Head of Research

Vals AI is building the measurement layer for the AI economy, and they are seeking a Head of Research to lead the development of new evaluation methodologies. The role involves overseeing the research portfolio, publishing impactful work, and collaborating with enterprise customers on evaluation challenges.

Responsibilities:

• Advance the science of evaluation. The methodologies the field uses today — judge models, human-in-the-loop, static benchmarks — were built for a previous generation of models and break down on long-horizon, real-world tasks. You'll develop the new paradigms
• Oversee Vals' broader research portfolio, setting direction across the projects already underway and the ones we haven't started yet
• Publish work that moves the field forward. We want Vals' research to be cited, not just shipped
• Recruit and grow a research team alongside the founders
• Work directly with our enterprise customers and lab partners on the evaluation problems they actually have