Build and evaluate frontier LLM datasets
Develop training and testing material for frontier pipelines
Improve quality of existing and new products

Ideally you’d have:

Strong machine learning knowledge, either by being in the final years of a ML PhD career or having already graduated
Strong writing and verbal communication skills
An action-oriented mindset that balances creative problem solving with the scrappiness to ultimately deliver results
Analytical, planning, and process improvement capability
Experience working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
Technical skills including familiarity with Python, GPU, AWS, API, LLM, ML, and SQL

Pay: $60-80/hr

Commitment: This is a fully remote, US-based part-time (10-20 hours per week), on-going contract position staffed via HireArt.

HireArt values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas, including CPT/OPT or employ corp-to-corp.

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PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.

About Us:

At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Ernst & Young, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.

We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@scale.com. Please see the United States Department of Labor's Know Your Rights poster for additional information.

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When was the AI Strategy Consultant, Frontier Tech role at Scale AI posted?

This role was posted on July 9, 2026 (13 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.

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