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Lead Machine Learning Scientist, New AI Products and Platforms
The New York Times
New York, NYPosted Jul 13, 2026 · 12h ago$166k – $205k
Full-time$166k – $205kLeadHybridMedia
About this role
The New York Times is seeking a Lead Machine Learning Scientist to build next-generation AI experiences for readers. You will lead a team in developing embedding models and semantic retrieval algorithms to power AI features across products, integrating ML and AI into user-facing applications.
What we are looking for
6- Lead design and training of embedding models for representation learning
- Fine-tune, adapt, and evaluate language models for custom use cases
- Productionalize embedding and language models with engineering teams
- Define practices for evaluation and responsible AI use
- Identify novel project opportunities and scope product improvements
- Build and facilitate cross-organizational relationships
Skills mentioned
2PythonMachine Learning
