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VP, Research
Scale AI INC · 🇺🇸 San Francisco, CA; New York, NY
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 74 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 3 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Scale AI INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles8 certified filings for “Policy Research Lead” (Computer and Information Systems Managers) in CA: $250k–$300k, median $273k. Most were filed at wage level II (38%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 74 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 3 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
As the leading data and evaluation partner for frontier AI companies, Scale is dedicated to advancing the progress of generative AI, with a focus around frontier evaluations, the science of data around posttraining, agentic applications, trustworthy agents oversight framework and beyond. Our Research teams work with the industry’s leading AI labs to provide high quality data and accelerate progress in GenAI research. Additionally, Scale plays an integral role in understanding the capabilities and safeguarding of LLMs. Scale Labs is Scale's frontier research effort dedicated to tackling the challenging research problems in evaluation, agents, post-training, reasoning, safety and alignment of advanced AI systems. The SPRL team is a new effort focused on safety and policy research to bridge the gap between AI research and global policymakers to make informed, scientific decisions about AI risks and capabilities. We’re looking for a VP of Research to lead this charge. This is a critical leadership role where you will blend cutting-edge research with real-world applied ML impact and build a world-class research organization that expands that capabilities of frontier AI systems and develops safeguards to deploy them responsibly. You will shape the technical direction of Scale’s ML research, translate science into production-ready solutions, and partner with go-to-market, delivery, engineering, and customers to ensure our work defines the next era of AI. You’ll lead with vision and clarity, execute with urgency, and grow with intention. What you'll do: • Lead the ML Research function, responsible for delivery, quality, performance, and roadmap execution • Build and scale a global high-performing team, with an emphasis on initiative ownership and ML excellence • Partner directly with Fortune 100 customers and the GTM team to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions • Collaborate with engineering, product, and delivery teams across Scale to drive cutting edge research • Shape the long-term vision and org design of the ML Research team, aligned with business growth and product evolution • Manage and mentor senior ML Research leaders and instill a culture of accountability, speed, and results • Make rigorous tradeoffs across technical and business dimensions, backed by financial insight and operational understanding • Represent ML Research in cross-functional planning cycles, including headcount, budget, and strategic initiatives We're looking for someone who: • Has a strong track record of leading ML Research teams in high-growth environments, ideally in ML, infrastructure, or complex systems • Has scaled research organizations across geographies and understands how to structure and evolve teams effectively • Operates with urgency and clarity—able to distill priorities and move teams from ambiguity to execution • Has experience partnering deeply with sales, delivery, and customer success teams • Is equally comfortable in the weeds and at the executive level; knows when to lead from the front and when to empower others • Brings credibility and curiosity in core technical areas—especially product engineering, infrastructure, or AI agent systems Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position and may be inclusive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined during the interview process based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and relevant education or training. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to