Head of Research
- Location
- San Francisco HQ
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
Head of Research
Omnifold trains frontier models for forecasting and optimization. Our research team is professors and PhDs from OpenAI, Adept, Google, Stanford, and MIT. We build systems to outperform the state of the art algorithms in prediction, optimization, and control, with a focus on supply chain use cases. We are looking for a leader with the following background:
Must have
- Background in ML foundations (i.e. PhD in CS theory, statistics, econometrics, operations research / systems engineering, math, or theoretical physics)
- Hands on experience training and deploying production ML models
- First-line or second line management experience minimum (remit is to scale a team from 5-20 researchers)
Nice to have
- Experience with LLM infrastructure - inference, fine-tuning, RL etc.
- Success in environments with quantitive models (quant research fund, ranking, ads)
- Startup experience
Location:
- San Francisco (in-person, 5 days per week)
Omnifold’s Mission
Every bad forecast has a physical consequence. Unnecessary goods are manufactured, shipped, and stored. Emergency air freight is needed for misallocated products. Poor production planning means workers show up with nothing to do, or work frantic overtime. Inefficiency is everywhere.
Our mission is to eliminate waste and accelerate growth for every company with physical products.
From Omnifold's careers page (Ashby), checked 29 Oct 2026.
How to apply
- Select Apply on omnifold.ai. It opens Omnifold's own application form in a new tab, run on Ashby.
- Fill in the form and upload your résumé there. Jobiwork never sees your application.
- Omnifold will reply to you directly. No real employer asks you for money to apply.
Posted 10 Sept 2026 · checked 29 Oct 2026 · Report this job