Speech Scientist

Responsibilities:

• Define and execute the long-term technical vision and roadmap for speech science research and development
• Lead the design and development of advanced speech recognition, synthesis, speaker verification, and natural language understanding systems
• Drive innovation by staying at the forefront of academic research and translating state-of-the-art techniques into production-ready solutions
• Mentor and guide senior and junior scientists, fostering a culture of technical excellence and intellectual curiosity
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and design teams to align research efforts with business objectives
• Represent the organization at conferences, publish in top-tier venues, and contribute to the broader research community
• Establish best practices for experimentation, model evaluation, and data pipeline development
• Influence organizational strategy by providing expert input on build-vs-buy decisions and technology partnerships

Qualifications

• :Ph.D. / Masters with a background in Speech Processing, Computational Linguistics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related fiel
• d3+ years of industry experience in speech and audio processing, with a proven record of shipping products at scal
• eDeep expertise in end-to-end ASR, TTS, speaker diarization, speech enhancement, speech translation or related domain
• sProficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow); experience with large-scale distributed trainin
• gDemonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business problems into well-defined research agenda
• sExcellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders at all level
• sExperience leading or mentoring teams of scientists and engineer

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Nice to Hav

• e:Experience with large language models and multimodal architectur
• esFamiliarity with on-device/edge deployment and model optimization techniqu
• esTrack record of securing patents in speech or audio technolo
• gyStrong publication record in popular speech conferences / journa