Senior Staff Research Scientist Manager, Health

Google • Mountain View, CA

121d • $248,000 - $349,000

About The Position

As an organization, Google maintains a portfolio of research projects driven by fundamental research, new product innovation, product contribution and infrastructure goals, while providing individuals and teams the freedom to emphasize specific types of work. As a Research Scientist, you'll setup large-scale tests and deploy promising ideas quickly and broadly, managing deadlines and deliverables while applying the latest theories to develop new and improved products, processes, or technologies. From creating experiments and prototyping implementations to designing new architectures, our research scientists work on real-world problems that span the breadth of computer science, such as machine (and deep) learning, data mining, natural language processing, hardware and software performance analysis, improving compilers for mobile platforms, as well as core search and much more. As a Research Scientist, you'll also actively contribute to the wider research community by sharing and publishing your findings, with ideas inspired by internal projects as well as from collaborations with research programs at partner universities and technical institutes all over the world. The Health Platforms and Devices team is an interdisciplinary group of engineers and researchers focused on developing new technologies to help people understand and improve their health. We work at the intersection of product and research, which allows us to combine the excitement of innovation with the ability to get large-scale impact on real users quickly. Our focus is on empowering users directly, using the wealth of information we can glean from personal devices (wearables, phones), interactions with the user, and integrations with healthcare systems. The Health Platforms and Devices team builds innovative products and services that help our users live longer, healthier lives. We bring together the best of Google technologies and AI, health behavior science, and user-centered design to help users organize the health and wellness data, get insight from it, and take action toward their health goals. We do this with a suite of apps, services, and health wearables. We aim to make consumer health more personal, proactive, and actionable.

Requirements

• PhD degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience with research agendas across multiple teams or projects.
• 2 years of research experience in Generative AI.
• One or more scientific publication submission(s) for conferences, journals, or public repositories.

Nice To Haves

• 4 years of experience leading multiple research efforts and influencing research direction.
• 2 years of experience with coding, in C++ and Python.
• Experience in managing through organizational change and technological advances.
• Experience as a Team Lead across the research and development (R D) lifecycle, including shipping products at scale.
• Experience with health/healthcare data.
• Passion for consumer health technology and new AI applications.

Responsibilities

• Author research papers to and generate impact of research results across organization and in the research community.
• Contribute to research growth by sharing research trends and best practices within the community by reviewing academic papers, serving on program committees and grant panels, speaking at Google events or research conferences, or organizing research conferences and activities.
• Deliver full projects by defining the data structure, framework, design, and evaluation metrics for research solution development and implementation. Identify timelines and obtain resources needed.
• Identify new and upcoming research areas by interacting with potential external and internal collaborators. Own long-term research strategy and plans to expand the impact of Google research.
• Identify undefined problems in existing technology and engage stakeholders and leaders to address them.

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Health insurance
• 401k
• Paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree