Research Advisor - Human Frontier Collective (US)

PLEASE NOTE: This is an independent contractor opportunity. The role will start as a 3-month contract with opportunities for extension based on mutual alignment.

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 Fellow you’ll apply your academic and professional expertise to help design evaluate and interpret advanced generative AI systems—while gaining exposure to cutting-edge research and working alongside an interdisciplinary network of leading thinkers.

• Senior Advisory & Model Governance: Provide elite-level consultancy on model behavior and domain-specific logic establishing the benchmarks for professional integrity. 
• High-Impact Research Collaboration: Influence the technical roadmap by partnering with Scale AI's research delivery and GTM teams to design sophisticated small-scale tasks that translates expert-level intuition into rigorous computable frameworks for frontier model evaluation.
• Executive Client Engagement: Represent the Human Frontier Collective 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. 
• Contribute to Research 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 the Human Frontier Collective; 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. 

• 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. 
• Ideal background include but are not limited to:   
  • Finance Domain: IB/PE/VC 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 Domain: Partners or Senior Counsel at V100 firms; former SCOTUS/Federal Clerks and Senior Associates from Big Law with active bar membership. 
  • Medical Domain: 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.
• Educational Background: Based on your specific expertise we are looking for candidates who hold advanced degrees (PhD or Masters MD/DO or JD) coupled with significant clinical legal or financial practice. 
• Technical Expertise: Demonstrated research experience analytical thinking proficiency in problem formulation and an interest in interdisciplinary AI applications.
• Professional Mindset: Self-driven and detail-oriented with a deep passion for applied AI research. An innovative thinker who pairs intellectual curiosity with a commitment to collaboration within an elite community of researchers and AI professionals. 

• Professional Development: High-impact experts expand their influence through review projects advisory roles and research—while deepening their AI expertise strengthening analytical and problem-solving skills and engaging with pioneering AI applications in science and technology.
• Join a Top-Tier Network: Collaborate with a global network of academics and experts to advance responsible AI through impactful flexible research and training. 80% of our members come from leading institutions.
• Flexible Schedule: ~5–20 hours per week with the ability to set your own schedule around existing commitments.
• Competitive Pay: We are offering $300/hr. USD for this role across all three domains; Finance Legal and Medical. 

1. Apply: We review applications on a rolling basis.
2. Interview: Candidates will get to discuss their research experience professional background and alignment with our mission to advance human-centered AI.
3. Join the Collective: Successful candidates will receive an invitation to join the Human Frontier Collective Program as a Research Advisor. 

What We Do

Scale accelerates the development of AI applications by helping machine learning teams generate high-quality ground truth data. Our advanced LiDAR image video and NLP annotation APIs allow machine learning teams at companies like OpenAI Lyft Pinterest and Airbnb focus on building differentiated models vs. labeling data.