Research Advisor - Human Frontier Collective (UK)

Scale AI
United Kingdom / Remote (Growth only)2026-05-13

About the job

As an HFC Research Advisor, you’ll apply your academic and professional expertise to help develop strategy, design, evaluate, and interpret advanced generative AI systems – while gaining exposure to cutting-edge research and working alongside an interdisciplinary network of leading thinkers.

Responsibilities

Provide elite-level consultancy and leadership on model behavior and domain-specific logic, establishing the benchmarks for professional integrity.

Influence the technical roadmap by partnering across Scale AI's product, research, delivery, and GTM teams to design sophisticated, small-scale tasks that translate expert-level intuition into rigorous, computable frameworks for frontier model evaluation.

Represent Scale AI and the HFC as a Subject Matter Expert during pivotal sales cycles, executive meetings, and conferences.

Contribute to the creation of premier technical content and strategic GTM assets that ultimately helps position Scale as the definitive leader in the industry.

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).

Become a foundational member of HFC; 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.

Qualifications

Minimum

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.

Demonstrated research experience, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, hands-on experience with AI tools and technologies, and a keen interest in interdisciplinary AI applications.

Preferred

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.