Staff ML Research Scientist
3 weeks ago
Staff ML Research Scientist - Robotics 1 day ago Be among the first 25 applicants This range is provided by Harnham. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range $200,000.00/yr - $300,000.00/yr Staff Research Scientist – Robotics & Machine Learning Location: Vancouver (Hybrid – at least 2 days onsite) Compensation: $200–300k base + equity A pioneering robotics and AI team is hiring a Staff Research Scientist to push the boundaries of embodied intelligence. In this role, you’ll work end to end across research, simulation, and real-world deployment, developing ML-driven control systems for dexterous humanoid robots. You’ll shape the direction of reinforcement and imitation learning research, design scalable training and data pipelines, run large-scale simulation experiments, and bring cutting‑edge algorithms onto robots equipped with advanced sensing capabilities. This is a rare opportunity to contribute research that transitions directly into physical, real‑world performance. What You’ll Do Develop and advance RL/IL algorithms for complex manipulation tasks Lead high‑impact research directions and guide experimentation strategy Design training and data‑collection systems that speed up deployment Improve efficiency, reliability, scalability, and compute performance of learning systems Run experiments in simulation and on real robots, debugging end to end Diagnose failures and design robust, production‑ready solutions Collaborate closely with ML researchers, robotics engineers, and applied teams What We’re Looking For PhD in ML, Robotics, Computer Science, Applied Math, or equivalent expertise 5+ years building and deploying robotic manipulation systems (simulation + real robots) 5+ years hands‑on experience with RL/IL for real‑world robotics Strong background in continual learning and sim‑to‑real transfer Experience transitioning ML research into production robotic systems Publication record in top‑tier robotics/AI venues (ICRA, IROS, CoRL) Technical Strengths Expert Python Proficiency with PyTorch or TensorFlow Experience with ROS2 and parallel compute (CUDA, OpenMP) Deep understanding of RL theory and practical implementation Seniority level Mid‑Senior level Employment type Full‑time Job function Engineering, Research, and Analyst Industries Robotics Engineering and Robot Manufacturing Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Harnham by 2x Get notified about new Staff Research Scientist jobs in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Staff ML Robotics Research Scientist — Hybrid
3 weeks ago
Vancouver, Canada Harnham Full timeA leading robotics and AI company in Vancouver is seeking a Staff ML Research Scientist specializing in robotics. This role is crucial for developing ML-driven control systems for humanoid robots and requires a PhD along with 5+ years of relevant experience. The ideal candidate will advance cutting-edge research in reinforcement learning and collaborate...
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Staff Applied Scientist
2 weeks ago
Vancouver, Canada Loopio Full timeStaff Applied Scientist – Loopio Base pay range: CA$164,300.00 / yr – CA$219,000.00 / yr. We are looking for an accomplished Staff Applied Scientist to join the Library team within ProductOrg, leading the design and delivery of ML-driven capabilities that power the heart of Loopio’s platform. This role is central to advancing how we retrieve content,...
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Staff Applied Scientist
2 weeks ago
Vancouver, Canada Loopio Full timeStaff Applied Scientist – Loopio Base pay range: CA$164,300.00 / yr – CA$219,000.00 / yr. We are looking for an accomplished Staff Applied Scientist to join the Library team within ProductOrg, leading the design and delivery of ML-driven capabilities that power the heart of Loopio’s platform. This role is central to advancing how we retrieve content,...
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LLM ML Scientist for Social Impact
7 days ago
Vancouver, Canada The Institute for Performance and Learning Full timeA nonprofit institute for AI and ML is seeking a passionate Machine Learning Scientist to develop solutions that address high-impact societal challenges, particularly through large language models. This role requires a strong research background with over 6 years of experience or a PhD, expertise in machine learning, and a commitment to mentoring junior...
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LLM ML Scientist for Social Impact
1 week ago
Vancouver, Canada The Institute for Performance and Learning Full timeA nonprofit institute for AI and ML is seeking a passionate Machine Learning Scientist to develop solutions that address high-impact societal challenges, particularly through large language models. This role requires a strong research background with over 6 years of experience or a PhD, expertise in machine learning, and a commitment to mentoring junior...
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LLM ML Scientist for Social Impact
7 days ago
Vancouver, Canada The Institute for Performance and Learning Full timeA nonprofit institute for AI and ML is seeking a passionate Machine Learning Scientist to develop solutions that address high-impact societal challenges, particularly through large language models. This role requires a strong research background with over 6 years of experience or a PhD, expertise in machine learning, and a commitment to mentoring junior...
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Sanctuary AI Full timeYour New Role and Team Sanctuary, a world leader in building AI-based control systems for humanoid robots, is seeking a Staff Research Scientist to join our team in engineering and innovating unique robotic manipulation tasks. As a Staff Research Scientist, your role will involve choosing the most cutting-edge methods, creating training and data collection...
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Research Scientist
5 days ago
Vancouver, Canada Broadstreet Health Economics and Outcomes Research Full time**Research Scientist, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)** We are an independent consultancy in Vancouver British Columbia specializing in patient-centered research, epidemiology, evidence synthesis, and health economics. Our team includes qualitative researchers, epidemiologists, health economists, statisticians, and IT specialists. Our projects...
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Vancouver, Canada Autodesk Full timePosition Overview As an AI Research Scientist at Autodesk Research, you will be doing fundamental and applied research that will help our customers imagine, design, and make a better world.We are a team of scientists, researchers, engineers, and designers working together on projects that range from learning-based design systems, computer vision, graphics,...
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Vancouver, Canada Autodesk Full timeJob Requisition ID # 25WD92007 AI Research Scientist (Multimodal) Position Overview As an AI Research Scientist at Autodesk Research, you will be doing fundamental and applied research that will help our customers imagine, design, and make a better world. We are a team of scientists, researchers, engineers, and designers working together on projects that...
