What are the responsibilities and job description for the Researcher Scientist position at Amigo?
About AmigoAmigo builds AI agents for healthcare—systems that handle patient conversations, take clinical actions, and escalate to humans when needed.Our agents operate autonomously within bounded clinical domains. We're building the evaluation and safety infrastructure to validate agent performance at scale—simulation frameworks, outcome correlation, and systematic bias detection.Series A from leading investors. Clinical validation and evidence generation in partnership with leading academic medical institutions.About this roleAs a Research Scientist at Amigo, you'll lead our research agenda and publication strategy. You'll design studies that validate AI agent performance, develop evaluation frameworks for clinical safety, and publish findings that set a new standard for healthcare AI research. This is a senior role focused on building Amigo's research credibility through rigorous, reproducible work.We have an opportunity to lead the field—most healthcare AI research lacks publicly available datasets and rigorous methodology. You'll change that.What you'll doLead research on AI agent evaluation, simulation fidelity, and safety boundary testingPublish preprints and peer-reviewed papers at top venuesDesign studies correlating agent interactions with clinical outcomesDevelop methods for detecting demographic biases in agent responsesCoordinate research collaborations with academic medical institutionsEnsure datasets are publicly available and methodologies are reproducibleManage IRB processes and peer review submissionsPresent findings at conferences and represent Amigo in the research communityWhat we're looking forPhD in machine learning, statistics, computational healthcare, or related field from a top programStrong publication record at top-tier venues (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, CHIL, etc.)Experience with evaluation frameworks, benchmarking, or AI safety researchTrack record of rigorous, reproducible research with public datasetsAbility to translate research findings into production improvementsExcellent written communication—clear, precise scientific writingExperience coordinating with academic institutionsNice to haveResearch experience at leading AI labs (industry or academic)Publications on AI evaluation, safety, fairness, or healthcare MLExperience with clinical study design or IRB processesBackground in simulation-based evaluation or synthetic dataTrack record of successful academic-industry collaborationsBenefitsHealth & WellnessComprehensive health, dental, and vision insuranceMental health support and wellness coachingFlexible wellness stipend for fitness, therapy, or personal growthDaily catered lunch and dinnerGrowth & DevelopmentAnnual learning budget for courses, books, or conferencesConference attendance budget for professional developmentDevelopment setup of your choiceAcademic collaboration opportunitiesCompensation Range: $150K - $300K
Salary : $150,000 - $300,000