Summary:

Charles River Analytics is seeking a senior scientist to help expand the variety of techniques we use to conduct innovative research to address real-world challenges. Within our Decision Management Systems division, we are specifically looking for talented individuals with a background in one or more of the following areas in artificial intelligence and machine learning or similar:

• Machine learning from large or small amounts of data
• Commonsense reasoning and beyond deep learning
• Decision-making and decision analysis
• Knowledge representation and reasoning
• Control theory and autonomous systems
• Automated planning and scheduling
• Modeling and simulation of complex systems

At Charles River Analytics, you will take your experience to address challenging problems in domains such as explainable artificial intelligence, cyber security, command and control, autonomous vehicles, intelligence analysis, health and medical, and space-based systems. You will lead tightly-knit, project-oriented teams of both scientists and software engineers to create software prototypes of new research concepts. You will lead your team to understand the problem, research approaches, design solutions, and evaluate the results. You'll connect with other researchers, publish papers, attend conferences, and communicate results through verbal and written means. At Charles River Analytics, we foster an environment where scientists are free to pursue their own research interests and are supported by a community of bright, enthusiastic individuals to help them thrive.

Major Responsibilities/Activities:  

• Develop business in various DoD and Intelligence Community R&D organizations by presenting innovative technical solutions to potential new customers
• Research, analyze, and design algorithms for decision-support systems and automation
• Pursue novel technologies to implement solutions, including establishing new areas of research
• Analyze and understand domain challenges and user needs
• Work collaboratively with software engineers to develop technology solutions
• Conduct technical discussions with customers
• Lead and contribute to proposal efforts for new projects
• Publish papers, reports, and present work at briefings and conferences when appropriate

Minimum Requirements:  

• Masters (with at least 4 years of relevant experience) or PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Passion for evangelizing the unique benefits of specific R&D concepts that you develop
• Demonstrated ability to regularly develop new methods/approaches to create novel contributions to the state of the art
• Demonstrated ability to lead identification of technical, user, and customer-focused opportunities
• Strong verbal and written skills to support proposal writing, interaction with customers, and presentations at technical conferences
• S. Citizenship

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience working with US military and intelligence research organizations, including DARPA, ONR, AFRL, Army RDECOM, and IARPA and/or with other defense-related R&D companies
• Experience commercializing technology or transitioning advanced research
• Strong reputation in your field of practice; experts encouraged to apply
• A record of publications in relevant communities
• Knowledge and experience with software languages and platforms

Benefits:

Charles River Analytics offers competitive compensation plus bonus and profit-sharing, with an attractive benefits package including: up to 92% employer-paid medical and 100% employer-paid dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid maternity/paternity leave, tuition reimbursement, monthly gym allowance, free parking, generous paid time off, and a casual environment. We are also accessible by public transportation.