Research Scientist, Human Data & Evaluation @Contra Labs

Overview

Contra Labs is a human-centered AI lab focused on creative and multimodal outputs. The company is expanding its research work across evaluation, post-training data, benchmarking, and human-centered research.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate ambiguous client questions into clear research questions, hypotheses, and study designs.
• Develop research proposals and methodologies from scratch.
• Design human-data collection strategies, evaluation protocols, and experiments.
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative evaluation data.
• Independently own research engagements from initial scoping through final delivery.
• Work on research driven by real client problems and constraints.

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of relevant research experience with a Master’s, PhD, or equivalent industry research depth in HCI, Human-Centered AI, ML, or a related field.
• Strong qualitative and quantitative research skills.
• Proven ability to independently design and execute rigorous research.
• Comfortable analyzing data with Python and/or SQL.
• Strong written communication skills.

Benefits

• Salary: $150,000 - $200,000 USD + Equity
• Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
• 401k Matching
• Company laptop provided on start date

Location

Located in San Francisco, California.

How to Apply

Applications will be communicated through @contra.com email domains.

Deadline

No specific deadline mentioned.