Research Engineer/Research Scientist Coach

Mento is seeking exceptional talent for the role of Research Engineer/Research Scientist Coach. The successful candidate will provide 1:1 coaching to Mento members, helping them enhance their research and leadership skills while participating in ongoing training to improve their coaching abilities.

Responsibilities:

• Providing 1:1 coaching to Mento members through virtual sessions using the Mento Platform and Tools
• Participating in ongoing training sessions to improve coaching abilities and skills
• Communicating with members via your Mento email or via chat in the Mento App in between sessions
• Being an integral member of the Mento coaching community by sharing coaching tools and insights — helping enhance our coaching practices and fulfill our mission of empowering people to thrive in jobs that they love
• Acting with kindness, respect, and empathy as an ambassador of the Mento community

Requirements:

• Proven experience in Technical Research or Research Engineering at leading technology or tech-adjacent companies
• Prior experience in Academia
• Track record of designing, executing, and communicating high-impact research outcomes
• Ability to navigate in complex, rapidly evolving problem spaces
• Hands-on experience developing and implementing cutting-edge AI/ML systems, large-scale models, or work in mathematical sciences
• Experience leading collaborative, cross-functional research and engineering teams
• Strong academic background
• Experience leading research teams in an organization
• Passionate about research and about developing and coaching people in their field
• Minimum of 12+ hours per month to coaching at Mento for the next 24+ months
• Capacity to give a minimum of three to five hours per week towards Mento
• Able to work with Mento for a minimum of 24 months
• Fully remote position, candidates must be based in North America or Europe
• Publications, patents, leadership in top research organizations
• PhD
• Coaching certification